Tag: refugees
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The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban
Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with astonishing speed, President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, and two decades of American and NATO involvement ended in scenes of desperation at Kabul airport. Five years later, the Taliban are still there. They have not been overthrown by a…
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When the West’s conscience loses: Let them die
The U.S. decision to drop plans to deport Guan Heng, a Chinese dissident who exposed rights abuses against Uyghurs, did not happen in isolation. Rather, it represents a broader pattern of deportation actions and reversals under different administrations. By systematically adding the responsible administration to each case, we can see how immigration policy and legal…
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Empathy for the hunted: Freethinkers on the run
They are not criminals. They have not stolen, injured, or killed anyone. All they did was think. Or love. Or live in a way that power hates. Their very existence became a crime. Their words—simple words of doubt, reason, love, or protest—were enough to provoke threats, police, mobs, or worse. And yet, this is not…
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Disobedience for our selfish genes and why support freethinkers
As I am writing this article I am quite unsure whether it can have the opposite effect contrary to the desired one. But let’s try it – by supporting freethinkers by monetary means and disobeying our selfish genes. I was startled when learning nobody made donations for people who are at risk at Freethinkers International…