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Lemmer's Rogue Report - Democracy Or Uprising

To some it's a grandmother with a bra stuffed with jasmine flowers, to others it's part of an axis of evil, some remember it for it's hanging gardens, and some revile it for it's hanging prisoners. And even within the country that is Iran, perspectives are as extreme as they are numerous; as CBS reported: "What looks like democracy to some, looks...

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Young Blood: Iran - Another Revolution In Sight?

31 years ago the world witnessed the start of a revolution that overthrew the Shah of Iran. It began as an Iranian revolution but ended as an Islamic one.

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Blog: Russell Myrie - It's a weird one

It's a weird one. The party on the far right that won its first two seats in the European parliament (like Pharoahe Monche, y'all know the name) at the weekend shouldn't ever be given publicity. But since they've already been given lots and lots of exposure since the European elections, that ship has already sailed. Yes, the news has to be...

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Young Blood: Kill Corrective Rape

South Africa is very much considered to be one of the most progressive countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The country boasts a developed economy, and has a modern constitution that incorporates equal rights for everyone including a section that prohibits discrimination against gay and lesbian citizens - arguably, the most Westernised country in...

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Feature: The Legend Of Afrobeat

Largely touted as the music of the motherland, the heart of Africa and the force that stood firm against political oppression; Afrobeat as a genre remains to this day, a musical outsider.

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Ctrl.Alt.Shift @ Zena Edwards

Last week, the Hayward Gallery’s concrete walls housed some of the greatest poetic talent to come out of the UK in the form of spoken word poet and songstress Zena Edwards. Following in the footsteps of spoken word heroes like Linton Kwesi Johnson and Jean Binta Breeze, Zena Edwards did the genre proud as she spoke and sung to a crowd of admiring...

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Feature: The Strasbourg Riots Part Three

Part Three - Fascist Tactics Eventually, we did manage to get a delegation to the police in order to negotiate our exit from the area. Unlike the hand-to-hand combat I'd experienced in London, these cops preferred to fire their weapons from a distance.

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Postcards From The Edge: Bolivia Part 1

Hannah Richards Reports From BoliviaI walk fast. This is what I have learned today. I do everything fast. I realised this when I stepped out of the aeroplane in La Paz to find my oxygen supply had been cut.Even brushing my teeth at normal speed is too much. As soon as I start doing anything too fast, my head starts pounding. I’m suddenly...

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Feature: The Strasbourg Riots Part Two

With an anarchist fire burning to our left, and the sight of the police, tails between their legs, in the distance, it was a joyous moment. The ride was too long for my wheelchair so we had to resort to Kevin pushing me, and when we finally reached the rally and were informed that this was actually the starting point of the demonstration, his...

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Postcards From The Edge: Nigeria

The Clown Prince are the eclectic eccentrics from London with big beats, thrashy guitars and a style that's dubbed Afrapunk. With the animated and charming CHiF as the front-man and the smooth shadow that is Neel the Wiz on production duties, the long time musical partners have managed to define their very own fresh sound.

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