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In Germany, the Schröder (so-called red-green) government (1998–2005) carried out comprehensive attacks on the social-welfare system, and this has led to a deep breach of trust between the Confederation of Trade Unions ( . ..

china: democratic voice liu xiaobo dies in custody

The time Nobel Peace laureate died in state custody was in 1938, when Carl von Ossietzky died of tuberculosis under guard in Nazi Germany... ... Chinese government only once allowed two independent doctors one from United States, the other from Germany to have access to Liu on..

osce needs to ‘catch up’ on rights

As an example he pointed to Tajikistan, where “a longstanding peace accord premised on inclusion of opposition political parties is being torn asunder by the government’s current suppression of the opposition.” . Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s foreign minister and the OSCE’s..

the german reparations question

On January 7, 1952, the day of Knesset debate on this issue, Israeli security authorities went and IDF prepared to counter attempt to overthrow the government. Pursuant to the Agreement, West Germany agreed to pay Israel for the costs of post- Holocaust resettlement of Jewish survivors,..

trump follows, dprk-iran lead

By contrast, his hostility to Iran is unremitting more sanctions are coming on stream, Trump's two speeches at the UN this week focused on the threat from Tehran, theme also of John Bolton. neither does it please the other parties to JCPOA United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and..

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