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Is justice blind in Egypt?

Yara Sallam might be just one more name to add to the list of people wronged by the Egyptian justice system. But more importantly, she is one more name temporarily taken off an ever shrinking list of those fighting against all odds to correct injustice.

By Amani Massoud

/ 2 Nov 2014

Prisoner X and the British Guantanamo Bay

Working as a writer in residence at prisons, I have been advised not to "fight" if an inmate takes me hostage and starts to rape me. At first I loathed wife-murdering "Prisoner X". But if he can teach other prisoners to read and write, some good may come of the bad.

By Laura Bridgeman

/ 15 Jan 2014

openDemocracy Event: 'After the War on Drugs: Envisioning a Post Prohibition World'

openDemocracy and Know Drugs are delighted to invite you to join us for a two-day conference on drug and criminal justice policy featuring some of the US & UK’s most active policy makers, activists and media figures, for an exploration of what a post-prohibition society could look like, and how we

By Mark Weiss

/ 11 Sep 2011

openDemocracy Event: 'After the War on Drugs: Envisioning a Post Prohibition World'

openDemocracy and Know Drugs are delighted to invite you to join us for a two-day conference on drug and criminal justice policy featuring some of the US & UK’s most active policy makers, activists and media figures, for an exploration of what a post-prohibition society could look like, and how we

By Mark Weiss

/ 23 Aug 2011