Category: Analysis
Our Economic System Fuels Outbreaks, Says Evolutionary Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic
14 May 2020|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
Mass deforestation, industrialised animal agriculture and reductions in biodiversity are among a number of factors which increase the likelihood of the emergence and spread of dangerous pathogens such as the coronavirus disease 2019, explains scientist Dr Rob Wallace in an exclusive interview.
NHS Data is At Risk From For-Profit Surveillance and Data Analysis Firms, Says medConfidential
13 May 2020|Sputnik UK|Mohamed Elmaazi
Public confidence in the NHS and the security of patient information is at risk as a result of data processing contracts being awarded to tech firms with a history of targeting critics of business interests and collaborating with immigration enforcement, rights groups claim.
One year ago today Julian Assange was taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy
11 April 2020|Diário do Centro do Mundo|Mohamed Elmaazi
Today is the one year anniversary of the arrest and detention of Julian Assange by the Metropolitan Police Service after the Ecuadorian Embassy illegally rescinded his asylum.
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Judge’s acceptance of ‘complexity’ of Assange’s case “is an important win”, says historian John Rees
20 December 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
In a surprise development District Judge Venessa Baraitser seems to have accepted that Julian Assange’s main extradition hearing will take weeks rather than days, though she still refuses to assist with his prison conditions.
Ex-Guardian Journo Blames Russia for Corbyn Leaks and Gets Pilloried Online
10 December 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
Journalist James Ball once worked with WikiLeaks to reveal war crimes perpetrated by US and UK forces, though he later argued that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had nothing to fear if he left the Ecuadorian embassy were he received diplomatic asylum. Ball regularly accuses the Russian state with interfering in the affairs of other countries.
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Self-Harm and Deaths on the Rise in Prisons and Under Probation in England and Wales
4 November 2019|Sputnik International|Mohamed Elmaazi
The UK Ministry of Justice has released its latest statistics which show an alarming rise in self-harm and suicides among those under control of the prison and probation services.
Historic immigration vote at Labour Conference represents sea change in attitudes among UK labour movement
02 October 2019|The Interregnum and Pressenza|Mohamed Elmaazi
Mohamed Elmaazi examines how the Labour Party Conference’s historic pledges on immigration mark a significant departure from the racism and xenophobia which was deeply entrenched in parts of the UK labour movement over the past century.
UK Labour Party’s Historic Party Platform Developments
28 September 2019|Sputnik International|Mohamed Elmaazi with Eugene Puryear and Bob Schlehuber
Mohamed Elmaazi joined Eugene Puryar and Bob Schlehuber to discuss some of the more significant developments to come out of the Labour Party Conference, just completed in the coastal city of Brighton, England. This includes the historic pledges to adopt humane polices towards immigrants, reversing – in many ways – decades long hostility and racism directed by segments of the UK labour movement towards immigrants and people of colour.
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