Two Years In, Ukraine’s Drug Markets Keep Shifting
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February marked two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This has not only caused the displacement of millions from…
Posts by André Gomes
Review: “Towards Drug Policy Justice”
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Academic texts on the state of drug policy reform form the backbone of this sector: the validity of our solutions…
These Lebanese Hospitals Won’t Arrest You For Overdosing
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The NGO Skoun in Lebanon has updated its latest iteration of its “safe hospitals” map, outlining all the institutions that…
“We Want Recovery” Female Sex Workers Using Drugs in Burundi
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Women tend to be a drug using group that often is less served or face higher barriers of access to…
DULF Co-Founders Arrested in Another Attack on Safe Supply
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The Vancouver Police arrested Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, the co-founders of the Canadian Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), on…
A Bright Success in Overturning Death Penalty in Malaysia
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One of the longer, if not the longest, case of a death row sentence landed on Dobby’s lap. Chong Yun…
War on Drugs Drives Environmental Damage Says New Report
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The criminalisation of drug production and consumption is driving widespread environmental damage and impeding efforts to stop climate change, a…
France, Race and Drugs: An Overview
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Fabrice Olivet is a long-time activist for drug policy reform. Since 1996, he has led the association ASUD (Auto Support des…
Decriminalisation Under Attack: What Opponents Propose To Fix Drug Problems
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While the first piece explored the framing, images and positions used to critique decriminalisation, this piece will focus on the…
Using Aid for War: $1 Billion Funnelled from Aid into Drug War Budgets
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The latest report by Harm Reduction International (HRI) highlights how dozens of donors, led by the US and EU, have…
Decriminalisation Under Attack: US Media Goes After Oregon’s Drug Policy Model
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Part 1: The Case Against Decriminalisation As a new attempt to control drug-related harms in a non-punitive fashion, the Oregon…
Singapore’s brutal drug laws and the fight to abolish the death penalty
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Activists in Singapore have been fighting to end the death penalty in the Southeast Asian country. After highly-covered executions at…