Racial Profiling and “Brutal” Policing in Hamburg’s Drug Crackdown
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Discriminatory and heavy-handed drug policing is prompting mounting criticism in the German city of Hamburg. Authorities in Hamburg have been…
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Tanzania Authorities Split Over Crackdown on People Who Use Drugs
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Tanzanian authorities claim to be intensifying their crack down on the illegal drug trade, but critics – including some in…
Tunisia Lawmakers Reconsidering “Draconian” Drug Law
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As the Tunisian parliament considers a legislative revision to the country’s notoriously strict drug law, human rights organisations are urging…
Legal Loophole Allowing for Low-THC Cannabis Sale in Switzerland
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A legal form of cannabis, C-Pure, is being bought, sold, and consumed in Switzerland due to an inadvertent legislative loophole…
Mixed Messages on the Death Penalty in Indonesia’s Drug War
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Indonesian authorities are sending mixed messages on the death penalty. The country abstained on a UN resolution for its abolition,…