Closing Dark Web Marketplaces Won’t Reduce Drug Use or Trafficking
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Contrary to what US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says, the recent shutdown of two major dark web sites – AlphaBay…
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Myanmar Vigilante Groups Detaining and Beating People for Alleged Drug Use
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In the face of insufficient government action on the unregulated production and use of heroin in Myanmar, a vigilante group…
President Widodo Says to “Gun Down” Drug Suspects as Philippines Drug War “Moves Trade” to Indonesia
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Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo has called for police to “gun down” foreigners suspected of drug trafficking if they resist arrest,…
Duterte Eroded “Gains in Freedom and Democracy Won by Filipino People Over 30 Years”
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Filipino and US human rights advocates, and a US congressman, have sharply denounced the state-sanctioned murder of thousands of people…
Singapore Executes Man for Drug Offence After Flawed Trial
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Singapore has executed a Malaysian man who was given a mandatory death sentence after heroin was found in a car…
Тюрьма вместо лечения: почему россияне поддерживают наказание за употребление наркотиков
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В июне этого года Всероссийский центр изучения общественного мнения (ВЦИОМ) опубликовал результаты всероссийского опроса, согласно которому, 78% респондентов высказались в…
США призвали Колумбию вновь распылять гербициды для уничтожения коки
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Власти США призывают Колумбию возобновить программу борьбы с производством коки с помощью аэро-распыления гербицидов. Рекс Тиллерсон, Госсеркретарь США, заявил, что…
Florida Introduces Draconian Sentencing Laws in Attempt to Curb Fentanyl Crisis
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New legislation in the US state of Florida will impose strict mandatory minimum sentences for people found possessing fentanyl, while…
“Symbolic” Drug Policing in England Doing More Harm than Good
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Police crackdowns on low-level drug offences in England are often taking place for symbolic purposes, can exacerbate violence, and may…
Countries Using Child Rights to Justify Executions for Drug Offences
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International child rights are being used by some countries to justify the execution of people for drug offences, despite this…
Five Journalists Killed, Newspaper Closed, amid Mexico Cartel Violence
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A Mexican newspaper has closed down following the killing of several journalists, seemingly by drug cartels – highlighting the dangerous…
The Plight of Colombian Drug Inmates in Chinese Prisons
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In light of a recent execution of an elderly Colombian man for drug trafficking in China, there has been renewed…