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Over 100 human rights organisations call for Sri Lanka to halt impending executions for drug offences in Open Letter

Jun 28, 2019

Harm Reduction International (HRI) has called for Sri Lankan authorities to immediately halt the impending execution of all prisoners convicted…

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Война с наркотиками на Филиппинах: исповедь полицейского-убийцы

Talking Drugs

Jun 12, 2019

Портал TalkingDrugs опубликовал серию материалов Бенедикта Вермтера, рассказывающих о реалиях войны с наркотиками на Филиппинах. Предлагаем сокращенную версию этой истории на…

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Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Май 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jun 5, 2019

(In English) 1. Сколько стоит уголовное преследование наркопотребителей в странах региона ВЕЦА. Результаты исследования проведенного Евразийской Ассоциацией снижения вреда…

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The Melancholy of Killercops in the Philippines Drug War (Part 3)

Benedict Wermter

Jun 3, 2019

Read part one here // Read part two here What a Nice Family Then it's Saturday again, a pretty hot day…

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The Melancholy of Killercops in the Philippines Drug War (Part 2)

Benedict Wermter

May 23, 2019

Read part one here // Read part three here Politics as a farce? Abroad, many are appalled by Duterte’s bloodlust,…

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Six Men Executed for Drug Offences in Iran, Despite Legal Reform

Avinash Tharoor

May 14, 2019

At least six men have been hanged for drug offences in Iran since late April, raising concerns about a “new…

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The Melancholy of Killercops in the Philippines Drug War (Part 1)

Benedict Wermter

May 13, 2019

Read part two here // Read part three here Rodrigo Duterte says he wants to eradicate the evil in the Philippines.…

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TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [April 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 3, 2019

(На русском) 1. On the eve of the International Harm reduction conference in Porto, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association issued…

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Rage Against the Dying of the Light: In Search of Justice in the Philippines

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 29, 2019

Principles of justice and human rights in the Philippines have been deeply eroded by President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called drug war,…

Drug Policy Personal Stories

Narcotisation And Authoritarianism: New Documentary On Belarus’ Drug War

Talking Drugs

Apr 11, 2019

Activists from the civic education and advocacy campaign group Legalize Belarus have published an advocacy documentary – Narcotisation And Authoritarianism –…