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The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

March 10, 2022May 10, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

This week Annie Hylton speaks about her longform feature for the March/April issue of The Walrus. She takes a look at the long, and complex case of Ayoob Mohammed

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Current Affairs / March/April 2022

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

February 28, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Annie Hylton

Exonerated after four years in Guantánamo Bay, Ayoob Mohammed is still unable to join his family in Canada

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Politics / World

How George Orwell’s 1984 Got Published in Cuba

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 - by Frédérick Lavoie

In 2016, the antitotalitarian classic mysteriously appeared in a new translation

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Politics

Canada’s Ties with Cuba Run Deep

November 29, 2016July 15, 2021 - by John M. Kirk

Why the death of Fidel Castro won’t change our positive relations

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World

Cuba’s Tipping Point

February 25, 2015September 29, 2021 - by Harley Rustad

The US embargo has not yet fallen, but the island is already changing

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July/August 2004

The Black Hole of Guantanamo Bay

July 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Bill Cameron

Omar Khadr has been held incommunicado by the United States for almost two years. He could be a terrorist, but without due process we may never know

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April/May 2004 / Politics

Bay Watch

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Bill Cameron

The Cuban government cannot control or enter its own space

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