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Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife's native country of Brazil after stroke
Read full article: Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife's native country of Brazil after strokeLinguist and activist Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wifeโs native country of Brazil after suffering a massive stroke a year ago.
Facing terror charges, ETA's last boss apologizes for deaths
Read full article: Facing terror charges, ETA's last boss apologizes for deathsJosu Urrutikoetxea, a former leader of Basque separatist militant group ETA, speaks in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Just because he oversaw ETAโs end in 2018, they stress, that doesnโt erase his past. Survivors of violent attacks and relatives of ETAโs victims say the campaign humiliates them. ETAโs cause was politically and socially divisive inside Spainโs Basque society and widely rejected across the rest of Spain. What I do want is to see him taking the stand in court,โ she said, standing at the site of ETA's attack on the Civil Guard.
Writers warn in open letter against threat to free speech
Read full article: Writers warn in open letter against threat to free speechThe letter comes amid a debate over so-called cancel culture where prominent people face attack for sharing controversial opinions. The forces of illiberalism are gaining strength throughout the world and have a powerful ally in Donald Trump, who represents a real threat to democracy, the letter said. But resistance must not be allowed to harden into its own brand of dogma or coercionwhich right-wing demagogues are already exploiting. In a series of tweets, Rowling said she supported transgender rights but did not believe in erasing the concept of biological sex. The letter criticized the state of public debate and the swift and severe retribution dealt out to any perceived wrongs.