Magda Fahsi

Magda Fahsi is a Mint Press Europe correspondent and investigative reporter based in Brussels, Belgium, specializing in human rights. She is also a cross-cultural coach lecturing about intercultural management at the Vatel International Business School, and holds a postgraduate degree in Human Rights and a Ph.D. in International Relations and Diplomacy. She has published articles on a variety of topics including European affairs, the Arab world, human rights and migration and diversity issues. You can visit her website, www.magdafahsi.eu.

The Rebirth Of European Racism

The mass influx of migrants has triggered a wave of nationalistic fervor goaded by public statements of right-wing leaders.

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Par Magda Fahsi

BRUSSELS ---Bulgaria has recently seen a surge in xenophobic attacks since a wave of Syrian refugees escaping the horrors of the war started arriving. But it appears what these refugees have found in Bulgaria isn’t much better than what they left behind. Last year, roughly 11,600 migrants and asylum seekers crossed into Bulgaria from Turkey, most

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Exclusive: Interview With Bhutan’s Former Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley O

Former Prime Minister of Bhutan: “We are economic animals, surviving in a marketplace.”

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Par Magda Fahsi

BRUSSELS --- In 1972, the fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, thought that conventional development indicators such as gross domestic product focused too much on materialistic needs. He wanted a more holistic approach for development and progress, taking into account non-economic aspects of well-being as well. And so, he coined the term

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Fed Up With Agribusiness, Over 30k Protesters Take To The Streets In Berlin

The protesters said agribusiness threatens the livelihoods of small family farmers, leads to standardization of tastes, and damages the environment and biodiversity.

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Par Magda Fahsi
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A protester wearing a protective suit and mask holds up a sign toward passing cars that reads in Portuguese "A better world according to Monsanto is a world with more cancer". Photo: Nelson Antoine/AP BRUSSELS --- United under the declaration, “we are fed up,” around 30,000 people from several associations representing farmers, beekeepers and

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Devastating Dossier On Abuse By UK Forces In Iraq Submitted To The ICC

Techniques used by the British forces in Iraq include the use of sensory deprivation; a wide range of physical assault, including beating, burning and electrocution or electric shocks; as well as wide-ranging sexual assault and humiliation.

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British troops in action in Iraq in 2004. Britain’s highest court says the families of several soldiers killed or injured in Iraq can sue the government for failing to protect them. Photo: AP

“My hands were still cuffed behind my back. They made me sit in a kneeling position with my head pushed downwards and then they started to beat me. They beat me on my face, my back and stomach. They then kicked me really hard in my mouth … While they were beating me, I could hear the voice of my father who was shouting to them “please don’t kill my

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Comedian’s Free-Speech Struggle Accentuates Rifts In French Society

Dieudonné has popularized a gesture, the “quenelle,” meaning “We’re fed up,” but Jewish groups say it’s a Nazi salute in reverse.

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Par Magda Fahsi

BRUSSELS ---Many French people were no doubt glued to their radios or social networks Jan. 10 to follow what is probably one of the most incredible sagas in France’s history of freedom of expression. It all started when Interior Minister Manuel Valls sent a circular – a non-binding recommendation – earlier this month to all prefects (regional

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Comedian’s Free-Speech Struggle Accentuates Rifts In French Society

Dieudonné has popularized a gesture, the “quenelle,” meaning “We’re fed up,” but Jewish groups say it’s a Nazi salute in reverse.

Magda Fahsi
Par Magda Fahsi

BRUSSELS ---Many French people were no doubt glued to their radios or social networks Jan. 10 to follow what is probably one of the most incredible sagas in France’s history of freedom of expression. It all started when Interior Minister Manuel Valls sent a circular – a non-binding recommendation – earlier this month to all prefects (regional

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Protecting Citizens Or Silencing Them — Is Spain Returning To Authoritarianism?

The proposed law has outraged activists who consider the draft law “an attack on one of the pillars of Spain’s democracy.”

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Par Magda Fahsi

BRUSSELS ---Under a new draft law that the Spanish ruling People’s Party is in the process of getting adopted, activists who take part in unauthorized protests at Parliament, or places such as airports and power plants, could face a fine of up to $810,000. It also sets stiff penalties for demonstrations that challenge the electoral process, while

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