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January 10, 2001: FARC car bombing in Medellin

On this day in 2001 at least one person was killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb explosion in a parking garage at a shopping centre in Medellin, Colombia

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I’m right, you’re wrong, GO TO HELL!

Blasphemy laws are still common around the world. Why?

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When does collective safety overrule individual rights? Now!

A society must have the authority to take away the rights of the few when those rights endanger the many.

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November 19, 2018: Killing of farmer in Paraguay

Self-styled communist People’s Army of Paraguay terrorists killed a Brazilian farmer near the capital city in 2018.

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So where is all the right wing extremism in the US post-election period?

We need to constantly remind ourselves that the vast majority of those who sound violent do not act violently.

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Six injured by bombing at right-wing election rally in Bologna, Italy (June 8, 2004)

On this day in 2004, suspected anarchists partially detonated a bomb at a political rally in Bologna featuring a far-right politician: six were injured.

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Did Germany drop the ball on right-wing extremism?

Over the last years we are hearing more and more about how many Germans espousing right-wing extreme ideas. German military in particular is concerned.

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COVID-19: How far can we go with closing the border?

The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long (hello Trump administration), while others imposed what some felt were draconian measures (China, Singapore) […]

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QUICK HITS 19 – When is it right to press terrorism charges?

A case in Toronto where a man allegedly killed a woman with a hammer is taking an interesting twist as his murder charges have been upped to terrorism?

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Right wing or jihadis: which poses the greater threat to Canada?

We really need to stop debating whether the far right or Islamist extremists are more dangerous: both need to be monitored.