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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"political persecution"”.
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Canada's righteous : a history of the Canadian National Committee on Refugees and Victims of Political Persecution
… National Committee on Refugees and Victims of Political Persecution (CNCR).This thesis is a study of their work and an examination of the ideas which motivated their members to action. It will outline the activities of the CNCR which included lobbying the Government to admit refugees, …
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Free press, torture and the way forward: one journalist's story of reporting in Ethiopia's totalitarian regime
… a prominent Ethiopian journalist who fled political persecution in Ethiopia in 2008 and was granted refugee status in the U.S. in 2012. The goal of this thesis is to tell the story of Tessaye's life and consider it in the context of theories of development communication, participatory …
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"We Run a Different School Within a School": Educator Perceptions of Guatemala-Maya Students in a North Georgia Public School System
<p>In recent years, the social and political persecution of the Maya population throughout Central America has led to an influx of Maya women and children migrating to the United States. The increased population of immigrant children presents new challenges for the United States, especially in …
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The Phenomena Of Acculturation In First-Generation Somali Refugee Women
… are religious, national, social, racial, or political persecution (Rueckert, 2017). The purpose of this qualitative, narrative study was to give a voice to three first-generation adult Somali refugee women who have shared their acculturation and adaptation experiences upon arriving in the …
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Photography, memory and identity: the émigré photographer Lisel Haas (1898-1989)
… exile photography. The latter places emphasis on political persecution; this study rather concentrates on the formation of memory and identity of an émigré. The present work has utilised the extensive archival material of the uncatalogued Lisel Haas Collection at the Birmingham City Archives in …
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Metaphysical balm and the poet as legislator
… of exile, censorship, military occupation, political persecution, torture, warfare, assassination, apartheid and, more recently, forms of violent terrorism. This essay will consider the function of poetry in a world overcome and consumed by violence. The essay will begin with a consideration …
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Rights of Concrete Others: Ethics of Concrete Others, Social Individuality, and Social Multiculturalism
… economic poverty, medical maltreatment, political persecution, and/or cultural misrecognition. The vulnerable are under systematic oppression and domination. Although the wealth of humankind increases continuously, many are excluded from any benefit of this increased wealth. While human …
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The internet, political mobilisation and civic engagement in Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2020: investigating the role of Twitter
… study sought to determine how Twitter affected political mobilisation and civic engagement in Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2020. Zimbabwe's competitive authoritarian regime has over the years restricted access to mainstream media platforms, leaving members of the opposition and most civic organisations …
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Living in fear : the experiences of parents of political activists in "coloured" Cape Flats townships, 1985-1988 : a social-psychological study
… and analyses the experiences of parents of political activists in "coloured" Cape Flats townships against the background of the socio-political upheaval in South Africa during the 1985/86 rebellion and thereafter. An ethnographic research method was used due to its suitability in terms of …
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Graffiti, memory and contested space : mnemonic initiatives following trauma and/or repression in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Graffiti, Memory and Contested Space: Mnemonic Initiatives Following Periods of Trauma and/or Repression in Buenos Aires, Argentina This thesis concerns the popular articulation ofmemory following periods or incidents of trauma in Argentina. I am interested in how groups lay claim to various public …
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Events leading to the internment and deportation of Maltese Nationalists : 1940-1942
This thesis attempts to throw light on an incident which, to quote Sir Ugo Mifsud, was ‘the darkest hour for Maltese history’. It recalls the internment of more than a hundred Maltese, men and women, in special camps in and after 1940, and a process that led to the decision to deport forty-five of …
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Blank Pages of the Holocaust: Gypsies in Yugoslavia During World War II
After a general overview of the persecution of Gypsies (Roma) during World War II, this thesis focuses on the situation of Gypsies on the territory of Serbia and Croatia. The two republics are chosen because of their unique structures during the years 1941 to 1945. Both republics had puppet regimes …