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Author Archives: Ana Silvia Gheorghe

Ana is a Senior Global Affairs Editor for the Oxford Blue for HT21. She is going into her third year studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Edmund Hall. When not in Oxford, she lives in Bucharest, Romania.

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Navalny’s sentencing ruins Putin’s reputation at home and abroad

by Ana Silvia Gheorghe February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
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The plight of Indian workers today

by Ana Silvia Gheorghe May 8, 2020July 18, 2021
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Rising food costs in Lebanon spark riots

by Ana Silvia Gheorghe May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
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Rising child murder rates in South Africa intensify parole reform efforts

by Ana Silvia Gheorghe April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

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