Activists furious at MP’s demands for higher pay, faced tear gas and water cannons from police. Musa Haron reports from Nairobi.

Asks Vanessa Baird as a shocking new survey is published to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.

Pete Speller describes his anger on discovering that the old city is due to be replaced with a tourist attraction.

Noreen Sadik tells the story of Handala, a young refugee created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali. A child that won’t age until he can return home.

The Private Finance Initiative threatens Britain’s schools and hospitals, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.

Inspired by the rightward lurch of British politics, The Prisma newspaper set up a debate to try to answer this question. Amy Hall reports.

And the winner of the prize was…

A new report from Global Witness reveals the links between Vietnamese land-grabbing companies and Western financial institutions.

As Mother’s Day approaches in India, Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on how motherhood has changed along with the online communication boom.

Oxford University’s partnership with Shell has provoked protest – and there’s more to come, explains People & Planet’s Louise Hazan.

Virgil Hawkins compares media coverage of two bombings and argues that some victims are considered more ‘newsworthy’ than others.