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In trying times, poetry can speak our silences and make sense of our pain, says Yahia Lababidi.

Filed in: Activism Poetry

How has the corporate press reacted to the fighting in Syria?

Filed in: Iraq Media Military Syria

Why haven’t our leaders, itching to get the UN security council to act on Syria, learnt the lessons of UN intervention in Libya?

Filed in: Libya Military Syria

Chronic malnutrition fails to capture headlines, but is no less devastating for that, says Stefan Simanowitz.

Filed in: Hunger Poverty

On the eve of a ninth round of UN-sponsored negotiations, Stefan Simanowitz assesses the chances of a resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara.

Filed in: Human Rights Morocco Western Sahara

What would Charles Dickens, born 200 years ago this week, make of Britain’s inequality in the 21st century? wonders David Hewitt.

Filed in: Children Cities

‘Ethics tzar’ Meredith Alexander explains why she resigned from the London Olympic committee

Filed in: Disasters India

When is a US troop pullout not a pullout? asks Felicity Arbuthnot.

Filed in: Iraq Military United States War and Peace

To mark Australia Day on 26 January, Christoph Behrends talks to Aboriginal rights activist Michael Anderson about past and current struggles.

Filed in: Australia Human Rights Land

As the Doomsday Clock moves to five minutes to midnight, Obama’s rhetoric is beginning to seem rather hollow, says Felicity Arbuthnot.

Filed in: Nuclear Weapons Politics

A grim discovery has exposed the military’s abuse of draconian powers in a culture of impunity, says Freny Manecksha.

Filed in: Human Rights Kashmir Military