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‘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

Ten years on from Guantanamo’s opening, Mark Engler reflects on the surreal absurdity that such a place even exists.

Filed in: Activism North America

Despite being wanted by Interpol, the former Egyptian finance minister, Youssef Boutros-Ghali, is spotted at a lecture in London, reports Stefan Simanowitz.

Filed in: Egypt Politics

Daniel Pye reports from Indonesia on a dogged resistance by rural communities to plantation companies’ violent land-grabbing.

Filed in: Environment Indonesia

The country’s first headcount of street children is complete. Now the government must act, says Gabriella Jozwiak.

Filed in: Sierra Leone

Attending the state caucuses makes for an uncomfortable, but fascinating, day out, as Mark Engler discovers.

Filed in: Politics United States

A strange phenomenon is worsening an already dire situation for the country’s trees, says Syed Hamad Ali.

Filed in: Disasters Environment Forests Pakistan