Death

Despite pre-ordering celebratory music years in advance, Louise Gray has found herself wondering what there is to revel in after the Iron Lady’s death.…

‘The Wicked Witch is dead’ but although he’s celebrating, Alan Hughes urges us to fight on against everything she stood for.…

Julia Buxton tracks a political journey leftwards – from admirer of Tony Blair to ‘fiery populist’ and champion of the Venezuelan poor.…

David Ransom celebrates the life of a president with a fondness for Liberation heroes, who used oil wealth to boost ordinary Venezuelans’ quality of life.…

With capital punishment debatesresurfacing since the Breivik trial, Tony Mckenna argues the death penalty brutalizes not just the individual but the whole society.…

Troy Davis' execution is yet another example of the US government's flagrant disregard for human rights, argues Jody McIntyre.…

Sierra Leone’s longest-serving female death row prisoner is released after eight years.…

On death row for murder and bank robbery, Wilbert Rideau became a journalist and won some of America’s most prestigious journalism awards…

Why are so many women still dying in childbirth? *Chris Brazier* explains how they could be saved.…

Gazans are fleeingfor their lives, but there is no escape from the shelling …