The alternative music review
Louise Gray and Malcolm Lewis review Uprize! by Spaza and Zan by Liraz.
We need to talk about Putin
Putin’s critics have labelled him a ‘kleptocratic dictator’ and drawn comparisons with Hitler. Russia expert Mark Galeotti tells Madeline Roache that it is more complicated than that.
Unbowed
Turkey is bent on extinguishing a beacon of women’s liberation in northern Syria. But the women of Rojava are not giving up, writes Dilar Dirik.
Apathy reigns supreme in Nigeria’s fledgling democracy
Marred with delays and disillusioned voters, Chitra Nagarajan weighs up the results of Nigeria’s presidential election.
Betrayed again
Under the cover of Covid-19, Turkey is hammering the Kurds. Again. Should the world care? Vanessa Baird offers several good reasons why it should.
In Modi's India, dissent is dangerous
In Modi’s India, dissent is dangerous, writes Nilanjana Bhowmick.
‘Socially dangerous’ for having fought off ISIS
Stefania D’ignoti speaks to a group of volunteers met with hostility and legal persecution after returning to Italy from the autonomous Kurdish-held region of Rojava.
The UK kids skipping school for Palestine
From school strikes to assembly boycotts, Lydia Noon reports on how children are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
‘How could the occupier have the right to self-defence?’
Conrad Landin speaks to Saga and Ahmed, two young Palestinians who have recently settled in Scotland.
A group of one’s own
For young girls across the Muslim world, social media has become a therapeutic medium. Hussein Kesvani reports.
A decade of resistance behind Iranian bars
Soudeh Alikhani writes on the 10th anniversary of the women’s rights activist Zeinab Jalalian’s arrest – on International Women's Day.
Mixed media: books
Peter Whittaker and Vanessa Baird review the latest releases in radical publishing.
‘I fought so hard for my rights’
Ritu Mahendru speaks to Afghan women at the forefront of resisting the Taliban’s oppression, including on the streets.
Surreal scenes outside Modi visit
Rahila Gupta reports on this week’s pro and anti-Modi protests in London.
‘Call yourself English?’
Blake Morrison grew up in Yorkshire – and made his escape from his traditional conservative background via literature. But since the Brexit referendum he has often felt like a stranger in his own country.
