Five reflections on the death of Mame Mbaye
A migrant’s death provokes soul searching in Madrid. Sarah Babiker reports
Should prisons be abolished?
Prisons damage people and have always been used by the powerful to control the most marginalized. But can society really do away with incarceration altogether? Kelsey Mohamed and Andrew Neilson go…
The threats and promises game
Leonardo Sakamoto on Brazil’s vote-buying scandals.
The trashing of Oxfam
Abuse must be eradicated but the attack on Oxfam is disproportionate, argues Maggie Black in this opinion piece
Iyad El-Baghdadi: ‘We are in a time of counter-revolution’
Palestinian activist Iyad el-Baghdadi, a leading intellectual of the Arab Spring, talks fighting disinformation with Jan-Peter Westad.
‘I was ready to do whatever it took to bring peace’
Death threats delivered by bleeding amputees were not enough to deter Betty Bigombe from trying to make peace between Joseph Kony’s notorious Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan government of Yoweri Museveni.
View from India: Women are still being short-changed
Nilanjana Bhowmick reports on the myths that still exist around women and money across the world.
How to end vaccine apartheid
Rich nations vaccinate a citizen every second while the majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose. How can we end vaccine apartheid? Experts and campaigners weigh in at a New Internationalist live event.…
Cuba’s crossroads
The Castros are no longer in charge. Will Miguel Díaz-Canel, their hand-picked successor, wield a new broom of change? Wayne Ellwood weighs up the island’s options.
Eritrea: how did we get here?
A one-party political system, mass disappearances and a total ban on non-state media – Alex Jackson of Amnesty explains how the anti-colonial promise of Eritrea turned into one of the largest producers of refugees…
Raising voices to stop rape in Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi state is intimidating indigenous human rights defenders. Amy Hall reports.
‘Life is at a turning point’: Inside Myanmar’s resistance
Four people on the frontlines of the anti-coup movement in Myanmar tell Preeti Jha why they are not giving up.
Who cares? Humanitarianism under threat
Hazel Healy investigates the challenges facing 21st century disaster response.
Meet the peacemakers
From occupied Palestine to Scottish high schools, people across the world are challenging the warmongers. We profiled eight extraordinary people on the peace frontline.
Is vegan activism too confrontational?
Is challenging members of the public with the reality of animal suffering and slaughter counterproductive? Vegans Chris Saltmarsh and Hannah Short agree to disagree.
The fight for children’s rights
On Human Rights Day, Kamena Dorling reflects on how children are claiming their right to protect the planet’s future.
What can the digital age offer political life?
Indra Adnan argues that ‘cosmolocalism’ could be the key to a stronger, more hopeful democracy.
‘Should I report a dangerous driver to their employer?’
A reader wonders whether to report a low-paid worker to their boss for unstable behaviour.
Should I keep quiet about my niece's voluntourism?
As their inexperienced family member plans a teaching trip to Ghana, a reader turns to our Agony Uncle for advice.
