Two Demons: Covid-19 and abuse
Stephanie Boyd on the making of a groundbreaking indigenous film about the pandemic in Peru’s Amazon.
Spectacle and reality in Rio
Sporting mega-events purport to boost civic pride and economic growth. But their true legacy is one of rampant gentrification, argues Anne-Marie Broudehoux.
Who do you save?
Syrian artist Amel al-Zakout nearly drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after her boat capsized en route to Greece. Volunteer lifeguard Gerard Canals was part of the rescue operation. Hazel Healy…
Love and other conspiracies
Laxmi Murthy reports on the theory of ‘love jihad’ that is sweeping across India.
Landmark verdict gives Arctic oil green light
But ‘Trial of the Century’ also cements climate protections, reports Ragnhild Freng Dale.
Extinction Rebellion – in or out?
As climate talks kick off in Poland, five campaigners give their take on the UK’s newest direct-action network.
As nationalism grips India, indigenous struggles persist
On World Indigenous Day, columnist Mari Marcel Thekaekara revisits the fortunes of India’s ‘original inhabitants’ since independence.
Vaccine equality: who gets it?
Heidi Chow on how to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for all, equitably and at scale.
Is China detaining a million Uyghur Muslims?
The country’s economic influence may be buying silence on a massive human rights violation. Nithin Coca reports.
The trouble with normal is it always gets worse
A clamour to return to the status quo after Covid-19 would be bad news for people and the planet, argues Richard Swift. We may never get a better chance for a new normal.
Priced out no more: how a London group defied gentrification
Radical plans might transform the way we approach development. Alessio Perrone reports.
Just transition – now or never
As Egypt prepares to host the latest UN climate conference, COP27, Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell call time on ‘business as usual’, which in North Africa means non-solutions that line private pockets at public expense and protect…
Protecting trans lives goes deeper than laws and representation
Priti Salian on how activists are fighting the colonial mindset to push for trans rights in India.
Country profile: Moldova
Conrad Landin takes a look at Moldova and its unresolved reckoning with a tormented past.
Somaliland between clans and November elections
Despite its ‘exceptional’ peace and stability, Somaliland remains fragile, says Claire Elder.
Catching the cops
Aboriginal people are using a new app to record and report police brutality. Will it help break Australia’s culture of impunity? Ian Lloyd Neubauer reports.
What drives young men to embrace religious extremism in Pakistan?
Pervez Hoodbhoy, one of South Asia’s leading nuclear physicists, talks to Andy Heintz about why the word ‘liberal’ is so unpopular in Pakistan.
At this rate, the UK’s aid programme will be gone by Christmas
The Department for International Development has become a lightning rod for rightwing anger. And with a new Conservative leadership race set to begin, its days may be numbered. But Mark Nowottny sees hope in ‘bold and…
Paper promises: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
Why is it so easy for governments to ignore this much-feted document? TJ Coles analyzes the British case.
A child’s right to be forgotten
Roxana Olivera tells a cautionary tale of her dogged attempts to get an abusive, intrusive photograph – taken without its subject’s consent – removed from the internet.
This election is a battle for Britain’s soul
Nick Dearden examines what’s at stake in the UK general election, and how the result is likely to impact global justice.
Country profile: Nigeria
Almost half of Nigerians want to move abroad in the next five years, Nosmot Gbadamosi writes, and the country’s population is expected to surpass that of the US by 2050.
