Sian Norris reports on the response to the brutal killing of the young LGBTQ+ activist and what it tells us about homophobia around the world
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Tom Mutch documents the ups and downs of the last 10 months of triumph and horror, and how Ukrainian resourcefulness brought hope out of despair
Anthony Barnett explores what he sees as the global emergence of a radical, progressive politics – especially in the United States
The links between Brazil's far-right leaders and the US Stop The Steal activists suggest a globally-connected movement determined to attack democracy, reports Sian Norris
Israel’s new extremist government maybe coming under fire now, but it is only a matter of time before it is whitewashed as more proof that Israel can strike a balance between being Jewish and democratic.
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Musafir, a young member of the Taliban, conscripted into the organisation when he was still a child
Thanks largely to the violence meted out by the Israeli government, 2022 was likely the most violent year for the West Bank since 2005. Yet a new hope lies on the horizon in the form of a slew of new, well-disciplined Palestinian resistance groups.
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Paul Niland looks at how even Russia's minimal war aims in Ukraine are vague and impossible, eroded by the attrition of the Ukrainian armed forces and a failing mobilisation
t is time for Morocco and others to reconsider their ties with Israel, as they risk political isolation and social instability, a far greater price to pay than the empty promises of Washington and Tel Aviv.
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Katie Halper's experience is but one example of the blacklisting that progressive voices face in the media, and she cites the influence of the pro-Israel lobby as one reason for this censorship,
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