Madawi Al-Rasheed examines the prospects and limits of activism in the absolute monarchy.
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Saudi activists – who are they and what do they want?
Madawi Al-Rasheed examines the prospects and limits of activism in the absolute monarchy.
If Google and Facebook flip elections does code rule the world?
Internet users used to be worried about government control of the web, writes Chris Spannos.
What might a Plan B for Europe look like?
Leftwing politicians and social movements strike a claim for a new Europe. Claire Fauset reports.
Oil on the skids
The quiet power of oil and money has for decades enabled Saudi Arabia to buy silence and influence, writes Nafeez Ahmed.
Photo Gallery: Forced displacement in Calais Jungle
‘We’re already dead,’ says one refugee. Lydia Noon documents the eviction.
Saudi Arabia is gambling with Islamic State and Co
Saudi Arabia, birthplace of violent Islamic puritanism, is playing a dangerous game, writes Alastair Crooke.
Top stories
Pakistani Christians living in fear
Pakistani Christians who are charged under the country’s blasphemy laws are living in hiding, Rizwan Syed reports.
- Rizwan Syed
- Web
- 14 Mar 2016
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Greece, Austerity, Brexit: What might a Plan B for Europe look like?
Claire Fauset was in Spain to hear leftwing politicians and social movements strike a claim for a new Europe.
- Claire Fauset
- Web
- 11 Mar 2016
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Who gives a damn about democracy?
Roberto Savio argues for a revival and re-engagement, before it is too late.
- Roberto Savio
- Issue 490
- 11 Mar 2016
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Crocodile smiles and con tricks
Fiona Broom reports from Nepal on the scandal of the ‘orphanage industry’.
- Fiona Broom
- Issue 490
- 10 Mar 2016
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Oil on the skids
The quiet power of oil and money has for decades enabled Saudi Arabia to buy silence and influence. But not for much longer, predicts Nafeez Ahmed.
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Issue 490
- 10 Mar 2016
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Photo gallery: Perilous hope for refugees heading to Greece
As Europe turns its back on refugees, Neal McQueen turns his camera on them, and those who are helping.
- Neal McQueen
- Web
- 9 Mar 2016
- 0
Blogs
If Google and Facebook can flip elections does code now rule the real world?
Internet users used to be worried about government control of the web but the opposite may be true, writes Chris Spannos
- Chris Spannos
- 11 Mar 2016
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Hail Caesar! The personal whim of not so fair trade
The struggle for real Fairtrade is reminiscent of gladiator battles, writes Ben O’Hanlon.
- Ben O'Hanlon
- 8 Mar 2016
- 2
Worse than fiction: discrimination against women
Too often our legal system privileges the status quo instead of protecting the vulnerable, writes Brian Loffler.
- Brian Loffler
- 8 Mar 2016
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The EU-Turkey summit exposes our inhumanity to refugees
Open and democratic societies cannot be built on fear and hatred, writes Nick Dearden.
- Nick Dearden
- 8 Mar 2016
- 1
Dalits and Adivasis protest their unequal share in 2016 budget
The new scheme lacks understanding and will continue to marginalize the most vulnerable, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 4 Mar 2016
- 2
Universalizing environmental and human rights
Doug Weir explains why these rights are especially important during times of armed conflict.
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