When looking at the Middle East, all attention is focused on Syria right now, writes Sophia Akram.

Don’t listen to the cynics – Mark Engler thinks activists should pat themselves on the back.

The author and reporter talks to Graeme Green about self-expression, dictatorship and the importance of a free press.

Researchers from the Ocean Clean Up will place a 100-kilometre-long floating barrier off the Dutch coastline, Beulah Maud Devaney reports.

The central African country’s long sleep continues, says Ben Shepherd, but the clock is ticking.

To continue in this new digital age, New Internationalist needs your help. Chris Spannos explains.

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is unimpressed by latest pharmaceutical developments.

It’s clear that we will not achieve gender equality unless we work positively with faith communities, including with men and boys, writes Helen Dennis.

In this month’s podcast, our friends at the Tax Justice Network ask ‘is the US president really serious about tackling corruption in the finance sector?’

Though facing overwhelming struggles of their own, teachers at the NUT conference in Brighton have been showing a true spirit of internationalism, writes Jo Lateu.