All regions
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Bangladesh: at a glance
A ‘digital’, growing Bangladesh has not translated to basic rights and freedoms for ordinary citizens, Oliur Sun finds.
‘We have lost everything’
For Afghans forced to leave their country and flee to Europe there is no place called home, writes Ritu Mahendru.
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.
Spirited Away
Violeta Santos Moura’s poignant photo essay reveals the tragedy of Nepal's human-trafficking crisis – and the courage of those fighting back.
Move over politicians
Ed Sykes reports from Mexico on the indigenous communities taking back local democracy and building safer, greener towns in the process.
Afghanistan – what can I do?
The question so many of us are asking. Vanessa Baird has a few suggestions.
Slavery beef, anyone?
From slavery to mass deforestation, Leonardo Sakamoto highlights the devastating impact of cattle ranching in Brazil.
Singled out
Sex worker activists are under attack in Kyrgyzstan, writes Lauren Crosby Medlicott.
Suspending pandemic reality
Exasperated at politicians, Nanjala Nyabola reflects on the disastrous consequences of poor leadership in a pandemic.
The oxygen gap
Nilanjana Bhowmick on oxygen inequity and the price paid by her country’s citizens.
Vaccine hopes and fears
The complications of the vaccine rollout in the Philippines are myriad, Iris Gonzales finds.
Pressure on Putin
Putin piles on the political pressure in Russia.
Is my daughter’s pro-Palestine activism turning antisemitic?
Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle
Colombia: iron fist
Carole Concha Bell on Iván Duque’s ‘cosmetic’ police reform.
Introducing...Pedro Castillo
Richard Swift paints a mixed picture of Peru’s unlikely choice for president.
A taste of hope
With herders under threat from global heating in Somaliland, the government has hatched a plan to move millions to the coast. But can pastoralists adapt to fishing. Alice Rowsome and Yahye Xanas investigate.
Not toeing the Kremlin’s line
Regional media is holding its own against the ‘official version’ put out by the nationals. Could it be a harbinger for change, asks Tina Burrett.
Introducing...Samia Suluhu Hassan
Richard Swift on East Africa’s first woman president, a Zanzibar-based organizer promising to protect Tanzanian workers and their basic freedoms.
A bloody business
Iris Gonzales reflects on a violent national obsession that has only grown under coronavirus restrictions in the Philippines.
A chance to rebuild?
Thin Lei Win believes the Myanmar military’s reign of terror might be leading a long-divided nation onto a more inclusive path.
Zuma is still clinging to power, citizens are paying the price
South Africa’s recent uprisings have revealed how much of a tinderbox the country is, argues Glen Retief.
No place for children
Not even young lives have been spared by the junta. Maung Moe reports on a day of shame.
The interview: Sayragul Sauytbay
Sayragul Sauytbay on being forced to teach propaganda in a concentration camp for Uyghur people.
Hall of infamy: Alexander Lukashenko
How the Belarus leader clings to power.
Nature’s guardians
Dave Bangs makes the case for universal freedom to roam, and explains why he will be joining a mass trespass of England’s South Downs.
‘The road to freedom lies ahead’
Klas Lundström examines the humanitarian crisis in West Papua as people continue to struggle for self-determination.
Hall of infamy: Yoweri Museveni
Ugandan autocrat Yoweri Museveni digs his heels in yet again.
Cresting the wave
In Mexico, a new generation of young indigenous women are using art to fight racism and celebrate their native identity. Changiz M Varzi met three of them.
The cost of inaction
Yanghee Lee, a former UN human rights envoy to Myanmar, offers a warning from the past and outlines the practical steps the international community should take.
Fighting the cartel
Myanmar’s generals have amassed fortunes. Aye Min Thant highlights the movements aiming to stop profiteering.
Alternative combat
Louisa Waugh speaks to activists in Israel and Palestine working together in the name of peace.
A state of chaos
Nilanjana Bhowmick on the colossal failure of governance that has led to needless deaths on a massive scale.
Breaking records – for the rich and the hungry
Leonardo Sakamoto on hideous wealth and – and poverty.
When will Chad be free – of France?
France’s involvement in Chad makes a mockery of independence, argues Nanjala Nyabola.
‘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.
Fighting dispossession
Citizens’ groups are resisting gentrification, evictions and housing inequality in urban South Africa in a variety of creative ways. Ben Verghese and Ilham Rawoot report from Cape Town.