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Issue 550 May-June 2024
Abortion: Why is your body still a battleground?
Emboldened by the overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States, an international network of anti-rights actors is expanding its sphere of influence in the Global North and South.
At this crucial moment, we look at what’s behind the war on abortion, and hear from activists around the world fighting for feminist futures where abortion is safe, legal and free from fear and stigma for everyone.
Issue highlights:
- Freeing abortion
- Racist roots
- Fertile ground
- Silencing stigma
- Turning the tide
The long read
Singing in dark times: Cultural resistance in Palestine
Palestine’s poets, novelists, musicians and journalists have not only voiced their people’s liberation struggle but also driven it.
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Country Profile: Albania
Conrad Landin unpacks the changing economic and political landscape of the rapidly developing Southeastern European country.
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Anti-abortion campaigners have their sights set on Ethiopia – a progressive outlier in a region marred by restrictions. Who’s behind the emboldened ‘pro-life’ movement and what’s at stake for women’s rights amid a myriad of other challenges?
Climate
On the brink of extinction, a Nigerian coastal town fights for survival
Obiora Ikoku reports from the fishing village of Ayetoro, where rising sea levels are washing away its history.
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The Sudanese refugees living on the edge of Israel’s genocide
With no legal status in Israel and no safe home to return to, trauma stalks those that have fled Sudan. Jack Dodson reports.
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Spies, damned spies
How far are states willing to go to spy on dissent? Bethany Rielly reports from Catalonia to find out.
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