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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

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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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