Climate activists take the brunt of police crackdown on protests
Exclusive data analysis by the New Statesman exposes a disproportionate rise in police intervention in climate change protests.
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Iran’s regime won’t be easily toppled
The public hanging of a protester shows the state’s response to mass demonstrations is becoming more violent.
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From Just Stop Oil to Egypt’s hunger striker: climate action is sparking human rights solidarity
Not only can climate activism not be silenced, it is amplifying resistance to global injustice.
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Iran’s silencing of Elnaz Rekabi proves the protests are working
The champion climber competed without a hijab in Seoul, before walking back her protest online. But suppressing her bravery only…
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I wrote a novel about the worst time in Sri Lanka’s history – but 2022 is a close rival
The Booker Prize-winning author of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida on an age of political upheaval and bloodshed.
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How Mahsa Amini’s death set Iran on fire
When 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by police in Tehran, months of frustrations with the country’s repressive regime…
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Is this the new Policing Bill in action?
The measures were intended to improve the police's ability to manage protests, but in reality we are seeing a restriction…
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Volodymyr Zelensky is wrong to ask the West to ban Russian tourists
There is a Russia that is not Putin. The West should seek to build bridges with these Russians, not cut…
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