The rotten heart of the French republic
The crisis in France only benefits the hard right, who will exploit it to reshape French politics.
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Just stop the need for Just Stop Oil, says climate adviser
A scathing report from the independent Climate Change Committee has condemned government’s slow progress.
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David Davis: “The right to demonstrate includes the right to disrupt”
The former Brexit secretary on Britain’s authoritarian turn and why the UK will never leave the European Convention on Human…
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Sporting protest terrifies those in power because history tends to prove it right
Campaigners recognise that sport can smash through the fourth wall in a way politics and debate never can.
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Emmanuel Macron has shown his contempt for democracy
His decision to override parliament to raise the retirement age has enraged MPs and the public.
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Can we stop the government criminalising protest? With Jodie Beck of Liberty
The Public Order Bill is a worrying assault on basic freedoms.
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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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“They make fun of us”: Government cleaners respond to the Sue Gray report
Long treated with contempt, Whitehall cleaners have dealt with vomit, faeces and bloodstains.
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How Russia descended into authoritarianism
As Putin cracks down on peaceful protest and free media, thousands are fleeing the country and a financial crash looms.
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“Scared, hopeless and silent”: anti-war Russians are pessimistic about mass protests
Popular dissatisfaction is unlikely to cause the Russian president to change course.
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Climate protesters are getting ready for a year to remember
Attempted crackdowns have united human rights and environmental campaigners — and now they feel stronger than ever.
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Why I blew the whistle on the UK’s policing of protest
Ministers have promised a crackdown on protesters such as the Colston Four – starting with their new policing bill. Here’s…
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Ignore his lies: Boris Johnson is leading an assault on British democracy
This government is undermining the foundations of a free society. Look to Warsaw to see where that can lead.
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