In the Brexit referendum, UK citizens were pleading through their vote – and non-vote – for a fair shot at the future.

Rashan, a young black Londoner, died under police restraint. A retired Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police — and Rashan’s great uncle — examines the visual evidence. Shine A Light Exclusive.

The critical consideration is the strategic interests of that sector of the global corporate and wealth elites who want the dissolution of the EU as a bulwark against unfettered capitalism.

The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on the 15^th of August, in a context of political chaos and uncertainty. What can we expect given the current circumstances? Español

Student-led mass protests in Dhaka challenge the notion that political consciousness begins at adulthood.

The next phase in Syria’s brutal modern history will likely see more Khaled al-Ahmad type figures propagated by the regime, repackaged and sold in western media as ‘fixers’.

US Special Operations Command continues to thrive. Its budget, its personnel numbers, and just about any other measure you might choose (from missions to global reach) continue to rise.

The public want change. It’s time for civil society to lead this essential, overdue public discussion. An edited version of a Speakers Lecture by John Denham.

" When viewed in [the] Europe-wide context, it becomes clear that a vote for Leave is not a vote for UKIP or for neoliberalism. In fact, it may deprive such forces of the international structures which sustain them."

Given the political salience of immigration and how affected we are by our own perceptions of immigration, it is critical that we get the details right.

The public still don’t think that the financial system is working in their interests.

Graphic footage of a prisoner being tortured has gripped the Russian public. But the lawyer who helped expose this torture needs state protection.

There was nearly society-wide consensus that as a power, the communist party could create a more democratic and humane society than those in western liberal capitalism.

An interview with the mother of Anna Pavlikova, an 18-year-old facing extremism charges in Russia.