International criticism of the Spanish government’s behaviour towards Catalonia has so far been muted. However, the central state’s belligerent intransigence has left Catalans with very few choices.
Stories of migrant sex workers often cast human smugglers as the villains, yet the biggest evil many migrants face is their hopeless debt in their home country.
Labour’s conference may not yet have delivered a fully perfected programme – but hearing working class voices everywhere was a breath of fresh air, despite the media sneers.
This week, Russian law enforcement gets inventive as it detains activists across the country.
The case of the El Dorado airport expansion in Bogotá, Colombia, shows how the Inter-American Development Bank gags its own accountability office. Español
We all know about Baku’s international efforts to whitewash criticism of human rights abuses. What makes these latest revelations so different?
Что общего между фильмом "Матильда", группой Pussy Riot, борцом Саидом Османовым, оперой "Тангейзер", магистром магии вуду, металлистами из Cannibal Corpse и блогерами из Брянска, Екатеринбурга, Калуги, Саратова? Все они задели чувства верующих. English
Amid Trump and Kim Jong-un's perilous standoff, the history of nuclear near-accidents is a call to wisdom and caution.
Why do we have to choose between chocolate and vanilla?
With China playing the champion of globalization and multilateralism, the BRICS held in September their first formal summit after Trump's inauguration. China leads the way to an alternative to US hegemony. Español
Tajikistan is trying to persecute what was once Central Asia’s only legal Islamist party out of existence. But is this really about countering terrorism, or just cracking down on dissent in any form?
“The financial crisis was the biggest loss of wealth for the black community that we’ve ever seen". How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. An interview.
