Russia’s Foreign Agent law has made the existence of many NGOs practically impossible. But solidarity is rising among organisations that are working against these restrictions. RU
Iran has the second highest number of sexual reassignment surgeries in the world. What’s going on?
It’s hard to cross the threshold of a place that doesn’t feel like it’s for you.
Ignoring priorities that have popular support in Iraq risks undermining post-ISIS attempts to build a stable country, with knock-on effects at a regional level.
Arab respondents mostly reject the EU brand of formal liberal democracy in which elections are essential, but civil and political rights remain decoupled from unprioritised social and economic rights.
In Arab countries, the EU is not seen as providing stability or promoting democracy. Asked what policies the EU should prioritise, survey respondents wanted 'economic support' and 'economic development'.
On the rise of Islamophobia and rightwing parties, the ideology of nation-states and other barriers to self-understanding. An interview.
“If we are not able to implement the Peace Agreement to a certain operative extent, we risk the viability of Colombia as a nation,” says Lucas Carvajal, ex-member of the Colombia FARC guerrilla group. Español
In the UK and beyond, filmmaker Deeyah Khan has documented the experiences of ex-Muslims and the “extraordinary levels of persecution, abuse and discrimination they face”.
This week, Russia’s anti-extremism legislation took another four casualties.
In a remote corner of Dagestan, a vicious land dispute has erupted between Avars and Chechens. RU
Surely now is the time to change the ongoing saga of India-Pakistan relations, moving beyond national identities with a view to building peace?
