A tussle over election monitors in northwestern Russia reminds us of a simple truth: electoral authoritarianism takes a lot of effort.
The severity of the charge faced by the Stansted 15 should be seen as an important moment in defining the scope for non-violent protest in the UK.
Can we use just war theory to understand when a strike is just?
Russian law enforcement and the security services have been given carte blanche to beat, intimidate, torture and fabricate cases before the elections.
At the most perilous time for the UK geopolitically since the 1930s, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are flying blindfold into the approaching storm.
Focusing on the afterlife, the rewards of heaven for the just and hell for the unjust, keeps the masses in check and accepting of their social reality. This needs to change.
As students occupy universities across the UK in support of striking lecturers, university bosses are doing all they can to break the solidarity.
Human rights abuses. Plundered resources. #Feminists4BindingTreaty explain why corporations must be held accountable for their impacts around the world.
While the Russian government recruits loyal NGOs as election observers, other organisations refuse to be part of the process. RU
How one city is repairing the damage caused by marijuana prohibition for the people who’ve been most affected.
A bitter dispute between London and Moscow dominates the agenda. Now more than ever, Britain needs to focus on its true interests.
As the world turns its back on the death penalty for drug offences, the US looks to the extreme fringe.
