In this week's mailbag: Readers debate the limits of Keir Starmer's anti-war stance on Iran, question what Péter Magyar’s victory actually means for Hungary, and react to the forced displacement of Black migrants in Morocco.
Our people are dying in Kenya daily – from preventable tragedies – while pro-lifers fixate on denying abortion care
Without police protection, survivors who were lured to fake dates and beaten are using social media to warn others
Women tell of being violently evicted from burning homes amid land grabs linked to new East African Crude Oil Pipeline
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 24 April 2026
By extending the pause in fighting, Donald Trump admits that Iran is in a strong bargaining position – so what next?
Milei’s cuts have reduced the number of people living in poverty, but the data doesn’t tell the whole story
UK government must not create two-tier system for trafficking victims to access support based on country of origin
We spoke to Bernadett Sebály, who has tracked Hungary’s resistance for years, on the vote – and what others can learn
Plus, the firm’s former boss Varun Chandra is entitled to six-figure payout, despite working for Starmer
