As the democracy, rights and governance sector faces cuts, earlier funding models offer clues for what could come next
Four activists may become first protesters in Britain to be sentenced as terrorists without being convicted of terror offences
Trump is threatening a military intervention, but there are no guarantees a democratic transition will take place
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 06 June 2026
The US, Iran, Israel and Hezbollah all have reasons to avoid full-scale war. But none yet has a serious route to peace.
Kicking out Palantir, experts warn, may not solve the problems its Federated Data Platform has created.
Contested vote throws into doubt future of law criminalising queer people, allies and parts of public health sector
As free speech becomes a culture war battleground, Labour must defend principles, not pick sides
Volunteers remain detained in Libya after a bid to deliver aid to Gaza by land collapsed amid violence and obstruction
Henry Nowak's murder was a tragedy. What is being done with it is something else entirely
“We are fighting political and cultural wars. Wars that are not ours.”
