The government must tackle tech-facilitated abuse to achieve its pledge of halving violence against women and girls
‘Court rulings matter, but it’s sustained civic action that turns them into real protection’
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 27 June 2026
UK’s weak lobbying laws leave public in the dark about Flint Global’s vast access to government under James Purnell
The same policies that sought to guarantee Israel’s survival may now be undermining its future
How the Psion founder and tech titan combined scientific brilliance with fearless philanthropy to champion public good
As Milei dismantles national protections, one state has recognised ‘chineo’, systemic racialised abuse, as a hate crime
Humanitarian activist on joining the Global Sumud Flotilla, being detained, and why the attempt to stop them backfired
Campaign against luxury developments in protected wetlands has become national revolt over land, corruption and power
This is the first episode of our new narrative non-fiction podcast, How to Find Queer Elders that follows the life-affirming journey of Awo Dufie, a 23 year-old trans woman from Ghana, in her quest to find queer elders at a time when LGBTQI lives across Africa are violently rendered invisible.
