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The French presidential election is in a far-Right quagmire

The citing of a poisonous anti-Muslim conspiracy theory has infected France’s political discourse

/ 17 Feb 2022

The French presidential election is in a far-Right quagmire

Cressida Dick isn’t the problem. The police are the problem

It is a mistake to think that new leadership will make any substantial difference in the basic nature and functioning of the Met

By Alex S. Vitale

/ 12 Feb 2022

Cressida Dick isn’t the problem. The police are the problem

Exclusive: Hundreds of UK police kept jobs after sickening social media abuses

Sharing porn and a ‘sexualised’ conversation with a teenager among reasons why cops have been disciplined or dismissed since 2018

By Jenna Corderoy and Martin Williams

/ 11 Feb 2022

Exclusive: Hundreds of UK police kept jobs after sickening social media abuses

UK Nationality and Borders Bill risks ‘sending people to their deaths’

MPs warn against disproportionate and ‘devastating consequences’ for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers

By Lou Ferreira

/ 4 Feb 2022

UK Nationality and Borders Bill risks ‘sending people to their deaths’

Too white, too posh: English cricket’s racism problem

Jaw-dropping comments by those in higher echelons of English cricket show a failure to grasp an understanding of the racism that is endemic within the game

By Duncan Stone

/ 26 Jan 2022

Too white, too posh: English cricket’s racism problem

Remembering the Holocaust must prompt us to challenge today’s human rights abuses

An independent tribunal’s finding of genocide in China is a reminder that the promise of ‘never again’ has yet to be fulfilled

By Mia Hasenson-Gross

/ 26 Jan 2022

Remembering the Holocaust must prompt us to challenge today’s human rights abuses

UK Traveller communities fear ‘cultural annihilation’ over upcoming trespass laws

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people face imprisonment or hefty fines under new England and Wales Police Bill that ‘criminalises’ nomadic life

By Blyth Brentnall

/ 25 Jan 2022

UK Traveller communities fear ‘cultural annihilation’ over upcoming trespass laws

If Martin Luther King were alive today his radicalism wouldn’t be celebrated

To honor King we should uphold his critiques of militarism, capitalism and racism and remember him for what he was: a radical

By Holly Genovese

/ 17 Jan 2022

If Martin Luther King were alive today his radicalism wouldn’t be celebrated

Refugees and racial hierarchies in Lebanon

How refugee protection policies in the country ignore the prevalent problem of racism

By Maja Janmyr

/ 17 Jan 2022

Refugees and racial hierarchies in Lebanon

We exposed ‘conversion therapy’, ‘abortion pill reversal’ and hate groups fundraising on Amazon – and much more

This is why feminist investigative journalism matters

By Inge Snip

/ 28 Dec 2021

We exposed ‘conversion therapy’, ‘abortion pill reversal’ and hate groups fundraising on Amazon – and much more

Victoria de Boric: una esperanza para la izquierda en Chile

En su discurso de aceptación. el presidente electo habló en las distintas lenguas indígenas del país, prueba de su compromiso de acabar con el fuerte racismo y discriminación imperante en Chile

By Danica Jorden

/ 21 Dec 2021

Victoria de Boric: una esperanza para la izquierda en Chile

Thank you, bell hooks

The feminist icon, who has died aged 69, leaves behind a rich, powerful legacy

By Anita Mureithi

/ 16 Dec 2021