An extraordinarily large part of modern legal, human rights and academic discourse is devoted to finding the 'right' definition of genocide, says Stan Cohen
Hugo de Burgh reports on the emergence of investigative journalism in the People's Republic and its unexpected effects
Toby Saul bows to the will of the people
Elections in June offer the chance for transformation in Iran. Mohsen Sazegara, a former aide to Ayatollah Khomeini, offers his solution for escaping theocracy
Michael Binyon reviews the crisis in conservativism
It's going to be a truly horrid election, predicts Simon Hoggart
Laura Piacentini explores the paradoxes of Russia's prisons since the fall of the Soviet Union
Meera Nanda uncovers an extraordinary coalition that is undermining science
Newton Emerson on growing up atheist in Northern Ireland
In the run-up to the election, parties are promising the world to religious groups. But what can they offer to the average humanist? We asked the parties for their positions on key questions. First, Nick Cohen gives his view on how they measure up.