When voters get it wrong
When politicians use propaganda and outright deception, we must acknowledge that voters cannot always make the right decision at the ballot box
Politics & Conflict
How have the protests changed Iran?
Six months after the killing of Mahsa Amini, the protests in Iran have changed the country. We ask journalist Soraya Lennie, is the damage to the Islamic Republic beyond repair?
Book review: The Age of the Strongman
Gideon Rachman surveys the rise of the authoritarian leader but fails to give us a road map for strengthening liberalism.
Hunting for Vakulenko
Ukrainian writers are being targeted by Russian forces. Their loved ones are left searching for the truth.
Fighting for the rights of future generations
Around the world, young people are suing their governments over the climate crisis.
Sri Lanka’s dream village
The protest site in Colombo helped remove one of Asia’s most powerful strongmen. The site may be destroyed, but its spirit lives on.
Q&A: Victoria Amelina
We talk to the Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina about the Russian assault on culture and its importance in times of conflict.
Sweden’s summer of hate
Sweden has long been seen as a tolerant nation – but the far right now holds unprecedented power. What happened?
Identity crisis in Northern Ireland?
For the first time in the history of Northern Ireland, Catholics outnumber Protestants, but perhaps the most significant change is the rise of people of no religion.
Women, life, freedom
The mass protests in Iran are a call for freedom and dignity. Sanctions on the morality police are not enough.