I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me

Palestine Action

I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me

My lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity

By Charlotte Head

/ 28 Jul 2026

“Hope Is a Muscle”: Neha Bora on her 23 day hunger strike at India’s ‘Cockroach Protests’

India

“Hope Is a Muscle”: Neha Bora on her 23 day hunger strike at India’s ‘Cockroach Protests’

The Cockroach protests suggest Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime has lost its grip on the public imagination.

By Aman Sethi

/ 24 Jul 2026

Labour

Meet Burnham’s new cabinet, much like the old one

By Ethan Shone

/ 24 Jul 2026

Meet Burnham’s new cabinet, much like the old one

AI

AI agents are nudging pregnant women to anti-abortion sources

By Carlotta Dotto

/ 24 Jul 2026

AI agents are nudging pregnant women to anti-abortion sources

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UK doctors watchdog shared sexual abuse victim’s confidential file

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UK doctors watchdog shared sexual abuse victim’s confidential file

General Medical Council data breach saw victim’s intimate details sent to another patient who accused doctor of sexual assault

By Sian Norris

/ 28 Jul 2026

Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan

Amid USAID cuts and Taliban restrictions, we find clinics closing, midwives disappearing, and women dying

By Azada Azada*, Atia FarAzar*, Rad Radan* and Khadija Haidary

/ 23 Jul 2026

Morocco’s World Cup dream fuels a new generation of protest

Forty years after the Bread Revolution, inflation and state crackdowns are again leading young activists into the streets

By Sophia Thomas

/ 22 Jul 2026

Morocco’s World Cup dream fuels a new generation of protest

The UK can’t just firefight its way through a fractured world

Andy Burnham’s government has a chance to move from crisis management to global leadership. It must be bold

By Danny Sriskandarajah

/ 17 Jul 2026

The UK can’t just firefight its way through a fractured world

The government knows the real climate threat. Why is it hiding it?

For months, ministers have refused to publish a report on how climate crisis will affect the UK. Burnham must release it

By Paul Rogers

/ 17 Jul 2026

The government knows the real climate threat. Why is it hiding it?

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Abusers have embraced new technology. UK policy hasn’t

The government must tackle tech-facilitated abuse to achieve its pledge of halving violence against women and girls

by Emma Pickering • 7 Jul 2026

Abusers have embraced new technology. UK policy hasn’t

If he becomes PM, Andy Burnham must be honest about UK defence budget

A rational approach to security requires confronting two key factors. So far, no PM has been willing to do so

by Paul Rogers • 19 Jun 2026

If he becomes PM, Andy Burnham must be honest about UK defence budget

Andy Burnham’s promises of ‘growth’ rely on real investment in social care

Investing in care would produce 2.7 times as many jobs as an equivalent investment in construction, our research found

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Andy Burnham’s promises of ‘growth’ rely on real investment in social care

Government must defend free speech consistently or risk deepening division

As free speech becomes a culture war battleground, Labour must defend principles, not pick sides

by Akiko Hart • 4 Jun 2026

Government must defend free speech consistently or risk deepening division

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