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Iran

Scheduled to die

It is estimated that more than 42,000 protesters have been arrested in Iran since countrywide protests began earlier this year. Some have been sentenced to death, often without trial or legal representation. Amir Ghaderzadeh is one of them: the nineteen-year-old once had dreams of being a professional footballer but the regime have labelled him a traitor

By Chloe Hadjimatheou

Podcast

The Bumble tumble

The dating app was built to allow women to “make the first move” but some men’s rights activists saw this as discrimination. Patricia Clarke investigates the pressure campaign that followed

Spotify

Rage against the machine

Musicians barely make anything from streaming, yet streaming services are where most of us listen to our music. It’s time for artists and fans to reclaim their power, Gareth David argues

Fashion

Tartan army

Scottish fashion is having a moment, Victoria Moss writes. As luxury brands embrace Caledonia, The Observer’s fashion desk heads to the Hebrides to see how people are styling their heritage

For today

The politics behind Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl

Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Casey Magloire

The politics behind Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl

Japan’s first female prime minister has won a historic victory

Politics

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes

Japan’s first female prime minister has won a historic victory

Wuthering Heights is red-blooded, raunchy and entirely unfaithful

Film

Wendy Ide

Wuthering Heights is red-blooded, raunchy and entirely unfaithful

Team GB’s Olympics begin with series of near misses

Winter Olympics

Jessy Parker Humphreys

Team GB’s Olympics begin with series of near misses

The peers on the ‘Plot against democracy’

In a series of powerful letters, members of the upper chamber respond to our reports on the filibustering of the assisted dying bill in the Lords

The Epstein scandal

Alexi Mostrous

Ghislaine’s riches came from her father, and another fortune from Epstein

Isabel Coles

Norway’s crown princess apologises for Epstein friendship

Catherine Neilan

Cabinet Office failed to query Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein

Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Andrew’s emails shoot down his Newsnight claim to have cut ties with Epstein

World

‘I try to sleep as much as possible, then you don’t notice the cold’

Ukraine

Liz Cookman

‘I try to sleep as much as possible, then you don’t notice the cold’

The cuts, cowardice and kowtowing that gutted the Washington Post

USA

Stephen Armstrong

The cuts, cowardice and kowtowing that gutted the Washington Post

Sánchez’s ‘bienvenido’ to migrants shows cruelty is not the only option

Spain

Steve Bloomfield

Sánchez’s ‘bienvenido’ to migrants shows cruelty is not the only option

We Have Notes

Are music tours a rip off?

Harry Styles and Beyoncé are just two of the artists taking touring to the next level. Long gone are the days of acts occupying a stadium for a night or two – now, you might as well take out a loan to buy tickets

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