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First lady of evil
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Juweria Fatima, Year 10-11
Truth in Strands of Hair
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Patricia Clarke
Silenced Facebook whistleblower could be fined for merely nodding
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Duncan Gardham
Three teenagers prosecuted for plotting ‘copycat Southport’ attacks
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Elif Shafak
‘We are not rootless. We are each other’s roots’
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Isabel Coles
Did Norwegian telecoms giant’s data sharing condemn Myanmar activists? A court will decide
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Kenan Malik
From anti-racists to racists, the grooming gangs debate has betrayed the victims
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Kate Maltby
A new fight to end marital rape is following on from the Pelicot case
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Met chief Mark Rowley on the ‘Al Capone’ strategy to tackle the 100 worst abusers
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Thomas Graham
Digging for Mexico’s disappeared: ‘If my son is dead, he might be here’
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Lily Isaacs
The anonymous deepfake porn victim named campaigner of the year
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Madeleine Parr
How search for the perfect look is turning fitness fanatics into chemical guinea pigs
Sun 14 Jun 2026
Kenan Malik
Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril
Sat 13 Jun 2026
James Tapper
How Richard Dawkins evolved into a novelist
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Kenan Malik
In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has come full circle on identity politics
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Liz Cookman
Across the globe, internet blackouts are a new tool for autocratic regimes
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Philippe Sands
Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail
Sun 24 May 2026
Kenan Malik
The right of juries to follow their conscience is a vital bulwark of our democracy
Sun 17 May 2026
Lorcan Lovett
‘Every day I worry about kidnapping’: The new reign of terror in the world’s largest refugee camp
Sun 17 May 2026
Thomas Graham
Maduro’s successor cements her power, as Venezuelans wait for change
Mon 4 May 2026
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Chris Power
Paperback of the week:Â Righting Wrongs by Kenneth Roth
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelson
British-Egyptian activist reunited with family in UK as travel ban lifted
Sun 28 Dec 2025
Hannah Roberts
Meloni and the Libyan warlord
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Anthony Seldon
In 1945 we said ‘never again’, yet already we’ve forgotten
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
Human rights violations threaten upcoming elections
Mon 27 Oct 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is released into a changed world
Sat 27 Sept 2025
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Conor Gearty, unwavering defender of human rights
Wed 24 Sept 2025
Rachel Sylvester
The UK’s phoney war over human rights
Sat 13 Sept 2025
Melanie Reid
No one should have to prove their disability is not a scam
Wed 27 Aug 2025
A lonely death on Jersey
30 mins • S1, E318
Kenan Malik
What would Frantz Fanon say about Gaza?
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Katie McQue
No food, no pay, no liberty: marooned sailors plead with shipowners to be rescued
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Helena Kennedy
It is time for the UK to take the lead in fighting global atrocities
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for dissent
Sat 12 Jul 2025
