This week, the UK is facing UN scrutiny for its record on torture and ill-treatment at home and abroad. The UN Committee against Torture, the “The UK is 'getting worse' on torture and ill-treatment both at home and abroad”
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Can British democracy handle the European elections? – public debate, civility and extremism
Can British democracy handle holding the European elections? It seems a strange question, when the traditional problem has been how to interest voters in electing “Can British democracy handle the European elections? – public debate, civility and extremism”
Journalism in Raqqa (IV): War, reconstruction and power struggles
This series is published in partnership with SyriaUntold In this last article, we will explore the journalistic field in Raqqa and its surroundings as it “Journalism in Raqqa (IV): War, reconstruction and power struggles”
Kashmiri civilians bear the brunt of shelling between India and Pakistan
“War does not feel far away here,” says Hajji Mohammed Hussain as he picks up the remains of his roof which was destroyed the night “Kashmiri civilians bear the brunt of shelling between India and Pakistan”
Kurdish women’s experience of state violence in Turkey
As more than two years have passed after the military operation by the Turkish state in the predominantly Kurdish-populated southeastern provinces, a report published by “Kurdish women’s experience of state violence in Turkey”
Left behind by Northern Ireland’s neoliberal peace
The murder of journalist Lyra McKee by the New IRA in the Derry on April 18 was a tragic reminder that Northern Ireland’s fragile peace “Left behind by Northern Ireland’s neoliberal peace”
Sri Lanka, and the lessons still not learned in the failed “war on terror”
Outside of the intense war zones of Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, this week’s devastating bombings in Sri Lanka are the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11, “Sri Lanka, and the lessons still not learned in the failed “war on terror””
In this frontline city in Ukraine, people voted for peace – but at what price?
Following Ukraine’s presidential elections in Mariupol is interesting for a number of reasons. First, this city has been directly touched by war, and continues to “In this frontline city in Ukraine, people voted for peace – but at what price?”
Journalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent media
This series is published in partnership with SyriaUntold In this article [1] we will further explore the identity of what we identified as “independent media “Journalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent media”
On Russia's border, impunity drives further violence
Trouble seems to haunt Russia’s long European border from the Barents Sea to the Caspian. In Northern Norway, local authorities complain that Russia is jamming “On Russia's border, impunity drives further violence”