Imagery generated by artificial intelligence has become the beloved aesthetic of today’s dictators, argues Decca Muldowney. A robust media is needed to combat misinformation and its miseries.

This is not your land. After the defeat of a 2023 referendum on the inclusion of a First Nations Voice in parliament, Zoe Holman traces the claims to self-determination made by Indigenous peoples in Australia, culminating in today’s rallying call for Treaty.

Although far from a modern phenomenon, the potency and complexity of misinformation has increased in the digital age. To tackle it, we need a systemic response that goes further than debunking one lie at a time, argues Nanjala Nyabola.

The global trend towards liberalizing abortion is being overshadowed by a newly emboldened anti-rights movement that wants to erode bodily autonomy. Bethany Rielly learns how feminist movements are organizing to put abortion back in the hands of the people – and keep it there.

Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?

We depend on it for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning, writes Amy Hall.

The boxer has become the butt of social media jokes, Alessio Perrone writes.

Meet the non-profit art group trying to end violence against women in Mozambique. By Rebecca Cooke.

Shell companies are aggravating some of the world’s worst conflicts, writes Steven Shaw.

Highlights from the 2025 Toronto Festival by Richard Swift.

A new study of transgender experiences finds both diversity and common ground. By Jennie Kermode.

Assikel; Flame Folclòre.

Mariam Barghouti opens her series from Ramallah by examining the Palestinian city’s coffee boom – and what it says about life under occupation.

He puts his life on the line to protect the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national parks. Veronique Mistiaen talks to the dedicated conservationist.

Brazil’s oldest president – and architect of his predecessor’s downfall – is put under the spotlight.

Rising demand; Where from?; Big dirty business; Real needs?

The photos, facts, and politics of Mauritius.

Science, by P J Polyp.