The Empire Strikes Back. Across the globe governments are using terrorism laws to prosecute protesters. Decca Muldowney traces the practice back to its colonial origins, and considers the future consequences for activism.

A new space race is set to worsen global inequality and extend conflict. We need to return to seeing space as a place for all humankind, argues Nick Dowson.

Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.

They are touted as our way out of climate chaos and essential for making the things we use, from mobile phones to electric vehicles. Vanessa Baird sets out to investigate critical minerals – and the rush to get them.

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.

Loneliness and social isolation have become chronic issues across the world. We must resist attempts to close down meaningful human interaction, writes Husna Ara.

Downtrodden workers have been ignored in France’s rush to a cultural partnership with the building of the UAE’s new Louvre gallery. Yohann Koshy reports.

Alessio Perrone writes how Islamophobia is driving a wedge between love and secular values.

A community group is campaigning to turn the London borough of Haringey into a safer place for migrants. Charlotte England reports.

Lollipop; Red Path.

Mexico In Transformation; Transcription; Song for a Hard-Hit People; The Roof Beneath Their Feet.

Uli Costa e Sandália de Prata; Evil Plan.

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

The untiring campaigner and guardian of the deep, Claire Nouvian, speaks with Veronique Mistiaen about the transformative experience that led to her choosing her path – on to eventual victory.

The president of the Philippines he may be, but his reputation is as a Dirty Harry of vigilante politics.

Economy; Sent to space; Space and genocide; Toxic emissions.

The photos, facts, and politics of Iran.

Trust, by Marc Roberts.