Columns / Currents

Defying Milei’s austerity, Argentina’s paediatric hospital workers are leading a nationwide fight to save public healthcare from collapse. By Maia Pauro.

Moroccan feminist Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar’s arrest for a satirical T-shirt exposes the peril facing free expression in a country where faith is policed and dissent is punished. By Rahila Gupta.

As climate chaos deepens, South Africa’s "water mafia" profits from disaster—sabotaging relief, selling thirst, and turning catastrophe into cash. By Tsitsi Bhobo.

Home at last; Youth revolt; Sacred mountains sullied; Bali curbs tourism; Cops unmasked; Deadly hit in Haiti.

As Brazil’s ‘Banditry Bill’ threatens to pardon Bolsonaro’s coup crimes, tens of thousands take to the streets to defend the fragile gains of their democracy. By Paula Lacey.

As fears of invasion simmer, a new ‘survival chic’ trend sweeps Taiwan, where go-bags and gas masks have become the latest accessories of anxious preparedness. By Eric R Stone.

Cut off from aid and buried beneath war and rain, the people of Jebel Marra – once Sudan’s last refuge – now face a new catastrophe as landslides turn their mountain sanctuary into a mass grave and the world looks away. By Eyad Hisham.

Community constitution; Embargo endorsed; Freedom at last.

Tanzania’s first female president reverses early reforms, tightening authoritarian control ahead of elections. By Obiora Ikoku.

Communist candidate Jeannette Jara energizes Chile’s left with promises of wealth reform and social investment. By Isabella Poderico.

Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent mayoral bid pits a left-populist vision against entrenched centrists and the Republican right. By Richard Swift.

Kashmir’s new rail link raises fears of deeper occupation, resource exploitation and political disenfranchisement. By Mubashir Naik & Irshad Hussain.

Serbia’s student-led anti-corruption movement endures despite state repression and political impasse. By Nikola Teodosić.

Investigation links global brands to forced labour of Uyghur and other minorities across China’s supply chains. By Michael Ackerman.

UK-backed gas scheme in Mozambique faces renewed legal challenge over human rights and climate harms. By Ilham Rawoot.

Not matcha left; Deadly tensions; Unprecedented posting; French exit; No say, no way; The right to die.

US trade uncertainty threatens to wipe out Haiti’s last major source of formal jobs. By Gabriella Jozwiak.

Iran escalates mass expulsions, sending Afghans back to a country many have never known. By Zoe Holman.

Egypt keeps displaced Palestinians in legal limbo, denying them stability and rights. By Rebecca Ruth Gould.

Workers unite; Norway divests; Reclaimed.