Features

Cyprus may want to determine its own future, but its geopolitical importance means that Britain and the US have other ideas. Darren Loucaides reports.

What would a free West Papua look like? Benny Wenda and Rex Rumakiek from the ULMWP – West Papua’s government-in-waiting – lay out their visions for a new country.

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How does living under the occupation affect the lives of ordinary West Papuans? Veronica Koman spoke to five current residents of West Papua to hear their stories.

‘The struggle is in the song, and the song is in the struggle.’ West Papuan musician Ronny Kareni explains the vital role of Melanesian culture in the fight for freedom.

Connor Woodman reveals the ties that bind transnational mining companies to the Indonesian occupation.

Putting the most important information about West Papua at your fingertips.

After 54 years of struggle under Indonesian rule, is freedom finally in sight for West Papua? Danny Chivers investigates.

Surrogacy has become an international trade that needs tighter regulation, argues Miranda Davies.

Rebecca Cooke meets young women in Mozambique who are defying the odds and resisting child marriage.

In Canada, private sponsors are paying refugees’ resettlement costs. But should such a scheme be replicated elsewhere? Sian Griffiths reports.

Don’t just think of it as a dirty word, says Richard Swift; a genuine populism of the Left is long overdue.

The violence of the Duterte regime in the Philippines and the devotion of his fans, as witnessed by Iris C Gonzales.

The Trump shock shows that the same old same old is no longer an option. Jonathan Matthew Smucker on building the progressive alternative.

Swallowing the lies – or ‘alternative facts’ – of populist politicians is having profound consequences. NJ Enfield takes a fresh look at a potent old tradition – and suggests a way forward.

Rising distrust of politicians and parliaments, declining voter turnouts – these are now common trends in many established democracies. But is support for democracy itself ebbing away?

As the New Internationalist embarks on its great, democratic, community shares experiment, Vanessa Baird explores the contradictions of today’s media landscape.

Hardliners are thriving on popular disenchantment with politics. Dinyar Godrej on the challenge they pose.

Jeremy Seabrook considers the past, present and future implications of a growing inequality.

The story of rapper Luaty Beirão, who dares to talk democracy in Angola. By Marc Herzog.