Features

A historic look at some who took the plunge to make a difference.

Admired by the public, reviled by those in power, whistleblowers are on the frontline of democracy. But need they be martyrs? Vanessa Baird asks.

Isabella Moore photographs those bearing the brunt of the latest crackdown on LGBTI rights.

There’s money to be made in crowd ‘control’, as Anna Feigenbaum discovers.

Shereen El Feki uncovers a surprising truth about life in the Middle East.

Alex Scrivener guides us through the coal-ravaged landscape of East Kalimantan.

As reserves dwindle and demand balloons, resource companies are pushing into more remote regions and onto indigenous land. Jen Wilton tours seven hotspots where native people are demanding the right to decide what happens on their ancestral territory.

Demand for genetically modified soy is changing the face of Argentina. And not for the better, says Eilís O’Neill.

Kara Moses reports on plans to dig bitumen in Madagascar.

Canada has put all its eggs into one big basket full of tar sands. That’s a major mistake, argues Andrew Nikiforuk – for the country and the planet.

The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.

Natural resource wealth isn't always a blessing. As Wayne Ellwood discovers, sometimes it can be just the opposite.

Stories that didn't make the mainstream media in 2013.

Detention is strongly contested in the courts and on the streets, while a network of supporters shows solidarity with visits, friendship. The last few years have seen a growth in migrant-led social movements and political action. In late 2013, refugee protest camps sprang up in public squares in towns across Europe.

Governments are increasingly recognizing that detention is both harmful – and costly. Campaigners and researchers consider the merits of current alternatives to large-scale arbitrary detention.

Tim Baster & Isabelle Merminod offer a satirical round-up of the insalubrious accommodation awaiting travellers from the Global South.

Joseph Cox reports on an acute humanitarian crisis for African asylum-seekers.

Outsourcing detention to private companies is a recipe for a disaster says Antony Loewenstein.

Detaining foreigners is costly, inhumane and on the rise. Time to turn the tide back, says Hazel Healy.

The facts and figures on the movement, freedom, costs and damage of detaining migrants around the world.