Features

The treatment meted out to asylum-seekers in Lithuania has hardened since Belarus opened up a migration channel into the country. Severia Bel speaks to people trapped in the political crossfire.

With the country heading towards a general election, the clampdown on press freedom is an attack on democracy itself. Busani Bafana reports from Bulawayo.

Kenyan social justice activist Anami Daudi Toure speaks to Amy Hall about how he and his neighbours in Nairobi’s Mukuru kwa Njenga settlement are picking up the pieces after violent mass evictions.

What connects the retirement savings of US teachers with inflating land and food prices in Brazil? Maria Luisa Mendonça and Daniela Stefan explain.

A target to turn 30 per cent of the world’s land into protected areas for nature by 2030 is set to be agreed by world leaders in December. But not everyone is happy about it, as Amy Hall reports.

For generations, Indigenous-led actions have been pushing for the return of traditional lands across the US and Canada. Riley Yesno explores how that spirit has been turned into a movement – embodied in schemes to redistribute wealth from non-Indigenous hands.

For decades, Indigenous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts have lived under the violence of military rule. Hana Shams Ahmed reports on how the Bangladesh government’s push for tourism in the region is further threatening their right to land.

Whose farm?, land deals, trashing the place, city folk.

Initiatives, action, and further reading on land rights.

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.

As Israel continues to pursue ‘complete control’ over the Occupied Palestinian Territories, human rights campaigner Maen Hammad is highlighting an overlooked symbol of resistance: skateboards. Samia Qaiyum reports.

When the transnational giant decided to dig for lithium in Serbia it was met by widespread protests. But beyond the people’s rebellion lie deeper questions of imperialism, environmentalism and ‘green’ tech. Andrej Ivančić and Sergey Steblev inspect them in this cautionary tale.

Decades on, the relatives of those disappeared under Brazil’s military dictatorship are finally getting some answers about what happened to their loved ones, but calls for justice are going unanswered. Raphael Tsavkko Garcia reports.

Tom Haines-Doran explores the recent disputes between Britain’s train operating companies and rail union RMT over driver-only operation – and asks why railway workers are both willing to take strike action and successful in doing so.

The history of the railways is steeped in the development of capitalism and imperialism. But it has also been profoundly shaped from the bottom up. Conrad Landin profiles five trailblazers who left their mark on the tracks.

The low-friction, high-capacity technology of railways means the economic and environmental costs of expanding them are worthwhile, argues Gareth Dennis.

Half a century after Tanzania and Zambia built a railway to reduce the latter’s dependence on its white-ruled neighbours, East Africa’s railways are once again on the up. Can new lines help African countries trade with each other – or are they just a beacon of the new imperialism? Priya Sippy reports.

Networks, speed, traction, environment, and the safety of railways.

Initiatives, action, and further reading on railways.

On every continent, the railways are experiencing a renaissance. But what will it take to reshape them in the interests of people? Conrad Landin investigates.