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Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?

A new far-right Israeli government’s meddling with the supreme court has Jewish citizens up in arms. But the shredded freedoms of the Palestinian people under Israel’s thumb are still off the table. Zoe Holman looks at how the so-called ‘peace process’ has allowed Israel to deepen its colonial project and regime of control over Palestinian lives.

Richard Murphy takes down the financial shenanigans and mythmaking that rich governments have used to hide their powers to spend for good.

Racists 0, Vinícius Júnior 1, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

Without a reckoning over their support for Israeli genocide, the US Democrats are doomed to fail, argues Decca Muldowney.

Green hydrogen and electricity access; Carbon Credits.

One year on from a landmark court ruling, the Ogiek of the Mau Forest are still waiting for reparations and collective land rights. Amy Hall reports from Kenya on a case that has the potential to change the lives of Indigenous people in East Africa and beyond.

The lush Casamance region of Senegal is home to a long running conflict between the state and an armed separatist movement. Tilda Kämmlein reports on how the illegal trade in timber is fuelling the strife and devastating the local environment.

Andrew Feinstein argues that the strategy that helped end South Africa’s apartheid must also be mobilized against Israel.

How can we prevent an unjust transition? As the clean economy gets into gear, Nick Dowson asks whether a market-focused, subsidies-led approach will just mean more of the same.

Yanis Varoufakis explores how we can transform debt from ball and chain to an enabler of shared prosperity.

Amy Hall explains how a group of determined activists ran one of the world’s biggest arms companies out of town.

ILYA charts the long ‘dirty war’ that left Algeria finally free of French rule, but at what cost?

In spite of the overwhelming odds against them, a spirit of feminist resistance exists among Afghanistan’s girls and women. Jen Ross reports.

Don Kevin Hapal unmasks the hidden workforce driving the Philippines’ flourishing disinformation ecosystem – and they are not who you might think.

Report on cyberscam compounds in Myanmar, by Kayleigh Long.

Although far from a modern phenomenon, the potency and complexity of misinformation has increased in the digital age. To tackle it, we need a systemic response that goes further than debunking one lie at a time, argues Nanjala Nyabola.

Report from Bangladesh by Piyas Biswas.

The industry; distrust in the news; laws and regulations; key terms; term usage over time.

Report from Ethiopia by Gabriella Jozwiak.

Frances Leach examines how culture has become another battlefront in occupied Jerusalem.

State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?

Israel is at the forefront of the booming spyware industry that threatens human rights, press freedom and democracy worldwide. Antony Loewenstein examines spyware’s role in Israel’s occupation of Palestine, and why governments are failing to reign in its insidious spread.

From arms deals to surveillance tech exchanges, Yara Hawari explains how alliances have been – and continue to be – fostered between Israel and various Arab governments.