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The West finds much to celebrate about the country, but it has the largest prison population in the Middle East and world’s highest per-capita use of teargas. Zoe Holman reports on the state of Bahrain.

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Illustration by Doaa Eladl from Egypt

Bolivians have had to get used to doing without postal services. In her Letter From Cochabamba, Amy Booth writes how they manage instead.

Praise, blame and all points in between? Your feedback published in the December 2017 magazine.

Chris Coltrane explains.

To make this culture of sexual harassment a thing of the past requires organizing and mass mobilization, writes Mark Engler.

A breath of fresher air; Hope in sight; Frack off, say Scots.

Two artists have invented a saint to protect residents from gentrification. Yohann Koshy reports.

Refugees in Germany complain about the lack of support by liberal and left-wing activists, writes Morgan Meaker

Shell companies are aggravating some of the world’s worst conflicts, writes Steven Shaw.

Report by Lyndall Stein.

Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on women drivers, but there not everyone agrees it’s a good thing. By Lydia Noon.

Angola has its first new president in nearly 40 years, but bringing change might prove difficult as long as the economy remains dependent on diamonds and oil. Richard Swift reports.