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An estimated 73 million sharks are slaughtered every year for their fins, with 110 species now facing extinction, reports Claire C.

Undercover journalist Daniel Wiggins gives an inside view on Syria's protest movements.

A profile of Africa's smallest and most densely populated country.

From Canada to Congo, from India to Australia, indigenous communities are fighting for their lives and livelihoods.

Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.

Director Céline Sciamma doesn't shy away from harsh realities, yet Tomboy is still a trusting gem of a film.

The Faithless guitarist tells Giedre Steikunaite why all music is political.

Arundhati Roy speaks out: on the moral police of India's anti-corruption campaign, on the silence surrounding civil wars, and on despotism and democracy.

Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan is experiencing a strange new disintegration of its own. Angela Robson reports.

Guatemalans go to the polls on 11 September - but despite an embarrassment of candidates, many fear it's a case of simply hoping that the least bad option wins.

The independent press has gained strength from the revolution, writes Maria Golia.

The Pakistani Left has a history to be proud of and is regrouping to fight in new battles, as Qualandar Bux Memon and Ali Mohsni report.

A visit to an ayurvedic doctor convinces Mari Marcel Thekaekara that we need to balance the way we live.

Despite its turbulent past, Ziauddin Sardar finds reasons for optimism in Pakistan's future.

Donu Kogbara and Dereje Alemayehu go head to head - join the debate in this month's Argument.