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Invisible

Invisible

Citizenship rule changes in Malaysia by Graeme Green.

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Briefly

Briefly

Papua New Guinea; Bangladesh; Jamaica; Peru; Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Tibetans betrayed

Tibetans betrayed

Nepal transformed from a safe-haven into an open-air prison, writes Steve Shaw.

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Troops out

Troops out

Citizens of Cyprus are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, writes Richard Matoušek.

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An activist and Holocaust survivor joins daily demonstrations against the war in Gaza at the White House in November, 2023. Photo: Phil Pasquini/Shutterstock

Warring words

Report on the Israel/Palestine conflict by Oren Ziv.

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An official stands at the door of an Israeli airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 31 August 2020. A few months later the first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the UAE landed near Tel Aviv, cementing the normalization deal between the two regimes. Photo: Nir Elias/Associated Press/Alamy

The betrayal

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.

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Halilu Abdullahi lives at the Amanawa leprosy colony on the outskirts of Sokoto state, Nigeria. Photo: Promise Eze

‘I will live with the scars for life’

Leprosy had been almost eliminated in Nigeria, but the disease has made a resurgence. Promise Eze reports on how patients continue to be abandoned by the government and stigmatized by society.

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‘Strong beyond the world’s imagination’

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

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Giorgia Meloni pictured in Trento, Italy, just weeks before being elected Prime Minister on 25 September 2022. Photo: Pierre Teyssot/Shutterstock

Meloni’s canny game

Italy’s extremist prime minister is courting politicians abroad even as she enacts an authoritarian agenda of hate at home. But Giorgia Meloni’s embrace by the mainstream needs to end, argues Elena Siniscalco.

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 Illustration: Megan Park

At the crossroads

This year’s election could mark a major shift in South Africa’s parliamentary politics. But re-building a Left capable of winning popular support presents a far bigger challenge, argue William Shoki and Niall Reddy.

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A man attempts to start a generator outside a ‘spaza’ tuck shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, Gauteng, in August 2023. Collapsing power infrastructure and corruption mean regular scheduled power cuts – or loadshedding – are now a fact of life. But the rich are shielded from their impact through private generation systems – demonstrating that corruption is a class issue. Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

When the lights go out

The ‘state capture’ of South Africa’s public services has seen billions sequestered by a new boss class as public services collapse. Ra’eesa Pather reports.

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Fuel pump attendants strike in Cape Town on 9 September 2013. The following year their union, NUMSA, broke from COSATU, the union confederation which forms part of the ruling alliance. Its subsequent political project met a soggy ending when it failed to pass the low threshold required to enter parliament at the 2019 elections. Photo: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

The metal that bent

When South Africa’s largest trade union broke with the ruling alliance, left-wingers saw cause for hope – but things soon turned sour. Niall Reddy and William Shoki explore the consequences of what happened next.

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Fortress nation

Fortress nation

South Africa is experiencing a wave of vigilante violence against poor Black migrants, mostly from the African continent. Musawenkosi Cabe reports.

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Community members and activists meet with an environmental law firm in Somkhele, KwaZulu Natal, 2019, amid a dispute over a coal mine in the area. South Africa’s laws and post-apartheid constitution have been effectively leveraged by civil society organizations over the past few decades, but direct action has dwindled. Photo: Zuma Press/Alamy

All rise

South Africa’s constitution has allowed social movements to clock up a number of legal victories. But, Claire-Anne Lester asks, can the law really deliver social and economic justice?

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Firefighters on the scene after a fire engulfed an illegally occupied government-owned building in Johannesburg on 31 August 2023. More than 70 people were killed and scores of others were injured. Fear of crime has led to the abandonment of the city centre by business and prosperous residents, leaving it in a state of near-lawlessness. Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed

Morbid symptoms

South Africa is losing its status as an upper-middle income developing country. Benjamin Fogel examines the challenges this poses for a young democracy.

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Invisible

Citizenship rule changes in Malaysia by Graeme Green.

Graeme Green March, 2024 548 Buy
Briefly

Papua New Guinea; Bangladesh; Jamaica; Peru; Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kathryn Zacharek and Nick Dowson March, 2024 548 Buy
Tibetans betrayed

Nepal transformed from a safe-haven into an open-air prison, writes Steve Shaw.

Steve Shaw March, 2024 548 Buy
Troops out

Citizens of Cyprus are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, writes Richard Matoušek.

Richard Matoušek March, 2024 548 Buy
Warring words

Report on the Israel/Palestine conflict by Oren Ziv.

Oren Ziv March, 2024 548 Buy
The betrayal

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.

Yara Hawari March, 2024 548 Buy
‘I will live with the scars for life’

Leprosy had been almost eliminated in Nigeria, but the disease has made a resurgence. Promise Eze reports on how patients continue to be abandoned by the government and stigmatized by society.

Promise Eze March, 2024 548 Buy
‘Strong beyond the world’s imagination’

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

Jen Ross March, 2024 548 Buy
Meloni’s canny game

Italy’s extremist prime minister is courting politicians abroad even as she enacts an authoritarian agenda of hate at home. But Giorgia Meloni’s embrace by the mainstream needs to end, argues Elena Siniscalco.

Elena Siniscalco March, 2024 548 Buy
At the crossroads

This year’s election could mark a major shift in South Africa’s parliamentary politics. But re-building a Left capable of winning popular support presents a far bigger challenge, argue William Shoki and Niall Reddy.

William Shoki and Niall Reddy March, 2024 548 Buy
When the lights go out

The ‘state capture’ of South Africa’s public services has seen billions sequestered by a new boss class as public services collapse. Ra’eesa Pather reports.

Ra’eesa Pather March, 2024 548 Buy
The metal that bent

When South Africa’s largest trade union broke with the ruling alliance, left-wingers saw cause for hope – but things soon turned sour. Niall Reddy and William Shoki explore the consequences of what happened next.

Niall Reddy and William Shoki March, 2024 548 Buy
Fortress nation

South Africa is experiencing a wave of vigilante violence against poor Black migrants, mostly from the African continent. Musawenkosi Cabe reports.

Musawenkosi Cabe March, 2024 548 Buy
All rise

South Africa’s constitution has allowed social movements to clock up a number of legal victories. But, Claire-Anne Lester asks, can the law really deliver social and economic justice?

Claire-Anne Lester March, 2024 548 Buy
Morbid symptoms

South Africa is losing its status as an upper-middle income developing country. Benjamin Fogel examines the challenges this poses for a young democracy.

Benjamin Fogel March, 2024 548 Buy