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Jen Stout reports on the war in Ukraine.

Richard Swift reports on the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

UK ferries and the minimum wage.

Humorous yet shocking, mundane yet intimate – underpants have proved a useful tool for change. Katie Dancey-Downs examines the power of political undercrackers.

Vladimir Putin used ‘de-nazification’ as a bogus justification for Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Richard Swift and Conrad Landin examine the history of far-right currents in both countries.

When UN peacekeepers brought cholera to Haiti, it triggered the world’s worst outbreak. Sophie Cousins reports on how the country has rid itself of the disease, but the fight for justice goes on.

As European Union member states ramp up their military spending in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Juliet Ferguson and Paulo Pena of Investigate Europe explore who has the most to gain.

Rivers cross political borders without so much as a ‘by your leave’. Which can cause some sticky situations for the humans who depend on them, as Yali Banton-Heath explains.

The world’s rivers inspire wonder and poetry. But take a closer look at what’s lurking within… Words: Vanessa Baird.

Unregulated mining has wreaked havoc on Mongolia’s waterways. A civil society movement to protect them is determined to make headway, despite facing an obstacle course. Anand Tumurtogoo reports.

A persistent, inspiring campaign to remove dams choking the Klamath River is on the verge of success. From the United States, Bruce Shoemaker recounts what it took to get there.

The Kukama people of the Peruvian Amazon say their river is alive and has rights; the authorities see it as a resource to be exploited. Stephanie Boyd tells the story of the women determined to protect it.

Vital statistics about the life support, biodiversity, pollution, and damming of rivers.

Initiatives, action, and further reading on rivers.

We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of this basic principle. Dinyar Godrej ventures into the maelstrom.