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Five years on, the world pays the price for forgetting Covid-19’s legacy of inequality, denial, and a global health system still unprepared for what’s next, by Nick Dowson.

Myanmar’s military cements its rule online with sweeping VPN bans and surveillance powers, silencing dissent and tightening control, by Laura O'Connor.

As Erdoğan tightens his grip, LGBTQI+ activists and journalists face arrest, surveillance and a wave of repressive laws in Turkey’s ‘Year of the Family’, by Rohan Stevenson.

Hanging by a thread; Spain’s spycops; Cycles of conflict; Crytobros; Crime wave.

Cheap, deadly, and out of control: new report exposes the civilian toll of drone warfare as foreign-made weapons flood African skies, by Paula Lacey.

After years of impunity, victims of Duterte’s brutal drug war glimpse accountability as the former president faces charges at the Hague, by Iris Gonzales.

Grassroots consumer boycotts spread across the Balkans as citizens challenge profiteering and demand economic justice, by Nikola Teodosić.

Jaclynn Ashly explores how the haunting legacy of Britain’s internment camps has shaped Kenya, and why it’s important to keep the fading memories alive.

A growing movement of Christian feminists are making their voice heard as they oppose threats to tighten the country’s abortion laws. Alice McCool reports from inside their fight.

Successive governments have failed to tackle police brutality, corruption and unlawful detention in Nigeria. Promise Eze hears from those who’ve experienced the sharp end of the country’s legal system.

Action, and further reading on critical minerals.

Ramped-up demand for critical raw materials will cost the earth rather than save the world, concludes Vanessa Baird. And how much do we really need?

There are better ways than digging ourselves deeper into a mining hole.

Corruption, pollution and child labour have long blighted the DRC’s cobalt industry. But is there any way of turning the country’s critical mineral wealth into a blessing rather than a burden? Cat Rainsford investigates.

Oasis of life – or zone of sacrifice? The fate of Chile’s culturally and environmentally rich salt flats may be decided by a lithium rush to double output. Vanessa Baird reports from the Salar de Atacama.