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Russia’s repressed independent media is vital to building a post-Putin era

Almost all Russian journalists have been forced into exile amid a state crackdown. But there is some cause for hope

By Farida Rustamova, Theo Tindall and Stephanie Diepeveen

/ 29 Jun 2022

Russia’s repressed independent media is vital to building a post-Putin era

I reported on Thatcher-era strikes. Here’s what today’s coverage is missing

The demise of industrial correspondents allows the Tory press to deliver outlandish, make-believe scare stories

By Nicholas Jones

/ 23 Jun 2022

I reported on Thatcher-era strikes. Here’s what today’s coverage is missing

It’s great to see Mick Lynch calling out the media’s anti-union bullshit

Billionaires control our politics and our press, yet we’re told unions are the real enemy of the British worker

By Adam Ramsay

/ 21 Jun 2022

RMT boss Mick Lynch pictured in March 2022

Three clear reasons to boycott the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy video game

As well as its link to JK Rowling, the game is accused of antisemitism and was developed by a Gamergate defender

By Maysa Pritilata

/ 21 Jun 2022

An illustration of a videogame controller

Assange extradition is just latest in UK’s crackdown on the free press

Journalism is under attack – yet MPs will line up on Tuesday to pay lip service to ‘World Press Freedom Day’

By Martin Williams

/ 17 Jun 2022

Assange extradition is just latest in UK’s crackdown on the free press

Colombia faces moment of reckoning as tense election awaits

Populist outlier Rodolfo Hernández will challenge the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro in Sunday's presidential vote

By Juanita Rico

/ 17 Jun 2022

Colombia faces moment of reckoning as tense election awaits

Presidenciales en Colombia: la tensa recta final

El 19 de junio los colombianos votarán si el país tiene el primer presidente de izquierda de su historia o si regirá un inesperado populista de derecha

By Juanita Rico

/ 15 Jun 2022

Presidenciales en Colombia: la tensa recta final

‘Cadwalladr’s legal ordeal shows UK is failing to protect journalists’

Arron Banks may have lost his case, but it’s a dark day for press freedom, campaigners warn

By Jenna Corderoy

/ 13 Jun 2022

‘Cadwalladr’s legal ordeal shows UK is failing to protect journalists’

Revealed: What Priti Patel spent selling Rwanda deportations to the public

Tens of thousands of pounds were spent on ads to be shown by Facebook and Instagram

By Anita Mureithi

/ 10 Jun 2022

Revealed: What Priti Patel spent selling Rwanda deportations to the public

Is there any real benefit to city status? Luckily for Reading, probably not

The town (sorry) has once again had its bid to become a city rejected, this time in a competition for the jubilee

By Jonn Elledge

/ 31 May 2022

Is there any real benefit to city status? Luckily for Reading, probably not

Resistências: palavras e arte para lutar contra a difamação política

Jean Wyllys, Marcia Tiburi, Wagner Schwartz e Debora Diniz transformam trauma em beleza em série que estreia em Londres

By Liván García-Duquesne

/ 27 May 2022

Resistencias. Arte y palabras para luchar contra la difamación política

Cuatro intelectuales y artistas brasileños que viven en el exilio político se proponen transformar el trauma en arte y belleza, en esta serie documental cuyo estreno mundial tiene lugar en Londres el sábado 28 de mayo

By Liván García-Duquesne

/ 27 May 2022

Resistencias. Arte y palabras para luchar contra la difamación política