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Students march against the military dictatorship, 1966
Features / 9 May 2026
9 May 2026

Newly revealed documents reveal that MI5 taught Brazilian secret police the techniques deployed by the 1964-85 military dictatorship in horrific prisons like Rio de Janeiro’s House of Death. SARA VIVACQUA reports

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Book Review / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026

RUTH AYLETT recommends that this mixture of memoir, diary and poetry by a young Gazan writer be read as widely as possible

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, from a Border Security Command vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Sunday May 3rd, 2026
Asylum / 3 May 2026
3 May 2026
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
The Global Sumud Flotilla is preparing to set sail for Gaza as a number of boats are on their way from Spain to form an expanded unified fleet, in Syracuse, Italy, April 23, 2026. Photo: Sebastiano Diamante/LaPresse via AP
Palestine Solidarity / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026