Shut up, stay put – and have nice babies
Spain’s new abortion law is just one more example of the government’s patriarchal, patronizing and hypocritical attitude, says Marian Womack.
View ArticleHouse of Commons must save our freedom of speech
A crucial vote will decide the fate of the Transparency of Lobbying Bill
View ArticleEast or West? Battle lines clear in struggle for Ukraine's future
Does the country's future include assistance from Russia, or from the EU? asks Maxine David
View ArticlePrison reform promised in Togo
Gabriella Jóźwiak witnesses the Week of the Detainee ‘celebrations’, and considers the likelihood of political promises being kept.
View ArticleDid nonviolence fail in Egypt?
Three years after the resignation of Mubarak, the Egyptian revolution provides a perfect example of what mass protest can – and can’t – accomplish
View ArticleThe measure of a man: my tribute to Tony Benn
Alan Hughes has fond memories of meeting a politician devoted to helping others.
View ArticleWhat happened to unity in diversity?
Mari Marcel Thekaekara is concerned about attempts to dismantle secular India.
View ArticleCountry Profile: Iran
There is much more to Iran than the Western world's image of it as a progenitor of terrorist outrages, says Mischa Kally.
View ArticleLet's talk about sex in... the Arab world
Shereen El Feki hopes to reclaim the spirit of her ancestors who lived when sex was a pleasure - for both men and women.
View ArticleThe BBC having Clegg and Farage debate immigration is a bad-taste joke
It’s like asking whether you should beat your wife weekly or daily, complains Kate Smurthwaite.
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