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Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers

Ben Whitham, senior policy and research officer at Refugee Action, writes that the Sudan war exposes ‘racial injustice’ in the UK asylum system

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’

Save the Children staff working on the frontline in Gaza shared voice notes with personal reflections about their hopes for the future of Palestine

Inside the Big Issue: How we remember
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: How we remember

In this week’s Remembrance Day special, we investigate issues facing veterans – and our vendors reflect on what Remembrance means to them

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’
War

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’

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The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here’s why it’s so important
Finland

The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here’s why it’s so important

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Helen Pattinson

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza
Mohammed Aklouk 

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza

Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’
Ukraine war

Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’

I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Mohammed Aklouk

I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
Music

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains

Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
Riham Jafari

Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America
Theatre

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Books

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot
John Bird

There’s no defence for raiding the social security pot

I’ve been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words
10Foot Takeover

I’ve been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words

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How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’
Nuclear disarmament

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
Defence

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
Film

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’