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Nigerian woman faces jail for giving tomato paste bad review on Facebook
25 April 2024 @ 12:14 pm
Chioma Okoli was arrested after claiming puree had too much sugar – raising fears over freedom of speech
Threat of Israel-Iran war fades – but danger is unchanged for Gazans
24 April 2024 @ 12:01 pm
Attention has returned to atrocities Israel is inflicting on Palestinians, but Biden still won’t call for ceasefire
The fate of LGBTIQ+ Ghanaians is in the hands of a court they don’t trust
23 April 2024 @ 12:02 pm
Lives of queer communities in Ghana hang in the balance as they await Supreme Court’s ruling on draconian new bill
Cubans face endless misery amid dire food and power shortages
22 April 2024 @ 2:35 pm
Protests and mass exodus reveal Cubans’ mistrust of Communist rulers – and highlight revolution’s failure
From America with cash: Right-wing groups want to end abortion in the UK
19 April 2024 @ 11:01 am
A right-wing political and media ecosystem pushing a US-style anti-abortion agenda is gaining traction in the UK
‘It’s a trap’: LGBTIQ+ Ugandans wary of court ruling on right to healthcare
18 April 2024 @ 1:54 pm
Queer people and health providers remain at risk of being punished for receiving or providing health services
Government admits it broke law to allow gamebird shooting
17 April 2024 @ 4:04 pm
Ministers ignored advice about the release of pheasants and partridges after meeting a pro-shooting organisation
Labour in ‘cash for access’ scandal over meetings with £150k donor
13 April 2024 @ 6:01 am
Labour top brass including Keir Starmer gave Bloomberg ‘exclusive’ look at party's financial plan at private meeting
Trump has just hung an albatross around his neck – abortion
11 April 2024 @ 12:15 pm
The Republican presidential hopeful has flip-flopped on support for choice – and ended up pleasing no one
Do we really need a Global Commission on Modern Slavery?
10 April 2024 @ 7:01 am
Theresa May’s attempt at a legacy project won’t save anybody from ‘modern slavery’. But since it’s here, we have a few suggestions