The EU efforts to repatriate Afghan asylum seekers are dangerous
It is still not safe for Afghan refugees and asylum seekers to return home.
Category Archives: Opinions
Kenya’s satire is under threat
Kenyans have long challenged power by laughing. But the Kenyan government has started cracking down on humour.
What role can schools play to end violence and sexual harassment?
Effective sex education programmes can help combat sexual violence in school and in society.
Why Quo Vadis, Aida? deserves an Oscar
Jasmila Žbanić’s masterful film asks us to open our eyes, speak up and act to save lives.
A youth revolt is under way in South Korea
President Moon and his party should see the results of the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections as a warning sign.
Elect a populist, people die
Delinquents masquerading as leaders visited avoidable suffering and loss upon millions of people from Brazil to Ontario.
What is next for Aleksey Navalny’s movement?
Navalny can still bring tens of thousands onto the streets, but a major anti-Putin uprising remains unlikely.
After the Super League debacle, we need a football revolution
The growing dominance of capital in football has long been ignored. Now, it is time for radical change.
The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism is an orientalist text
The JDA fails to produce true opposition to the core problem of the IHRA definition: the silencing of Palestinians.
The Quilliam Foundation has closed but its toxic legacy remains
For 13 years, the organisation promoted policies that were harmful to the British Muslim community.
Biden’s anti-migrant ‘surge’
The US government's solution to the migrant crisis is militarisation ... again.
The high cost of India’s cheap garment exports
The garment industry is exacerbating India's growing water crisis.
Ukraine-Turkey cooperation has its limits
Turkey cannot extend the same support to Ukraine it has given to Azerbaijan.
Peace can still be achieved in Afghanistan
It is time for Afghans to take the initiative in the peace process.
UK legislation to curb torture prosecutions must be stopped
The British government's proposed Overseas Operations Bill is a punch in the gut for torture survivors.
Integrate, don’t close, Africa’s largest refugee camps
The forced closure of the Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps would be a humanitarian and cultural catastrophe.
Understanding the dynamics that led to Jordan’s royal crisis
The crisis was a symptom of the growing public resentment over the government’s failure to implement reforms.
Russia’s Ukraine manoeuvres are a response, not a provocation
The Ukrainian government's push for NATO membership could provoke a dangerous escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.
Rich, old prince dies – the media, on cue, loses it
Then the audience switches off the TV.
Israel’s democratic immunity is under threat
Israel's democratic system continues to erode as Netanyahu does everything and anything to avoid prison.