Greece: Media freedom under assault
Journalists in Greece working to hold those in power to account are facing increasing pressures.
Category Archives: Opinions
Resurrection by reading: An ode to used books
On this World Book Day, let's remember how invigoratingly edifying reading can be.
I will not be bullied by Israel
The Israel lobby is attempting to remove my music from Spotify for supporting Palestine, but I will not be silenced.
Reparations in reverse: Afghanistan pays, Vatican prays, US preys
The doctrine of 'sovereign immunity' is being used to insulate state violence from legal liability.
Sudan: Anti-coup voices being silenced to subdue the resistance
The international community should not turn a blind eye to the ongoing human rights crisis in Sudan.
The Russia-Ukraine war: An opportunity for nuclear disarmament?
The war can help the world recognise that a nuclear-free world should not be an aspiration with an indefinite timeline.
My story: Being an opposition figure in Rwanda
I spent eight years in prison, five of which were in solitary confinement, and my ordeal is still far from over.
The cause, and the goal, of Israeli violence
What is the real reason behind Israel's routine violence against Palestinians?
The economic war against Russia can help Ukraine’s reconstruction
There are ways to make sure Russia pays for the damage it inflicts on Ukraine and its economy.
President Zelenskyy, one Israel is enough
Zelenskyy's plan to turn Ukraine into a 'big Israel with its own face' after the war invites a blunt reproach.
Britain’s Trojan Horse: A hoax that still harms Muslims
The Trojan Horse hoax served to legitimise and institutionalise a discriminatory culture against Muslim children.
The troubled path ahead for Pakistan’s new prime minister
Prime Minister Sharif has inherited a depleting economy, troubling foreign relations and a polarised domestic front.
I am now one of millions of Afghan refugees
Do not forget us.
The UK’s quick Rwandan fix for the ‘Migrant Menace’
The UK-Rwanda asylum deal is a ‘barbaric trade in human misery’.
Sanctions should target the Kremlin, not those fleeing from it
I am Russian and I left my country because I oppose its invasion of Ukraine. So why can't I have a bank account?
The French culture war over Islam shows no sign of abating
France’s obsession with Islam continues to disenfranchise voters and undermine the true separation of church and state.
Xenophobic exclusion has become a British tradition
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's proposal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda should not surprise anyone.
Imran Khan did not violate the constitution
Now, the only way forward for Pakistan is a general election.
The Russia-Ukraine war provides an opportunity to reform the UN
To prevent a repeat of the devastation in Ukraine, we need to think long-term, which means UNSC reform.
The dangerous ‘truth’ of The Kashmir Files
The popular Bollywood film attempts to construct a truth about Kashmir out of the carcasses of facts.