Female activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities Last summer, Xiaocao, a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city in China’s Shanxi province, vulnerable women were being forced into marriages. ...
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From the archive: Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK – podcastFrom the archive: Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: They fought for the Iranian revolution – and then for Saddam Hussein. The US and UK once condemned them. But now their opposition ...
Even if Iran benefits from this deal with Washington, any peace is likely to be temporary | Sina ToossiEven if Iran benefits from this deal with Washington, any peace is likely to be temporary | Sina Toossi
The regime has learned it must extract concessions rather than promises from the US, but any permanent deal still depends on ending the war in Lebanon To understand why Iran agreed to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States to end the war, one must first understand how ...
‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success ‘This would have been a wild dream a year ago,” says Andrea Ceccolini, standing on Arctic sea ice just a 4-mile snowmobile ride from the Inuit town of ...
Some college, no degree: the Americans who find it impossible to graduateSome college, no degree: the Americans who find it impossible to graduate
They all begin college with hope, and leave without the credential they believed would shape the rest of their lives due to financial instability, family, illness Story and photographs by Rachel Bujalski Everyone knows the feeling of leaving something unfinished. A half-written novel. A business idea scribbled into a notebook. ...
How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’
Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s governor, squares off with state lawmakers over the facilities powering an AI boom A controversial haunted house near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taps into its dark history every fall to scare tens of thousands of visitors. In 1968, a local news station documented appalling conditions for disabled people in ...
‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras‘He liked that people were scared of him’: my year unpicking fantasy and reality with a veteran of Italy’s football ultras
I’ve met many hardcore, violent fans, but the hostage-negotiating, cocaine-smuggling, Marxist-Leninist Alessandro Casolari still stood out I had heard the name Alessandro Casolari on and off for years. From 2016 onwards, when I was researching my book on Italy’s ultras – a cross between English football hooligans and Hells Angels ...
Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?
Washington has been stepping up its airstrikes in the campaign against al-Shabaab, but the militants make continued gains and civilians are increasingly the victims Read more on this story Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes? The Trump administration is engaged in ...
Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?
Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day Explainer: Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing? They had just settled ...
Trump says Iran ‘will never have a nuclear weapon’ and that deal is ‘going to second stage’ – Middle East crisis liveTrump says Iran ‘will never have a nuclear weapon’ and that deal is ‘going to second stage’ – Middle East crisis live
US president also tells press at G7 that Netanyahu has to be ‘more responsible with respect to Lebanon’ Full report: Trump declares deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders try to tie loose ends You can follow all the latest developments from the G7 summit in our Europe live blog: We ...