‘We want justice’: series of rapes trigger mass protests at Indian universities
Women say nothing has changed since Delhi’s infamous Nirbhaya bus rape case 14 years agoThe posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. “Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,” read one. “Lock your dicks rather than…
It shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed | María Ramírez
Pédro Sanchez is an admirer of Zohran Mamdani. It’s time Spanish politicians emulated the New York mayor’s relentless focus on affordable homesMaricarmen Abascal is a determined woman who uses a wheelchair to get around. She has needed her determination…
Hundreds detained as student protests across France turn violent
More than 400 detained as police and students clash over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortagesMore than 400 people, most of them children, have been detained in France on Tuesday after teenagers across the country blockaded their schools…
The Guardian view on Morocco’s election: hosting a World Cup will not placate a disillusioned generation | Editorial
A year after mass protests demanding a change in political priorities, gen Z opted out of last week’s poll en masseThe spectacle of young migrants swimming en masse from Moroccan waters to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta exposed the frustration felt by…
Stop shaming people for using AI. Start organizing to prevent our obsolescence | Garrison Lovely
The industry is engaged in a perverse quest to replace humans. We cannot cede the best tools available to the other sideI don’t need to tell you that people hate AI. The list of grievances is long: slop, cheating, bias, enfeeblement, electricity bills,…
Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty
Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by…
Eviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlight
Images of Maricarmen Abascal being forcibly removed from her home sparked protests and a reckoning over the country’s soaring real estate marketImages of an octogenarian being evicted from the home she had lived in for seven decades on a stretcher,…
Loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead as almost 30-year ban overturned
Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road scheduled to take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appealA controversial loyalist parade along a nationalist street in the Northern Ireland town of Portadown has been permitted to go…
Picking a side on Ed Sheeran, Israel and Palestine | Letters
Celebrities like Ed Sheeran should not shy away from expressing political opinions, writes Dr Richard J Goy, while Anna Emms praises the singer’s commitment to his fans. Plus a letter from David ParryNadia Khomami provides an excellent analysis of…
Farewell, nimbys of Piddington… | Letters
Readers respond to the news that an Oxfordshire village has voted to leave the UK over plans to house asylum seekers nearbySo the people of Piddington have spoken – an overwhelming majority want to leave the UK (English village votes to leave UK in…