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We Must Fight this Dangerous Attack on Our Civil Service
Dr Jennifer Cassidy on why Kim Darroch's resignation after leaked emails revealed his criticisms of Donald Trump's administration are such a blow for the rule of law.

The Double Attack on Liberal Democracy
The far right's collusion with Vladimir Putin is now well-documented, but support from the left puts democracy in even greater danger.

The Blindness of the Anti-War Left is Helping Undermine Democracy and Human Rights Everywhere
CJ Werleman on the rise of authoritarianism in Asia and why some on the left are aiding the advance of illiberal regimes, not fighting it.

THE JUSTICE TRAP: A Miscarriage of Justice is a Lifelong Sentence
The injustice of how our justice system deals with its own errors was a key theme at the launch of Proof magazine this week.

EXCLUSIVE The Attraction of Iran: The Middle East’s Locked Up Treasure Trove
It's not just a wealth of natural resources that makes Iran such a target, but the fact they're nationalised explains Adi MacArtney

'We would Rather Die Now than be Kept in Here Forever' – Life Inside a Saudi Detention Centre for Rohingya Refugees
CJ Werleman documents his conversations with Faisal Thar Thakin, a Rohingya Muslim who has been held in the kingdom's notorious Shumaisi detention centre for the past six years.

'TOMMY ROBINSON' GUILTY: A Fair Trial is at the Centre of Our Justice System
Nazir Afzal highlights why Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's conviction for interfering with a child sexual abuse trial in Leeds in 2018 goes to the heart of justice itself.

The Myths of Immigration Just Don't Add Up
Jonathan Portes, Professor of economics and public policy at King's College London, on why the UK has long been a country shaped by immigration and immigrants – and how the reality of this is not as bad as the rhetoric portrays.
How Can Our Rage Over Alabama's Abortion Ban Achieve Justice for Northern Ireland?
Molly Greeves on why Alabama's abortion ban should jolt those in the UK into action to secure rights to the procedure in Northern Ireland.