Justice and truth are wanted. There have been many reported incidents and most involve cases of young people who have been detained without a credible accusation, according to family members. Many El Salvadorean families deplore the arrest of their loved ones by the authorities for allegedly belonging to or collaborating […]
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Suffering in Syria
Syria has been in a state of war for ten years and President Bashar-al Assad is still in charge of the country. The increasing evidence of his military victory has come at a devastating price: over 400,000 Syrians killed and a refugee crisis named by the UN as the largest […]
Recovering the Sacred in art: Kai Althoff
In the time between times, between lockdowns, I went to an art exhibition in Whitechapel Gallery, of work by Kai Althoff. Steve Latham A German-born artist from Cologne, now resident in the US, Althoff’s paintings are largely figurative. This is appropriate, given the Whitechapel’s championing of a revival […]
Chris Killip: opposing history
Exhibitions like the one currently on show at The Photographers Gallery in London are becoming precious at a time when art photography is increasingly devoted to personal projects of meagre public interest or so concept-driven as to risk disappearing up its own fundament. Sean Sheehan Chris Killip, in […]
Women, free from all forms of violence
The latest National Demographic and Health Survey of the National Institute of Statistics of Honduras reports that 20 per cent of women aged 15-49 in Honduras have been beaten or abused at some time since the age of 15. The study adds that 16% of Honduran women have experienced […]
















