A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) in 94 countries, revealing how this harmful practice exists in more communities than previously recognized and the number of girls and women affected or at risk exceeds earlier estimates. Equality Now* Efforts to end FGM/C remain […]
Human Rights
If Palestine dies, humanity dies…
At the beginning of February, in front of a very large audience, a talk given by renowned activist and academic Professor Ilan Pappé at the Colombian Consulate in London showed that solidarity with the Palestinian people continues to grow in different parts of the world, despite attempts and actions to […]
STS: Activism in the age of the Public Order Act
The Prisma spoke exclusively to Shut The System (STS), a necessarily anonymous climate activist group formed in February 2024. They first made headlines by spraying red paint on insurance firm offices, forcing insurers to drop two major carbon-bomb projects in the UK and West Africa. “The new anti-protest legislation in the UK has definitely driven STS underground”, they say.
The art of caricature: human rights and democracy
Marilena Nardi refuses to seek visibility at any cost or cater to audience approval. She talks about her independent approach to cartooning and the importance of addressing global issues, such as the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran. As an artist, she believes that freedom of expression is one of the most important values that we must all defend.
Music against racism and fascism in Deptford
Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) put on a live gig in Deptford in recent days to counterpoint the far-right march organised by Tommy Robinson. David Okumu headlined on a night when all those involved were conscious of the rising threat of fascism and came together to celebrate multiculturalism. Zac […]
















