A historic monument was destroyed in an act reflecting the persistence of fascism and ideological attacks on symbols of memory and freedom, highlighting that such aggression affects not only people but also history and the collective legacy. _ Armando Orozco Tovar The statue of Jaime Pardo Leal was violated. […]
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Executions as ‘organised crime’: Iran’s tool of control
Over 1,200 executions this year. Rising espionage charges targeting journalists, activists, and citizens. Deaths in custody. Prison protests. UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato exposes Iran’s escalating human-rights crisis, where surveillance tightens, legal protections collapse, and fear becomes a tool of social control.
Between Sumeria and the UK: the exile that turned memory into art
Trained in Baghdad and marked by war and exile, Sadiq Toma transforms ancient Sumeria into an intimate territory. His paintings, sculptures and calligraphy weave together childhood, loss and mythology to reimagine how civilisations converse and what endures when everything seems to fade. (The Prisma Memoirs) Shanta Sultana Living in […]
“I learned to be Bolivian here”: A life of exile and resistance
She arrived in Europe fleeing Argentina’s crisis, ended up undocumented in London and spent more than a decade dodging immigration raids. After securing her papers, Ángela Camacho fully embraced her Bolivian heritage and turned it into political, community and family activism. Her story reveals both the costs and the resilience […]
Forgotten books: The Mermaid collection
A welcomed new series from Penguin Books, “The Mermaid collection”, resurrects works of mid-to-late twentieth-century literature, written by women and which, over time, have become unfairly neglected. Sean Sheehan The first four novels in this series are a treat. “Lucy Carmichael”, by Margaret Kennedy, sparkles with wit and […]
















