Rights & Freedoms

Inkblots on Trial

Norway’s legal debate over the Rorschach test The Rorschach test – known worldwide for its enigmatic inkblots – has long been a symbol of psychology’s more mysterious side. First developed...

Young People to the Rescue in Turkey?

Mass protests in Istanbul have rekindled old notions about the role of young people in political resistance to authoritarianism – but just below the surface there’s anxiety and fragmentation On...

Freedom by Numbers

More than 200 court rulings in 2024 cite an algorithm that classifies foreign prisoners without ties as high risk, even if they lack other risk factors In 1993, two beekeepers...

The Quiet Revolution of Intergenerational Care

How older Spanish hosts and migrant youth are reshaping what ‘home’ means, one shared kitchen at a time What does it mean to be seen, not as a threat or...

The rescue that never came

A harrowing investigation into how young people are trafficked into scam compoundsn in Southeast Asia, and the journey of one Chinese family seeking justice for their son The plane taxied...

Medellin: The politics of street art in Colombia’s second city

On a Medellín highway, a crass political banner exposes a fierce, ongoing visual war where spray-painted walls fight to memorialize the city's recently unearthed mass graves....

N’Djamena: Searching for gas in the Chadian capital

An ecological ban on firewood has ignited a desperate daily pilgrimage. When cooking a warm meal requires scouring the city for scarce butane, survival hangs in the balance....

English Only

As America narrows its linguistic identity by executive order, the fight over who gets to be heard —and in what language—returns with new urgency In 1780, one of America’s founding...

An unexpected tale from a no-longer-forgotten city

A photo essay from Khartoum and Berber April 2023-ongoing We knew we had to leaveعلمنا أنه يجب أن نغادرر The war began not with a warning but with the sound...

Wheels of Inequality

Women motorcycle taxi drivers in Indonesia navigate exploitative digital platforms and structural gender bias Last month, on International Labour Day, Konde.co released a groundbreaking research report on the precarious conditions...

Today, Hope Lies with the People

A Thai political activist reflects on the movement’s highs and lows since the 2020 protests, and why he believes that change – however slowly – is coming In the fading...

The Girl Who Was Called “Everybody’s Property”

Iceland, despite its feminist reputation, systematically fails rape victims, shielding perpetrators and disbelieving survivors Widely praised as a global leader in gender equality, Iceland consistently tops rankings of the world’s...

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