Ethnic violence, fear and alienation in Xinjiang Before Uyghur writer Perhat Tursun was sentenced to 16 years in prison, he wrote a modernist masterpiece about life in China’s Muslim heartland review Bradley Jardine
At the Washington anti-mandate rally, global concerns get infected with the anti-vax treatment Protesters embraced the cognitive dissonance of claiming to own science while basking in conspiracies and fanciful theories essay Ilan Greenberg
Anti-transgender campaigns bussed across the Atlantic transform European politics Gender and sexuality legislation are bolstering a powerful transatlantic partnership among right-wing organizations, led by CitizenGo in Spain feature Marta Biino
Is there any point in talking to a flat-earther? One philosopher thinks so The author and science historian Lee McIntyre discusses his latest book ‘How to Talk to a Science Denier’ q&a Dave Stelfox
Georgian far-right launches disinformation campaign following death of journalist beaten in anti-LGBTQ attack Influential YouTubers and political figures blame pro-Western liberals for the death of a TV cameraman targeted in the violent reaction to Tbilisi Pride feature Mariam Kiparoidze
The foundations and wealthy donors funding anti-gender-rights initiatives in Europe A recent report reveals that over $700 million in funding to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ initiatives came from organizations in America, Russia and the European Union brief Mary Steffenhagen
Cows, cash and ‘pot for shots’: global vaccine swag Governments and businesses around the world are giving away all manner of rewards to persuade people to get immunized brief Burhan Wazir
The toxic masculinity at the heart of the anti-lockdown movement Global restrictions have seen men join resistance campaigns in countries across the world, including the UK and Australia. feature Lydia Morrish
Uzbekistan’s law reforms still criminalize homosexuality Campaigners say new legislation scapegoats and imperils the LGBTQ community brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Anti-lockdown group Querdenken pulls Germans to the far right The Querdenken movement has become a potent political force in run-up to Germany’s national election dispatch Andrew Green
Istanbul student protests are a new frontline for the LGBTQ community Demands for academic freedom have grown into calls for solidarity with an increasingly embattled community dispatch Tessa Fox
How Brexit's biggest booster embraced anti-science populism Nigel Farage rebrands his anti-immigration party to pander to the anti-lockdown brigade feature Isobel Cockerell
Russian investigators single out gay fathers in latest crackdown on LGBTQ rights Gay men who have fathered children with surrogate mothers are the latest targets in a child trafficking investigation dispatch Marina Bocharova
Poland's anti-gay crusade: “The most aggressive homophobic campaign I have seen in my life” As Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party continues to leverage prejudice against LGBTQ communities, those on the frontline say the impact has been devastating dispatch Josephine Hüetlin
Fear, stigma and survival: inside Facebook’s coronavirus recovery groups Around the world, people getting over Covid-19 are finding support and solidarity in the most unlikely of places feature Isobel Cockerell
