Music is A Weapon for West Papuan Liberation
By Ronny KareniTo commemorate Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020, the role of music as a right, and as an expression, is celebrated, writes West Papuan musician and activist Ronny Kareni.
Protest
The Trials of Portnoy: a review
By Caitlin CassidyPatrick Mullins’ latest is the first full account of the publishing industry players that helped bring the end of literary censorship in Australia
City on Fire: a review
By Heath ChamerskiIn 2019, a leaderless protest movement may have changed Hong Kong forever. Antony Dapiran’s latest provides a detailed analysis of the movement and the city
Art in an Emergency
By Amy WaltersIn Funny Weather, critic Olivia Laing makes a case for why art matters in these dark times, and questions the state of critical culture.
From the ‘rule of law’ to ‘rule by fear’: Hong Kong’s National Security Law
By Eva PilsHong Kong’s new National Security Law must be understood as a transnational, as well as a local mechanism for repression.
The right to protest during the pandemic
By Chris BreenTo protest or not to protest, what is deemed essential when we can’t afford to wait for change?
Citizenship Denied: Two Million in India Face an Uncertain Future
By Hannah Gordon and Elif SekerciogluIndia’s Hindu nationalist government has put in place two pieces of legislation that could lead to the biggest crisis of citizenship since World War II.
A critical turning point for First Nations justice
By Sophie TrevittWe have decades of evidence that spells out what governments must do to save blak lives, so how do we use it?
Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame
By Alison Whittaker“It is not enough to hear about justice, justice must be done,” writes Alison Whittaker in this piece for The Conversation.
You Daughters of Freedom: a review
By Maria GriffinThrough the eyes of five remarkable women, Clare Wright explores the battle for women’s votes. Wright reestablishes these forgotten suffragettes and ensures that history will remember their inspiring example.
Blackout
By Bänoo ZanBänoo Zan’s poem was written in the aftermath of countrywide protests against the sudden steep rise of fuel prices in Iran on November 15. Authorities shut down the Internet of the whole country and embarked on a horrific killing spree. Amnesty International has so far verified 208 deaths in less than a week.