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Why can't we get anywhere?

In the latest feature from our ‘At What Cost’ series, we look at how a lack of transport infrastructure and investment is condemning millions to a life of inequality and hardship.

  • Activism
  • Diyora Shadijanova

Inside Uzbekistan's burgeoning electronic music scene

In a country with an extensive history of censorship, a new generation of artists are building community and fighting for the freedom of expression.

  • Spaces Between the Beats
  • Diyora Shadijanova

Why living 15 minutes from everything is actually good

Where goes the neighbourhood? — The 15-minute city is an urban planning model that has recently found itself at the centre of a bizarre conspiracy about freedom of movement, but millions are already living in them. Is it hell on earth as some fear, or is it, in fact, lovely?

  • Reportage
  • Diyora Shadijanova

Inside the winning fight to stop the Rwanda deportation flights

A campaign led by ex-torture survivors and refugee organisations has left the Tories with no planes left to carry out their callous scheme. Writer Diyora Shadijanova reports on how they won.

  • Activism
  • Diyora Shadijanova

‘Tenants’: how we can tackle Britain's housing emergency

In her new book, Vicky Spratt explores the country’s housing crisis in human terms and calls for radical action to address a broken system.

  • Books
  • Diyora Shadijanova

Yara Rodrigues Fowler on why hope is a radical act

The author discusses her new novel which takes readers across continents and generations – from the London riots to Brazil's military dictatorship.

  • Books
  • Diyora Shadijanova

Get rich or lie trying: how deceit drives the influencer economy

From dropshipping, to digital sex work, to MLMs and BBLs, Symeon Brown speaks about his new book investigating the murky world of influencing.

  • Books
  • Diyora Shadijanova

'Free': a memoir about coming of age in communist Albania

Academic and author Lea Ypi talks to writer Diyora Shadijanova about her vital book documenting a pivotal moment in history and coming to terms with family secrets.

  • Culture
  • Diyora Shadijanova

Photos capturing overlooked lives in rural Uzbekistan

Hidden stories — Photographer Hassan Kurbanbaev discusses his series documenting the Central Asian country, which aims to shed light on ordinary Uzbeks and to preserve something of the nation‘s rich history.

  • Culture
  • Diyora Shadijanova

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