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The devastating impact of Prevent in schools

‘I felt interrogated’ — As the government reviews its ‘anti-terror’ programme, the plight of young Muslims suffering as a result of racist policy only looks set to worsen.

  • Activism
  • Nadeine Asbali

The fight for long Covid to be recognised as a disability

Through the fog — The government’s failure to take long Covid seriously has led to the formation of a group of ‘long-haulers’ campaigning for the thousands of forgotten victims of the illness.

  • Activism
  • Samantha HuiQi Yow

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  • Culture
  • Niall Flynn

Why the Tories want to rip up our human rights

Power grab — The government is scrapping the Human Rights Act in a move that will hit marginalised people hardest.

  • Activism
  • Martha Spurrier

The anti-boycott bill is an attack on our democracy

Free Palestine — Legislation set to be announced in the Queen’s speech today will make it more difficult to hold Israel accountable for its human rights abuses.

  • Activism
  • Tamara Stanton

Chaos and community in British photography since the ‘60s

Facing Britain — An ongoing exhibition brings together the work of leading postwar British documentary photographers, capturing both the political struggles and everyday life.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

The technology police are using to target minorities

Surveillance state — FoIs obtained by Huck reveal a sharp increase in police fingerprint scanners, with Black and minority ethnic communities more likely to be scanned than their white counterparts.

  • Activism
  • Jack Barton

The Tories are demonising men seeking asylum

No one is illegal — The government’s Rwanda deal will not include women and children. In doing so, it seeks to stoke fear of Black and Muslim men while splitting hairs between the most vulnerable, writes Tiara Ataii.

  • Activism
  • Tiara Ataii

Nadia Whittome: the Tories’ Rwanda plan is pure evil

No to offshoring — The government’s Rwanda deal is just the latest example of the Tories’ contempt for asylum seekers and must be resisted, writes Nadia Whittome MP.

  • Activism
  • Nadia Whittome

As a Muslim, Labour no longer feels like the party for me

Taken for granted — After a councillor accused of Islamophobia was allowed to stand for Labour, many Muslims are left questioning if they can stand by a party that is failing to tackle racism.

  • Activism
  • Nadeine Asbali

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