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Analysis: Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Kurdish women fighting Isis were once feted in the US and UK media. But support for the Kurds of north and east Syria - now facing an existential threat - would only ever last as long as they were risking their lives in pursuit of western goals, writes Steven Methven.

Feature: Meet the YouTubers Terrorising Britain for Clicks

Simon Childs

A new generation of cry-bullies, wind-up merchants and far-right doomsayers is coming to a town near you. Simon Childs profiles some of the biggest ‘auditors’ taking over the internet.

Al-Rasheed al-Tahir wipes the tears of his deceased sister's daughter after the family fled El Fasher city to a displacement cap in al-Dabba, Sudan, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates amid the ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, 6 September 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Analysis: Gulf States and Warring Militias Alike Are Profiting From War in Sudan

Joshua Craze

For the UAE and Saudi Arabia, a divided Sudan is easier to dominate and profit from, writes Joshua Craze.

A football fan wearing a joint Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv scarf at the Villa Park match in Birmingham on Thursday 6 November 2025. Jonah Sealey Braverman/Novara Media

Report: Pro-Zionism Protesters Turned Out for Israel’s Most Racist Football Club

Simon Childs

Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine protesters descended on Birmingham as Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from visiting Aston Villa. Simon Childs reports from Birmingham.

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

The recent proscription of Palestine Action has blindsided many who thought terrorism meant suicide bombers and knife attackers. In fact, counter-terror legislation has been broadening for decades, write Rivkah Brown and Simon Childs.

Long Read: How the Media Became a Weapon in the Gaza Genocide

Steven Methven

Since 7 October, media outlets have made themselves a strategic asset for both Israel’s genocidal regime and western powers seeking to uphold the status quo in the Middle East. Steven Methven explains.

Berlin police outside the Palestine Congress. Michael Kuenne/PRESSCOV/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Report: Germany’s Anti-Palestine Crackdown Has Reached ‘a New Low’

James Jackson

German riot cops raided a pro-Palestine event and banned speakers from the country.

Novara Live: Braverman Leads Calls for Clampdown on Palestine Protests

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has joined the moral panic on Palestinian protests by warning that Islamists are bullying Britain into submission. Plus: Liz Truss appears alongside Steve Bannon at CPAC; and Michael goes on GB News to call out their co-owner. With Michael Walker and Rivkah Brown.

John Woodcock speaking to the home affairs select committee. Parliament.tv

Report: Government Advisor Suggests Palestine Protests Could Be Treated Like Sectarian Parades in Northern Ireland

Simon Childs

John Woodcock told a select committee about a proposal to create a new body to clamp down on protests.

a person with a keffiyeh covering their face, with only their eyes visible, holds a homemade cardboard sign above their head on which is written in the black, white, red and green colours of the palestinian flag: 'from the river to the sea, palestine will be free'

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

Rivkah Brown

Tugba Iyigun, a former journalist who fled Turkey, received a visit from North Yorkshire police officers for a single tweet about her local pro-Palestine demo. Rivkah Brown reports.

a man with short brown hair and a fade looks pained as he's arrested by police in yellow hi vis

Analysis: The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream

Rivkah Brown

Rather than telling Tommy Robinson to ‘fuck off’, the march against antisemitism should question why he was there in the first place, writes Rivkah Brown.

Countering extremism commissioner Robin Simcox

Analysis: Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

Simon Childs

Robin Simcox used to spend his time defending indefinite detention in Guantanamo Bay - then he was hired as an expert advisor to the British government.

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Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Novara Media tracked down the middle-aged advertising creative behind an elaborate hoax to trick journalists into reporting on fake documents which suggested Rishi Sunak's national security advisor was sounding the alarm on climate change.

A group of women stand beside one another holding flags and banners

Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left

Eda Seyhan

The Turkish president’s recent re-election for a third term dashed hopes for a new dawn in Turkey, writes Eda Seyhan. But the cracks are showing.

Far right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, speaks outside 10 Downing Street

Feature: White and Hindu Supremacists Are a Match Made in Heaven

Amardeep Singh Dhillon

Tommy Robinson’s Hindutva rant has cemented an alliance long in the making, writes Amardeep Singh Dhillon.

Activists of Hindu nationalist group Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) shout slogans during a protest against the killing of seven Hindu pilgrims in a gunbattle that erupted in Kashmir on Monday, in New Delhi, India, July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Analysis: Brace Yourselves for a ‘Hinduphobia’ Moral Panic

Ash Sarkar

British Indians aren’t switching to the Conservatives because of Hinduphobia – but that won’t stop the nationalist right using the phantom threat to divide minorities.

Image shows a Paris street. A Muslim woman wearing headscarf, a black top and blue jeans walks with her back to the camera on the sidewalk as she crosses a parking lot exit.

Report: French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?

Hanna Bechiche

After five years of persecution on Emmanuel Macron's watch, Muslim voters want an alternative, writes Hanna Bechiche. Will the French left learn lessons from the election and bake anti-racism into its agenda?

Opinion: The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain

Zarah Sultana

Since its release, the Trojan Horse Affair podcast has been met with near silence by the British media. This isn’t a surprise, writes Zarah Sultana: Islamophobia shaped the media’s response to the hoax letter in 2014 and Islamophobia explains its disregard for the podcast’s revelations in 2022.

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Analysis: Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Analysis: Gulf States and Warring Militias Alike Are Profiting From War in Sudan

Joshua Craze

Report: Pro-Zionism Protesters Turned Out for Israel’s Most Racist Football Club

Simon Childs

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs

Long Read: How the Media Became a Weapon in the Gaza Genocide

Steven Methven

Report: Germany’s Anti-Palestine Crackdown Has Reached ‘a New Low’

James Jackson

Novara Live: Braverman Leads Calls for Clampdown on Palestine Protests

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

Simon Childs

Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Analysis: Brace Yourselves for a ‘Hinduphobia’ Moral Panic

Ash Sarkar

Report: French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?

Hanna Bechiche

Opinion: The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain

Zarah Sultana

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Analysis: Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Feature: Meet the YouTubers Terrorising Britain for Clicks

Simon Childs

Analysis: Gulf States and Warring Militias Alike Are Profiting From War in Sudan

Joshua Craze

Report: Pro-Zionism Protesters Turned Out for Israel’s Most Racist Football Club

Simon Childs

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs

Long Read: How the Media Became a Weapon in the Gaza Genocide

Steven Methven

Report: Germany’s Anti-Palestine Crackdown Has Reached ‘a New Low’

James Jackson

Novara Live: Braverman Leads Calls for Clampdown on Palestine Protests

Report: Government Advisor Suggests Palestine Protests Could Be Treated Like Sectarian Parades in Northern Ireland

Simon Childs

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Who Is the Tory Counter-Extremism ‘Expert’ Labelling Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Antisemitic’?

Simon Childs

Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left

Eda Seyhan

Feature: White and Hindu Supremacists Are a Match Made in Heaven

Amardeep Singh Dhillon

Analysis: Brace Yourselves for a ‘Hinduphobia’ Moral Panic

Ash Sarkar

Report: French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?

Hanna Bechiche

Opinion: The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain

Zarah Sultana

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