Thanks to poor drafting and a lack of enforcement, legislation intended to make it clearer who owns UK companies just isn’t working
Lukashenko’s ruthless actions against dissidents are intended to instil fear – and bring Belarusian society into a state of absolute submission
WikiLeaks files show how figures from Antonio Gramsci to Simone de Beauvoir are revered, as well as feared, by today’s ultra-conservatives
The intrigue over a former district judge could be the start of a much seedier story - and one that may involve heavyweights in the Ukrainian elite
Under Arsen Avakov, Ukraine’s police were implicated in tampering with investigations, violence and unprofessional conduct
We address openDemocracy readers’ biggest concerns about the upcoming data grab – including what opting out means, and how to do it
The unproven, potentially dangerous use of progesterone to ‘reverse’ a medical abortion is spreading globally, supported by the US Christian Right
Britain’s white-collar professionals would wince at the thought that they are enablers of global corruption. New research suggests that the UK’s corruption problem is not only structural, but cultural, too
A recent conflict over disputed territories left at least 46 dead, and hundreds more injured
The COVID-19 pandemic is not a random event. It is a symptom of a global economic system that is destroying the living planet.
As yet another election looms, years of discrimination and racism have fragmented Israeli politics, leading voters to turn inward.
