Growing and globalising networks of conservative and fundamentalist groups are pushing back against our sexual and reproductive rights. Help us investigate.
Pakistani director Sabiha Sumar's brave new documentary, Azmaish, looks at retreats from liberal democracy on both sides of the border.
Former Charlie Hebdo journalist Zineb El Rhazoui collects fatwas like badges of honour. Her recent book outlines similarities between the Islamic and European far right.
In the UK and beyond, filmmaker Deeyah Khan has documented the experiences of ex-Muslims and the “extraordinary levels of persecution, abuse and discrimination they face”.
The right-wing campaigning platform has coordinated mass online petitions – and offline actions. Its reach is growing, alarming human rights advocates. Español
The growth of religious fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh poses life-threatening challenges to atheists and secularists.
A recent conference on freedom of expression threw up issues around relationships between ex-Muslims and reformist Muslims – and the ideological confusion of their allies.
Frontline activists, including women who use their topless bodies as political statements, are gathering in London to deplore threats to free expression worldwide.
An effective response to violence and harmful ideologies is important. But projects are failing to adequately engage with root causes.
Diverse groups are joining international “pro-family” alliances. Their common cause? To block and roll back feminist and sexual rights gains.
Religious groups we work with, in the fight against extremism, must have a commitment to universal rights – as well as peace.
At a recent summit in Budapest, anti-abortion celebrities and anti-gay rights activists gathered with their political allies waging a ‘spiritual war’ for the ‘traditional family.’
