Format: Explainers

Socioeconomic Inclusion

Is Rwanda a safe place to send LGBTQ+ asylum seekers from the UK?

As Britain prepares to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, rights groups fear LGBTQ+ migrants could face discrimination and abuse

Lucy Middleton

Updated April 23, 2024

Socioeconomic Inclusion

UK’s Rwanda plan: Which other nations send asylum seekers abroad?

Britain's parliament has approved Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, which he wants to launch by July

Nita Bhalla, Lin Taylor

Updated April 23, 2024

Socioeconomic Inclusion

How the EU spends big beyond its borders to keep migrants at bay

The European Union is paying countries outside its borders to stem migration - how much is it spending and will it work?

Beatrice Tridimas

Published April 19, 2024

Net Zero

From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?

Organisers of the Paris Games have pledged to cut planet-heating emissions in half but how will they deliver on this ambition?

Beatrice Tridimas

Published April 17, 2024

Money, Power and People

One year on, how war is pushing Sudan towards famine

After 12 months of conflict in Sudan, five million people face the risk of famine in one of the world's most acute forgotten crises

Nita Bhalla

Published April 15, 2024

Socioeconomic Inclusion

What are trans self-ID laws and what impact do they have?

Trans Germans will now be able to declare their gender change at a registry office, bypassing psychological assessments and court

Lucy Middleton

Updated April 12, 2024

Nature

Is tree planting all it’s cracked up to be?

As deforestation threatens crucial forests, a new study suggests tree planting is not a magic bullet for global warming

Jack Graham

Published March 26, 2024

Digital Rights

Pakistan’s WhatsApp death sentence case spotlights blasphemy law

Social media policing has been criticised after a man was sentenced to death for sending blasphemous images on the messaging app

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Published March 18, 2024

Big Tech

Can the EU unblock law to make gig work fairer?

Gig workers are urging European states to salvage a deal to give them more labour and social rights during last-ditch talks next week

Joanna Gill

Published March 08, 2024

Digital Rights

Is Germany’s trans self-ID bill a threat to data privacy?

Draft law to make it easier to change legal gender includes a clause requiring personal data to be sent to state security agencies

Enrique Anarte Lazo

Published March 06, 2024