OPINION
45 View from Africa
As Uganda passes its anti-gay law, Rosebell Kagumire decries the way faltering governments make scapegoats of their most marginalized citizens. Plus: Marc Roberts’ Only Planet
59 View from Brazil
Leonardo Sakamoto on Lula’s efforts to give Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami communities a reprieve. Plus: Kate Evans’ Thoughts from a Broad
73 View from India
Could Rahul Gandhi’s epic march reverse the fortunes of India’s political opposition? Nilanjana Bhowmick deliberates. Plus: Polyp‘s Big Bad World
FEATURES
41 Tough love
As Nicola Sturgeon departs Scotland’s political stage, what kind of legacy does she leave behind? Conrad Landin digs into the Scottish National Party’s past, present and future.
46 ‘I am not going to stay quiet’
In Iran rap has become the language of protest, writes Lorraine Mallinder.
56 Hope in the water
Magdalena Rojo reports on the Mexico Indigenous communities finally gaining control over their water.
60 From the archive: The trans revolution
Vanessa Baird on the liberating potential of transgender rights for us all.
64 The Long Read – ‘They are my ancestors’
Hana Pera Aoake on how how an Indigenousled programme in New Zealand/Aotearoa is returning the stolen remains of ancestors home to their descendents.
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MIXED MEDIA
74 Spotlight
Senegalese singer- songwriter Baaba Maal speaks to Graeme Green about music making a difference.
76 Book Reviews
Bodies Under Siege by Sian Norris; Shalash the Iraqi; Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai; Siblings by Brigitte Neimann.
78 Film Reviews
Harka directed and written by Lucy Nathan; 1976 directed and co-written by Manuela Martelli.
79 Music Reviews
Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels by Mayssa Jallad; Les Égarés by Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani.
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8.03.23 Protecting trans lives goes deeper than laws and representation Priti Salian on how transgender activists are fighting the colonial mindset to push for equality in India.
21.12.22 The making of tax haven Mauritius Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that ’s been hurting Indians and Africans for years.
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