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US veterans on life after the Iraq war: 'I don’t want my son to be afraid of me
In 2007 Sean Smith made an award-winning film about the Apache Company Stryker Brigade Combat Team during war in Iraq. Nine years on, the soldiers are back in the United States. They discuss post-traumatic stress and how their...
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Tunisia and the Arab spring 10 years on: 'We tried to rise'
When a young street seller set himself on fire to protest lack of employment opportunities and government corruption, Tunisia became the cradle of the Arab spring revolutions that swept the middle east. Less than a month later, the...
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I feel like I've got my life back': the homeless residents of a Tudor hotel
When councils were instructed to provide accommodation for their homeless population to protect them from coronavirus, Mike Matthews, owner of the Prince Rupert hotel in Shrewsbury, was one of the first to step in. The decision was part...
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Salariman rap battle: where Tokyo businessmen say what they really think of each other
Corporate culture in Japan involves strict hierarchy and long hours that have led to cases of death from overwork – so some ‘salarimen’ started an underground rap battle to let off steam, express themselves ... and say things to each...
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Sudan's deadly military coup: will the fight for democracy ever be won?
Sudan has had more military coups than any other country in Africa, having undergone three popular uprisings since its independence from British colonial rule. The most recent revolution in 2019 is still under way, with protesters...
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I play Jesus three': landmark operatic production of the Easter story, performed by Manchester's homeless
Critically acclaimed charity Streetwise Opera and ensemble the Sixteen perform Bach’s iconic oratorio St Matthew Passion as an immersive fully staged opera in Campfield Market, Manchester. Director Penny Woolcock explains, “it’s about...
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How stop and search in the UK is failing black people – video explainer
There has been renewed criticism over stop and search in the UK after research found that BAME people are 54% more likely to be fined under coronavirus rules than white people. The subsequent death of George Floyd in the US and the...
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We gotta keep fighting and yelling: New York drag queens on the legacy of Stonewall
On 28 June 1969, a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, sparked a rebellion against discrimination – and proved the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ rights movement. Performers Lady Bunny, Peppermint...
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Should robots have faces?
Many robots are designed with a face – yet don't use their 'eyes' to see, or speak through their 'mouth'. Given that some of the more realistic humanoid robots are widely considered to be unnerving, and that humans have a propensity to...
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Refugees in Calais: ‘house them like the Ukrainians’
After the Ukraine invasion, hundreds of people found themselves stranded in Calais as they tried to navigate the UK visa process. It put a spotlight on the city where many young refugees have been living outside all winter in harsh...
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How racist propaganda inspired riots in America's biggest cities
In 1915 the president, Woodrow Wilson, screened the movie Birth of a Nation at the White House – a film that depicts Black men as brutal people who desire white women. Meanwhile white supremacist groups were writing school curriculums...
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Putin's Russia: from KGB agent to Kremlin operator
As Vladimir Putin wages a bloody and unrelenting war in Ukraine, Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding examines Putin's unlikely path to the Russian presidency. From his humble beginnings in St Petersburg to his mysterious and...
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Sex is not a crime': the women protesting Poland's new abortion law
As Poland attempts to pass a new abortion law that amounts to a near-total ban on terminations, including in cases where a baby is sure to die soon after birth, the country's biggest protests in four decades have erupted, with Polish...
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A love letter to Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill carnival, held every summer in west London, is the biggest street party in Europe. Coverage of the event often focuses on negative stories and misses the celebration of the community and culture that makes the Carnival so...
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Inside New York's underground ballroom scene: 'It's your chosen family'
The last few years have seen pop culture and fashion take a huge interest in the real scene that inspired TV shows such as Pose and HBO’s Legendary. Can it survive the hype? The Guardian joined the House of Gorgeous Gucci backstage at...
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My animals burned alive: the man putting his life back together after Greece's wildfires
Shepherd Giannis Tsiboukas, 36, confronts the ‘total destruction’ caused after a wildfire ravaged his land on the island of Evia in Greece. Tsiboukas lost more than 40 animals to the fire that destroyed more than 50,000 hectares. Peoples...
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Muslim Americans on life after 9/11: 'The toll has been huge'
In the years that followed the terrorist attacks, Muslim Americans faced intense suspicion and discrimination. Here, Kausam Salam, Zainab Johnson, Sabiha Hussain, Mehdi Hasan and Jaime 'Mujahid' Fletcher reflect on the events of that day...
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Liberi Nantes: the first football team in Italy made up of refugees
All but one of the players for Italian Terza Categoria team Liberi Nantes are refugees and migrants who risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Lampedusa. Alberto Urbinati, a diehard Lazio fan angered by the...
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Why America's gay bars still matter: 'Living joyously is still a radical act'
The Guardian visits three gay bars in Texas, Mississippi and Indiana, where the owners and punters share how important those spaces remain for a community
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Filthy Pride': Marching for LGBTQ+ rights in Orbán's Hungary
Patrik and Zsolt are activists and YouTubers representing LGBTQ+ people in Hungary, where a new 'anti-paedophile' law means it is illegal to educate about or to promote LGBTQ+ issues to under-18s. This law follows earlier restrictions by...
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How to See Through Fog: a portrait of a mining town in its darkest days
Queenstown, on the remote west coast of Tasmania, is known for two things: copper mining and the harsh gravel oval that is home to the local Australian rules football team. A series of deaths at the Mount Lyell mine brought operations to...
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Fukushima: 'Nuclear power and humans cannot coexist'
On 11 March 2011, the strongest earthquake in Japan’s history caused a giant tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people along the country’s north-east coast. It also triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
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The families left behind after police killings: 'You never get over losing a child'
Tamir Rice, Terence Crutcher and Ramarley Graham were all killed by police officers. The Guardian meets the women, men and children who lived with them, raised them, called them brother or father or son, and hears how they now live with...
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Drone wars: the gamers recruited to kill
In tiny bunkers in the United States, young pilots are operating unmanned drones targeting 'bad people' in Pakistan. Recruited at video game fairs by military leaders who know the value of games that glamourise 'militainment', drone...