China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh. Getty Images An aerial view of a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River on May 13, 2023Getty Images The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest (…)

China recently approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world's largest power plant – by some distance. Yet many are worried the dam will displace local people and cause huge environmental disruption. This is particularly the case in the downstream nations of India and Bangladesh, where that same river is known as the Brahmaputra. China recently approved the construction of the (…)

Une étude récente a cherché à déterminer la diversité et l'évolution de la pensée des primates et à relier cette diversité à la complexité de leur environnement. Nous sommes nombreux à nous demander comment pensent les animaux, par exemple comment ils planifient leurs déplacements, comment ils se souviennent de la localisation de certains arbres fruitiers, comment ils choisissent leurs partenaires sociaux ou sexuels. Pour comprendre comment pensent les autres animaux, notamment les (…)

At the beginning of last week the far-right politician Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds and immediately banned from running for public office for five years, ruling her out of the 2027 presidential contest. Her party, Rassemblement National, yesterday held a public protest against the court's ruling. In between there have been all kinds of wild claims that this judicial decision was somehow undermining democracy. In this op-ed article, Mediapart's Antton (…)

On Wednesday February 5, thousands of workers who are members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) offices in Jakarta. They demanded the removal of ESDM Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who is considered to have issued a policy that harmed the ordinary people and even led to a death of an elderly woman. In a speech, the President of KSPI and the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, (…)

As we head into fashion month, we're taking a step forward to also highlight the impact of our clothing with The Last Stop, a package emphasizing the long journey of our discarded clothing and its often forgotten final stage — somewhere across several cities in the Global South where communities are tasked with the brunt of the impact. In this series, we meet upcyclers and resellers who are at the center of the clothing waste crisis, hear from garment workers who know firsthand how much (…)

À l'heure où les métropoles du monde entier font face à une crise du logement sans précédent, l'expérience canadienne en matière de contrôle des loyers offre des leçons précieuses pour les mouvements sociaux. De Berlin à Buenos Aires, de San Francisco à Sydney, le même phénomène se répète : explosion des prix immobiliers, gentrification des quartiers populaires et précarisation massive des locataires. Face à cette situation, l'orthodoxie économique néolibérale continue de prétendre que le (…)

Nous condamnons fermement l'arrestation arbitraire et le maintien en détention de Mme Meghna Alam, présidente de la Fondation Miss Bangladesh, en vertu de la loi sur les pouvoirs spéciaux de 1974. Cet acte de répression reflète des défaillances structurelles plus larges dans la protection des libertés civiles et des droits de l'homme au Bangladesh. Mme Alam a été arrêtée à son domicile le 9 avril 2025 par des personnes se présentant comme des agents des forces de l'ordre. Elle aurait été (…)

We strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest and continued detention of Ms Meghna Alam, Chairperson of the Miss Bangladesh Foundation, under the Special Powers Act of 1974. This act of repression reflects broader structural failings in the protection of civil liberties and human rights in Bangladesh. Ms Alam was arrested from her residence on 9 April 2025 by individuals identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. She was reportedly taken without a warrant, held incommunicado by the (…)

During the 2024 Generation Pride march, participants held up posters demanding labour rights and abortion rights, and chanted in solidarity with Palestine. As part of the ongoing struggle for the decriminalisation of same-sex relationships, Sri Lankan activists across generations are continuing to push back against state and societal oppression The movement faces renewed challenges following political shifts both domestically and internationally, yet remains resilient in its push for (…)