Land disputes are among the world's most ancient causes of disagreements and conflicts. Land is crucial to social, economic, and political relationships in many nations with an agrarian economy. Nonetheless, disagreements over land ownership and use are frequent and cause conflict between people, organisations, communities, and even nations...

The fact that New York’s new mayor, Democrat Zohran Mamdani, would pursue political goals that run counter to Donald Trump’s had already become clear during his election campaign. Trump called Mamdani a “crazy communist”, while Mamdani promised to Trump-proof the city. The mayor has not only opposed the president’s treatment of migrants and introduced higher taxes for the rich – he has also challenged Trump’s foreign policy...

Many people want to see the British Crown Jewels, and a long queue winds its way across the courtyard cobblestones at the Tower of London. The gem-encrusted treasures are a tourist magnet, drawing millions of visitors each year. They are also important symbols of Britain as a nation and of its royal family. At coronations, the extravagantly decorated crowns, scepter and orb have a ceremonial, almost sacred, role in transferring power, dignity and responsibility to the new mon

My shoulder ached from the heavy bamboo funeral bier we trudged around the streets of Ghent, Belgium. It was large enough, 200 by 75 centimeters, that four people needed to carry it together. Corpses, wrapped in white shrouds from head to toe, were paraded around the city...

On 1 October 2025, Indonesia marks the 60th anniversary of the murders of six army generals that became the pretext of the 1965-66 Indonesian genocide. Ken M.P. Setiawan and Tintin Wulia, with the transnational collective 1965 Setiap Hari, reflect on Indonesia's recent efforts to recognise past human rights violations. They show how the unresolved history of 1965 continues to shape political impunity across successive governments, and highlight the importance of culture and c

Flanked by weaponry, with a museum book shop filled with literature about Hitler and Stalin, Imperial War Museum London might not be the first place to imagine learning about sexual violence. Last month, the well-curated special exhibition Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict did, however, open