A year ago, the Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and Guardian contributor Dom Phillips were murdered in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon. They had travelled there to meet with Indigenous activists who patrol the Javari valley to protect it from illegal fishing and mining gangs.
Their deaths laid bare the environmental devastation inflicted under Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, as well as the extreme threat to those who dare to disrupt the activities of exploitative industries in the region. That’s why, in collaboration with an international journalists’ consortium, the Guardian has published the Bruno and Dom project: a series that seeks to honour their work and continue it. You’ll find a selection of pieces in this week’s Guardian Weekly and the rest are available online.
Evacuations were under way in southern Ukraine this week after flooding caused by the destruction of a major hydroelectric dam in Russian-controlled Kherson. The disaster came amid signs that Kyiv’s long-awaited counterattack was taking shape. Julian Borger and Dan Sabbagh report from Kyiv.
From south Asia there’s a dispatch from Hannah Ellis-Petersen on last week’s devastating rail crash in the eastern state of Odisha. Hannah also writes, along with Shah Meer Baloch, on the rapid erosion of former prime minister Imran Khan’s power base in Pakistan.
Will we ever understand how – or what – animals are thinking? Adam Kirsch’s fascinating long read explores new research about the capabilities of animal minds.
Then, in a complete change of pace, Rachel Aroesti considers the global rise of podcasts, and how they have thrived by bringing a more intimate, engaging feel to audio journalism.
Finally, there’s an unusual byline in our Opinion section: the comic actor Rowan Atkinson, who explains eloquently why his love affair with electric cars has waned – and the steps we should take to reduce the environmental damage of the automobile industry.
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