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China’s crackdown on Tiananmen memorials shows its obsession with security – and growing paranoia

Under Xi Jinping, national security has swallowed up all other state policies, and Hong Kong’s activists are paying the price, says author Louisa Lim

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

Stella Prize shortlist 2023: your guide to 6 gripping, courageous books

The Stella Prize has shown that feminist activism in the literary sector can work. At its outset, in 2013, it drew attention to the lack of women on prize shortlists.

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2023

The power and the pitfalls of personal storytelling – the best podcasts of 2022

It’s been a strange year for podcasts. Serial, the original 2014 blockbuster from the United States, was back in the news when its protagonist, Adnan Syed, had historic murder charges against him “vacated”. But Serial’s update episode glossed over the flaws in their original reporting, gaps instead plugged by the…

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2022

The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s freedoms: gone, but not forgotten

Editorial: China has silenced dissent in the city, but exiles are finding ways to keep its spirit alive

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2022