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From Saudi Arabia to Nepal and the UK, vulnerable workers are exploited due to a lack of digital and financial literacy

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February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Nothing about us, without us: Reclaiming power in an age of border technology
Nothing about us, without us: Reclaiming power in an age of border technology
We met with migrants to reflect on how tech is reshaping movement, borders, and power. This is what they told us
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February 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Refugees need phones to contact absent loved ones, for education, work, and healing. What happens when they break?

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February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Life beyond the stats: The refugees reclaiming their stories
Life beyond the stats: The refugees reclaiming their stories
Our lives are often reduced to numbers, our stories told without our consent. I wanted to change that
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February 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Healing beyond borders: Digital mental health support for refugees
Healing beyond borders: Digital mental health support for refugees
Looking around a refugee camp in Somaliland, I saw silent mental health battles everywhere. So I decided to help
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February 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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A broken lifeline: Fixing humanitarian aid’s missing link
A broken lifeline: Fixing humanitarian aid’s missing link
Refugees need phones to contact absent loved ones, for education, work, and healing. What happens when they break?
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February 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Fake visas and complex databases: Tech’s role in exploiting migrant workers
Fake visas and complex databases: Tech’s role in exploiting migrant workers
From Saudi Arabia to Nepal, government databases are protecting the paperwork while leaving vulnerable workers to pay the price.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing
Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing
In the West Bank, we are the unwilling test subjects for digital advancements in methods of population control
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February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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I started investigating a start-up wanting to end rape. What I've learnt shocked me

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February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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MPs sound alarm on anti-rape start-up’s kits, as new questions raised over how Bristol-based start-up Enough is failing women

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February 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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More fantastic reporting from @sianushka.bsky.social for @opendemocracy.net on the (many) problems with these kits.
Anti-rape start-up’s kits ‘endanger survivors and victims’
MPs sound alarm on self-swab kits, as new questions raised over how Bristol-based start-up Enough is failing women
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February 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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“…remember…two failed wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq. Both appeared at first to be easily won but then took disastrous turns, with overoptimism verging on hubris playing a role.”

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A US/Israeli strike on Iran could ignite a wider conflict
What would a US/Israel operation in Tehran look like? Research carried out two decades ago offers some answers
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February 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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A start-up says it can ‘end rape’. Read the fine print
A start-up says it can ‘end rape’. Read the fine print
A year ago, I started investigating a start-up wanting to end rape on campus. What I’ve learnt shocked me
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February 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Anti-rape start-up’s kits endanger survivors and victims, experts warn
Anti-rape start-up’s kits endanger survivors and victims, experts warn
MPs sound alarm on self-swab kits, as new questions raised over how Bristol-based start-up Enough is failing women
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February 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Harrods redress scheme forces victims of abuse to trade safety for compensation, warn survivors

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February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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What would a US/Israel operation in Tehran look like? Research carried out two decades ago offers some answers...

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February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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How a US/Israeli strike on Iran could ignite a wider conflict
How a US/Israeli strike on Iran could ignite a wider conflict
What would a US/Israel conflict with Iran look like? Research carried out two decades ago offers some answers
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January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Al Fayed survivors urge Harrods not to share their data with abuser’s estate
Al Fayed survivors urge Harrods not to share their data with abuser’s estate
Change to the Harrods redress scheme risks personal information being shared with the Fayed estate, warn survivors
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January 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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As the number of prisoners held on remand rises by 44% in 10 years, women are being disproportionately locked up.

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January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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🚨 A lobbying firm is selling access to ministers for tens of thousands of pounds

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January 29, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Revealed: Women suffer most from spiralling court backlog
Revealed: Women suffer most from spiralling court backlog
As number of prisoners held on remand rises by 44% in 10 years, women are being disproportionately locked up
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January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Revealed: Lobbying firm selling access to ministers for £30,000
Revealed: Lobbying firm selling access to ministers for £30,000
Firms can get direct access to tech minister and No 10 advisers in exchange for sponorsing tech event, brochure says
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January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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How did Nigel Farage’s ‘anti-establishment’ party began a love affair with lobbyists and industry leaders?

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January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“What we need is UK tech firms to have the opportunity to bid for and provide sovereign solutions to sovereign problems. What happens when Trump has another tantrum?”

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The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Palantir hired four Ministry of Defence officials last year. Then it won its biggest ever contract with the department
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January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Zarah Sultana: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts?

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January 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM