Activism

Following widespread protests in Senegal about the rape and murder of women, the law was changed in 2020 to make rape a serious crime instead of a misdemeanour. The events opened up a conversation around sexual assault, shame and…

A prominent Sudanese women’s rights activist who was detained earlier this year in a crackdown following the October 2021 coup has won a global human rights award. Amira Osman Hamed is among this year’s winners of the Front Line…

Violence and arrests will not deter Sudan’s young activists from resisting the military who “stole our revolution”, says one man who faces down the teargas and bullets in a blue and red superhero costume. Featured in a new Guardian…

I am a pan-African activist, campaigning for reparations for the crimes against African people committed during colonialism. Recently, I have taken matters into my own hands: I go to museums that exhibit African artefacts; I tell the truth…

Knowing the powerful effect of nude protests, astute Ugandan academic and activist Stella Nyanzi, resorted to using this medium to express her displeasure in recent years. “I think that my private nudity is my private nudity, but…