People power works: evil Thiel’s Ireland retreat cancelled after campaign
In a sign of how hollow power can be once confronted, a Wicklow hotel has cancelled a Peter Thiel led event after a relatively brief campaign from Irish activists. A…
Marginalised people twice as likely to live in neighbourhoods most exposed to environmental harm
New analysis published today by the environmental justice organisation, Friends of the Earth, reveals stark inequalities in exposure to pollution, access to nature and other climate impacts that are affecting…
Starmer was even more dangerous for disabled people than the Tories
Well, that’s it, Starmer has finally shuffled off. From behind his sad beige podium, the sad beige prime minister announced he would be resigning. Speaking outside Downing Street, Starmer boasted…
Scottish courts further denigrate rights for trans people with prison ruling
Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled that guidance allowing some trans women to be housed in women’s prisons was unlawful. This is undoubtedly another setback in an increasingly hostile environment…
Israel kills at least 47 people in Lebanon: today’s news alert
Renowned journalist Guy Smallman is on the ground in Southern Lebanon for the Canary. Here is his first daily report. To understand the flare-up today, Friday 19 June, between the…
Indigenous people in Kenya reject attempts to re-start troubled carbon credit project
A carbon credit project which Meta and Netflix have used stands accused of coercion of Indigenous people. Indigenous people in Northern Kenya have accused the controversial conservation organisation Northern Rangelands…
UN says drones killed over 1000 people in Sudan civil war in 2026
The United Nations (UN) has said that over 1000 people have been killed by drones in Sudan in 2026. Both the Sudanese state military and the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces…
Rihanna Kelver facing felony charges shows ‘stand your ground’ is not for trans people
Rihanna Kelver, a transgender woman in Wyoming, is facing felony charges for pulling a weapon to defend herself after being subject to homophobic and transphobic slurs. Slate magazine reported that…
Unions respond: “Reform are no friends of working people”
Reform — The trade unions have hit back against Farage’s recent pitiful appeal to try to bring the UK labour movement over to the far-right. Quite unsurprisingly, they’ve seen through…
Nearly five million more people experiencing poor mental health since 2009
The Mental Health Foundation has released The Foundation Reports: The state of mental health inequality in the UK, based on data following 40,000 individuals over 15 years. The report found…