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LGBTQ+ rights in Japan | Literary incorrectness | PMQs | A marital palindrome | Cross wordsMany congratulations to Tom Daley on his magnificent win with Matty Lee. Probably worth pointing out, though, that while your article is correct in saying that s…
Read MoreWe should be suspicious of the role of the Chinese Communist party in the harvesting of genetic data from unborn babies, argues William MatthewsIn her column (What does the Chinese military want with your unborn baby’s genetic data?, 10 July), Arwa Mah…
Read MoreStewart Britten asks how we will support the people of Afghanistan if the Taliban retake KabulBoris Johnson said of the withdrawal of the last British forces from Afghanistan that 3.6 million Afghan girls are now in school and women hold over a quarter…
Read MoreKeith Taylor says Yellowstone in the US is not the first national park to have been establishedIn your article on the climate threat to the Old Faithful geyser (Yellowstone’s most famous geyser could shut down, with huge ramifications, 2 July), it was …
Read MoreThe events of 1947 and their impact are clearly part and parcel of British history, writes Professor Sarah Ansari In view of the forthcoming 74th anniversary of the partition that accompanied independence in British-controlled South Asia, the call for …
Read MoreArguments that ‘it was not all bad’ can quickly descend into a catalogue of justifications for atrocious acts and behaviours, writes Dr Nandini Boodia-Canoo. Plus letters from Geof Wood, John Griffiths and David BentleyAmartya Sen has delivered a criti…
Read MoreChinese rule in Tibet has been characterised by brutal repression and ethnic cleansing, writes Terry Philpot – and yet the rest of the world takes little interestYour otherwise excellent editorial on the centenary of the Chinese Communist party (29 Ju…
Read MoreRaoof Hasan, special assistant to Imran Khan, responds to criticism of the Pakistani prime minister’s remarks on women and sexual assaultMuch is being made of comments by Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, on the observance of purdah in Islam and h…
Read MoreCousins John Ashton and John Ashton on the Chinese seamen deported after serving Britain during the second world war, and their exploitative employer. Plus letters from Gary Craig, Jacqueline Simpson and Mike OwenWe congratulate Dan Hancox, and the fam…
Read MoreDr Mohga Kamal-Yanni says world leaders must stop putting big pharma’s profits before people’s lives. Sue Hoar wonders why more is not being done to help Covid patients in IndiaThe shortfall in Covid vaccine doses going to the Covax vaccine-sharing sch…
Read MoreAs troops prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country, readers reflect on western nations’ involvement and legacyYour editorial (15 April) asserts that the Taliban were quick to take over when the Russians left. That is simply not true; it actually t…
Read MoreAs a woman who is half Malaysian-Chinese and half white, I have spent my entire life being exoticised and stereotyped, writes Alex SmithAfter reading about the shocking and heartbreaking news of the Atlanta shootings (FBI under pressure to tackle anti-…
Read MoreJohn Morrison and Sam Watson on Dominic Raab’s commitment to fine businesses over modern-day slavery in supply chainsThe commitment made by Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, to strengthen businesses’ supply chain requirements under the Modern Slaver…
Read MoreRahima Mahmut and Rose Harvie add their voices to that of the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, in urging readers to take action to put pressure on China The moving call to arms by the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, challenges us all to speak out against what…
Read MoreAram Araratyan of the Armenian embassy in the UK responds to a letter from the Azerbaijani ambassadorThe Azerbaijani ambassador’s reference to Nagorno-Karabakh (Letters, 1 October) needs correction. Indeed, the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is…
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