Jin Jiyan Azadi

Ayatollah and Jina Amini

Iran under the mullahs has seen several waves of mass protest, each put down with extreme violence, writes Sarah Glynn.

Abdullah Ocalan

Nilüfer Koç writes that imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has become a symbol as well as an effective actor for progressive change in the Middle East — and must be freed.

John Tully gave the following speech at the inaugural Kobane Day Lecture at New South Wales Parliament.Â