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“These books show us how we got here." – Kim Darroch, Chair of Judges Announcing the eight finalists for the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Discover them now: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-pri… #OrwellPrize2025 #PoliticalWriting #Nonfiction

Massive congrats to Lucy Ash and her brilliant book, THE BATON AND THE CROSS

At a time when all the talk is of closing borders, Rotterdam opens a new art museum inspired by stories of migration. Definitely worth a visit. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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A worrying development on the Cote d'Azur lemonde.fr/en/france/arti…

This is rather unexpected…themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/30/rus…

Watch our full BBC Eye documentary on Russia's culture of informing today. With unusual access to the informants themselves, this is a rare insight into the country's zeitgeist.

Elon Musk’s dad who said “it would be foolish not to admire Putin” rocking up in Moscow today for conference organised by ultra Orthodox Tsargrad Institute. Source: The Kyiv Independent share.google/BEULtNgcuZgi0A…

Really enjoyed my chat with Denis Maksimov earlier this year Pushkin House on the toxic church/state embrace.

It was great talking to ABC Australia's David Marr on Late Night Live about angst in America, emasculated men, Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church. Listen here: abc.net.au/listen/program… via ABC Australia

We're honoured and excited that our BBC World Service documentary, Russia's Africa Crusade, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Sandford St Martin. Fingers crossed for the awards ceremony tomorrow for presenter Lucy Ash and producer Mike Lanchin. You can listen to the programme

"I write to make sense of a world that often seems chaotic." Why do we write? New for Literary Hub, 12 Orwell Prize finalists tackle Orwell's famous question! Link below ⤵️ #OrwellPrize Edward Wong Anne Applebaum Mishal Husain Simon Parkin Gabriel Gatehouse Lucy Ash Elif Shafak Jo McMillan

Best of luck to Lucy Ash , author of The Baton and the Cross, whose brilliant radio documentary about the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa documentary has been shortlisted for the Sandford St Martin in journalism tonight! Listen now: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo has attracted global fame for his bold and sensual portraits — he’s also one of the first artists to exhibit in space. Lucy Ash follows him ahead of preparations for a major new show at Gagosian in London. 🎧 bbc.in/3GaS5xT

“I spent over five years in solitary. For nearly three, I didn’t get a single letter. It was total isolation.” Siarhei Tsikhanouski's conditions behind bars were torture. He’s free now – but many remain imprisoned. We must keep fighting until they’re all free.

Kremlin, Kirill and Crooks: Unholy Russian Orthodox Church youtu.be/rS9ICptyyyY?si… via YouTube My invigorating conversation with former US intelligence agent and author David DeBatto

Why is it that we focus on one or two, but care so little about so many wars? Foreign Policy In honour of Natalia Estemirova: foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/27/ple…

On BBC Radio 4 now guess which book is 100 years old bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

1/ Russia is reported to be planning a major offensive into the Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions and an offensive against Odesa over the summer, using North Koreans to secure the Russian border. The Russian writer Maxim Kalashnikov calls it "practically fantastical". ⬇️

Why is the Algerian government locking up a football journalist? rsf.org/s/95235