Bristol and Beyond

A palestinian teacher in a headscarf standing outside.

Features

Education is the great liberator: the Bristol activists forging links with teachers in Palestine

Yasmeen Eshtaya is a Palestinian teacher whose life has been deeply affected by the brutal violence of the Israeli state. But she is committed to reconciliation and forming bonds through teaching Arabic – including to people in Bristol.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Features

Bristol is about to ditch its mayor. What can it learn from Sheffield?

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

City

Bristol rallies to save beloved Big Issue seller Jeff Knight

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Reports

Bristol pledges to welcome 10 Afghani families fleeing from Taliban rule

The government has set out a plan for the UK to take up to 20,000 refugees but campaigners are calling for more support.

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)
Bristol Hong Kong

Bristol and Beyond

Escape from Hong Kong to Bristol: 3 protestors speak out on police brutality and life in exile

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Bristol and Beyond

Jews in Bristol protest Israel’s violence and oppression in Palestine

Adam Cantwell-Corn Aphra Evans
Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Bristol and Beyond

The working class academic fighting to overturn wrongful convictions

He once called budding defence barrister and future labour leader, Keir Starmer, a “numpty” and hasn’t calmed down since

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Offshore in Bristol

The Bristol property secretly owned by the controversial governor of the Bank of Lebanon

Investigation finds that Lebanon's Governor siphoned millions abroad, including into Bristol.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Reports

A morning with activists taking direct action against immigration enforcement

The group said the action was in response to the "institutional racism of the government's hostile environment policy".

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Bristol and Beyond

From St Pauls to Syria: Why this young woman and Kurds in Bristol are struggling for justice from afar

We spent the morning with a Kurdish activist struggling for peace and justice in north eastern Syria

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Reports

Activists block Filton arms companies to protest Turkey’s invasion of Syria

They blocked the main entrance to the arms dealers for four hours.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Interviews

George Monbiot: ‘Bristol airport expansion is like a gun pointing at the heart of the planet’

Bristol is not doing enough after declaring climate emergency, says environmental journalist.

Alex Morss
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