Isabel Buchanan: ‘In Pakistan, law was literally a matter of life and death’
The Scottish lawyer talks about her forthcoming book recalling her time as a 23-year-old working on death-row cases in Pakistan
We have entered a new era of conflict, warns new book
Marginalisation - poverty, inequality, and the consequencies of climate change
The Very Quiet Foreign Girls poetry group
The Long Read: When Kate Clanchy began teaching the children of refugees, she sought out those silenced by trauma and loss. Their weekly sessions released a torrent of untold stories
Border zones: ‘Berlin in the 1980s was like an advert for hedonism’
As a young film-maker, Chris Petit sought inspiration in a divided city – where composers were Stasi agents and a night out clubbing could end in a nuclear flash
Will we ever see a black Iron Man, Asian Hulk or female Thor on the big screen?
Expect more diverse superheroes not only in Marvel’s comic but also in cinemas. It’s about time
Asloob Ahmad Ansari obituary
Other lives: Scholar of English, critic and editor
Has Pablo Escobar come back as a hippo?
The Colombian drug lord’s legacy is paralleled by the environmental catastrophe unleashed by his escaped pets
East West Street by Philippe Sands and A Passing Fury by AT Williams – review
Where did the terms ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ come from? And what is their link to the flawed trial of Nazis at Nuremberg?
Borinqueña: Puerto Rico’s new superhero fights crime – and a political crisis
Artist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez has designed a comic book character who combines superpowers and activism on the troubled island
Ken Wilson obituary
Voice and conscience of mountaineering, as author and editor of books and magazines on the sport
Emma Stone and Alicia Vikander set for rival Agatha Christie biopics
Paramount is believed to be courting the Amazing Spider-Man actor, while Sony has reportedly sounded out the Danish Girl star
Climbing Days by Dan Richards – review
Dorothy Pilley’s memoirs set her great-great-nephew on a beguiling quest to follow in her footsteps – up a mountain
Douglas Coupland seeks Van Gogh lookalikes for art project
Generation X author offers €5,000 prize to person who most closely resembles red-haired painter
Democracy is far too important to be the preserve of the elite
Loose canon: The EU referendum has led some to claim big decisions should only be made by intellectuals and elites. But gut instincts should play a huge part in how we vote
Captain Britain would fight to remain in EU, says superhero’s creator
Chris Claremont claims Marvel character ‘sees the bigger picture’ and would vote against Brexit in the EU referendum