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Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

Last week one was sentenced to 11 years, another had to flee the country, a third could be arrested at any moment. And what were Manahel, Maryam and Fawzia al-Otaibi’s ‘crimes’? A few social media posts that outraged Saudi Arabia’s conservatives

And They Lived … Ever After is a south Asian book of reworked European classics written by women with disabilities

After three days off, people in Tehran returned to work as normal on Saturday, but with a lingering cloud of concern that soaring tensions between Iran and its arch foe Israel could tip over into war.

Ahmad, who fled Iran more than a decade ago, has finally been reunited with his his wife and children … and the dog came too. Two charities proved crucial

Iranian authorities have used rape and sexual assault to punish or silence those arrested during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. Amnesty documented 45 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against men, women and children who were detained and says the actual number…

Mohammed Kafarna spoke to Al Jazeera over two months of being trapped in Egypt, despairing as friends died, family fled.

You've heard of "honey traps", but did you know there's something called a "Bhagwa Love Trap" that has sparked violence in India?

Adam Nasser Abu Alwaha was killed on Monday morning, according to Israeli authorities, for stabbing a policeman. Kim Sengupta visits his family, who had their home raided in the wake of his shooting, with his mother insisting he did not belong to any militant group and had shown no particular…

Israeli air raids killed the family of Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh – we continue our coverage of Gaza this week.

A new project in the Netherlands employs skilful refugees to mend much-loved clothes – and the idea is spreading fast