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As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel by @bartov_omer- Today, in the culmination of the biggest trial of Nazis since Nuremberg, which has lasted five years, more than 60 Golden Dawn defendants have been found guilty of running or belonging to a criminal organisation.
- A short thread of long reads about British history, empire and colonialism: 1/ After the abolition of slavery, Britain paid millions in compensation – but every penny of it went to slave owners, and nothing to those they enslaved. by @kmanjapra
- Congratulations to @david_conn whose long read "The great betrayal: how the Hillsborough families were failed by the justice system" has been nominated for the @TheOrwellPrize in the Exposing Britain’s Social Evils category.
- For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways
- While you are considering your life choices and daily habits... The invisible addiction - is it time to give up caffeine?
- Police are due to respond to five-year-old review of Hillsborough disaster by former Bishop of Liverpool. This powerful long read by @david_conn gives the history of the great betrayal
- Manchester City is upending football’s established order by building its first true multinational corporation – and its ambitions are limitless gu.com/p/7m4pe/stw
- The best of the Long Read in 2019
- Our 20 favourite pieces of the year
- 'Our souls are dead': how I survived a Chinese re-education camp for Uighurs theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
