Folahanmi Aina speaks on the implications of the United States’ December 25 airstrikes against Islamic State–affiliated militants in northwest Nigeria. Watch on Channel 4 news or Youtube.

UK refugee homelessness is no longer a side issue. New research reveals how current government policies are directly fuelling a surge in homelessness among newly recognised refugees and calls for urgent reform. Read the full SOAS ICOP policy brief to see what’s driving this crisis and what can be done.

Huge online scam operations are flourishing in war-torn Myanmar – Xu Peng travelled there to find out why and writes in The Conversation.

Read the book chapter: ‘This is Abu Sayeed’: Remembering and moving forward after the Bangladesh Uprising” by Naomi Hossain. The chapter is the conclusion for the new photographic portrait and oral history book about the uprising by editor, Rezwan Rahman.