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He is repeatedly attacked by both sides in the Syrian conflict, but Abdullah Al Khateeb sees no reason to quit. By Erin Kilbride.

Hired thugs won't stop S Mugilan. The South Indian activist talks to Sibi Arasu.

Alicia Cawiya, an indigenous activist prepared to defy the powerful to save Ecuador’s Yasuní, talks to Linda Etchart

We turn the focus inwards to mark our 500th edition.

Alessio Perrone gets the inside story on our Community Share Offer.

What makes people brave? Vanessa Baird takes a look at an under-examined quality that can change the world.

The ‘yes’ vote wins in the first, historic referendum of its kind, writes Alessio Perrone.

A small NGO is trying to link local communities and international networks to help Rio’s worse-off neighbourhoods, Ann Deslandes reports.

We desperately need effective bodies to promote law and due process, writes William Bell.

Chris Brazier's full interview with François Moné, the village's latest Chief.

Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishra; Ours to Hack and to Own edited by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider; The Exiled by Kati Hiekkapelto; Revolution in Rojava by Michael Knapp, Anja Flach and Ercan Ayboga.

Cruel Optimism by Lawrence English; Ensen by Emel.

Cameraperson, directed by Kirsten Johnson; Twentieth Century Women, directed by Mike Mills.

The outstanding films, music and books of the year.

Lydia Noon talks to the Saudi women's rights activist about guardianship, Twitter hashtags, and suing the government.