Obituary
Prisoner of Hizbullah
Terry Anderson was held by Islamic militants for 2,454 days
The former Marine and AP Beirut bureau chief died on April 21st, aged 76
A gaijin makes good
Akebono was the first foreign-born grand champion of sumo
The wrestler who shocked and changed Japan died in early April, aged 54
The militant debutante
Rose Dugdale went from debutante to IRA bombmaker
The heiress and IRA militant died on March 18th, aged 82
Fighting for breath
Paul Alexander lived longer than anyone in an iron lung
The lawyer and author died on March 11th, aged 78
A labour of love
Amnon Weinstein turned grief into music again
The restorer and reviver of Holocaust violins died on March 4th, aged 84
Monkeys and morality
Frans de Waal taught the world that animals had emotions
The Dutch-American primatologist died on March 14th, aged 75
From strength to strength
Toriyama Akira was probably Japan’s greatest manga master
The reclusive but tireless creator of “Dragon Ball” died on March 1st, aged 68
Age and magnificence
Iris Apfel became a fashion icon in her ninth decade
No geriatric nonsense was going to hold her back
His old enemy
Robert Badinter persuaded France to abolish the guillotine
The man who fought to abolish the death penalty in France died on February 9th, aged 95
Better Russia, where are you?
Alexei Navalny didn’t just defy Putin—he showed up his depravity
On February 16th Russian authorities announced the death of the opposition leader
A line through the jungle
Jack Jennings was one of the Allied POWs who built the Burma Railway
The slave labourer for the Japanese died on January 19th, aged 104
Backwards up the Khyber
Rosemary Smith set out to prove that women drivers could do as well as men
The queen of world rallying died on December 5th, aged 86