ARTICLES AND ANALYTICS
Protesters in Berlin demonstrating against the killing of Mahsa Amini, October 2022 (Photo: Amir Sarabadani, Wikimedia) A month ago, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran — following her…
(Photo: Darafsh, Wikimedia) I am an Iranian abroad, working in academia. I come from the far east of Iran. I cannot share my name, because that would mean death or…
Plastic waste illegally dumped and set on fire near plastic recycling facilities and a residential neighborhood in Adana. (Photo: Human Rights Watch) If you live in the EU, chances are…
(Photo: Jukka Isokoski, Wikimedia) Since Putin invaded Ukraine and began cutting off the gas supply to Europe, the European Commission has taken the logical step of updating Europe’s energy policies…
(Photo: European Parliament) The world is changing faster than many thought possible. Vladimir Putin’s tanks rolling into Ukraine on 24 February 20
The president's office in Taiwan's capital, Taipei. 'Europe is rightly embracing Taiwan — it is also time to shake hands with Beijing and explain it to Washington' (Photo: Wikimedia) Europe…
If the German government can resist the influence of the German chemical industry on this issue, surely Ursula von der Leyen can too? (Photo: Daniel Huizinga) Rumours abound that a…
The great majority of mother pigs spend about half of their short lives inside crates or stalls, in which they cannot even turn around (Photo: Compassion in World Farming) After…
Undemocratic regimes resort to calling universal human rights a product of hegemonic eurocentrism or Western neo-colonialism (Photo: Andres Musta) Every person has inherent, inalienable, and indivisible rights. This premise is…
The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last month is now taken as the first major attack on European maritime infrastructure (Photo: Danish Defence) The sabotage…