Responding to a pandemic is tough. Putting down a protest with force is a reflex. Protesters in front of Serbian parliament in Belgrade on July 8, 2020. Signs read “All join the strike,” “Health system is not SMS nor SNS” [acronym of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party], “I don’t wantContinue Reading
One journalist was convicted of “justifying terrorism” and another is charged with high treason Svetlana Prokopyeva after the final verdict in a Pskov courthouse, July 6. Photo by Lev Shlosberg. When journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva left a courtroom in Pskov on July 6, her supporters gathered outside were relieved. They hadContinue Reading
This is the first online magazine for 7.6 million Santali speakers Homepage of the Birmali online magazine. Screenshot from the Birmali website. (Fair use) Santali language activists from the eastern Indian state of Odisha, have recently published the very first online magazine in the Santali language. Although the 7.6 million nativeContinue Reading
Denemarková believes Czech society still hasn’t begun to face its pre-1989 past Portrait of RAdka Denemarková by Soňa Pokorná, photo used with permission Last month the Czech Republic was rocked by a literary scandal that soon took on political overtones: Czech author Jan Novák released the first ever Czech biographyContinue Reading
During the burning season, extensive areas of the Amazon have worse air quality than in big cities Fires in the northern state of Acre, in September 2019. Photo by Katie Maehler/Mídia NINJA, CC-BY-NC This story, written by Izabel Santos and Bruna Melo, was originally published by Amazônia Real. It is republished hereContinue Reading
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Over the past few weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus have been beheaded, covered with red paint, lassoed around the head and pulled down, set on fire and thrown into a lake. Many of these protests have been led by Native American activists. But other statues have been defended by peopleContinue Reading
Food banks in the UK reported that demand had tripled in March this year as the coronavirus lockdown threw millions out of work. Many food banks faced an urgent need for money to buy extra food and launched appeals through crowdfunding websites. The public response was impressive, with a massiveContinue Reading
International sport has resumed in the UK with the cricket Test match between England and the West Indies. Before play, in addition to a rendition of Jerusalem (the “official hymn” of England cricket), both teams and officals “took a knee” in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. NationalisticContinue Reading
Shutterstock/LightField Studios Working from home is challenging. Apart from reduced social interaction and the domestic juggling involved, homes are not usually designed to replicate a workplace environment when it comes to employees’ health. Instead, improvised work stations have become the norm for many people, whether it’s a dining table, aContinue Reading
