Rights & Freedoms

To Be a Father in a Time of Annihilation

Palestinian writer and editor Muhammed al-Zaqzouq writes about how the war in Gaza has reshaped the concept of fatherhood for him and his children I have lived through many wars...

Sudanese refugees and the Egyptian border’s economy of exploitation

An expansive cross-border investigation exposes the brutality faced by refugees fleeing Sudan’s war and the impunity that sustains it In a devastating and meticulously reported investigation, ARIJ’s Salma Abdel Aziz...

Women at the frontline of Taiwan’s democratic renewal

From homemakers to activists, Taiwanese women have taken to the streets to protect their democracy from Beijing’s influence. Their movement is reshaping both the nation’s politics and the meaning of...

Cabo Delgado’s forgotten daughters

In Mozambique’s war-torn north, girls fleeing conflict face a second nightmare, including corruption, sexual exploitation and survival prostitution – inside displacement camps meant to protect them Since 2017, the province...

Polish students are getting smarter

Student protesters in Poland are using direct action to force universities to make small – but significant – changes Poland’s radical student movement has become increasingly effective in fighting for...

Workers of all nations, relax!

Аn essay explores how 20th-century socialism brought tourism to the masses in Eastern and Central Europe. Leisure tourism began as a bourgeois pastime. But over the late 19th and early...

Lives Parked on the Valencia F1 Circuit

On the grounds of an abandoned racetrack, an organised yet precarious settlement the Spanish city of Valencia would rather not see What was once a showcase for speed and spectacle...

Inside Serbia’s Student Protest

Serbia’s largest student movement in decades is challenging President Vučić’s grip on power, demanding accountability and new elections amid violent crackdowns and waning EU criticism It’s the middle of summer,...

Influencers in the Apocalypse

A former French cultural attaché in Jerusalem profiles Gaza’s Instagram influencers and content creators, showing how their activities shape the war, report on its horrors and provide a window onto...

Legalise Comedy

Romania’s evolving political satire reveals what jokes can say and what they can’t In this thoughtful and subtly sharp essay, Romanian writer Dan Panaet traces the country’s long, awkward relationship...

One Man, One Woman, One Version of Hong Kong

Inside Hong Kong’s Legislative Council debate on same-sex unions – and what happens when homophobia becomes policy language On 12 February 2025, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council spent just over ninety...

Inkblots on Trial

Norway’s legal debate over the Rorschach test The Rorschach test – known worldwide for its enigmatic inkblots – has long been a symbol of psychology’s more mysterious side. First developed...

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