Outside of the intense war zones of Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, this week’s devastating bombings in Sri Lanka are the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11, “Sri Lanka, and the lessons still not learned in the failed “war on terror””
Month: April 2019
In this frontline city in Ukraine, people voted for peace – but at what price?
Following Ukraine’s presidential elections in Mariupol is interesting for a number of reasons. First, this city has been directly touched by war, and continues to “In this frontline city in Ukraine, people voted for peace – but at what price?”
Journalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent media
This series is published in partnership with SyriaUntold In this article [1] we will further explore the identity of what we identified as “independent media “Journalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent media”
On Russia's border, impunity drives further violence
Trouble seems to haunt Russia’s long European border from the Barents Sea to the Caspian. In Northern Norway, local authorities complain that Russia is jamming “On Russia's border, impunity drives further violence”
Journalism in Rojava (I): Media institutions, regulations and organisations
This series is published in partnership with SyriaUntold Introduction to the series1 “The situation of media and freedom of speech is better in Rojava than “Journalism in Rojava (I): Media institutions, regulations and organisations”
Women’s stories from the frontline of Sudan’s revolution must be told
Sudanese women are fighting back against the Islamist state of Sudan after 30 years of oppression and humiliation. Major hikes in basic living costs sparked “Women’s stories from the frontline of Sudan’s revolution must be told”
Radio Hakaya Podcast, episode 7: Labeeba – the female shawish
Radio Hakaya is a community radio project started by Brush&Bow in a refugee camp in North Lebanon. Radio Hakaya's podcasts feature individuals whose communities have “Radio Hakaya Podcast, episode 7: Labeeba – the female shawish”
North Korea is selling arms and breaking sanctions – does anyone care?
A new UN report confirms that North Korea is coming off best in its dealings with Donald Trump. The US president has little to show “North Korea is selling arms and breaking sanctions – does anyone care?”
Fractured friendships: Soviet-Afghan War veterans make their way through instability and conflict
Boris, a Ukrainian businessman, has decorated his office in central Kyiv with photographs from when he was an officer in the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan “Fractured friendships: Soviet-Afghan War veterans make their way through instability and conflict”
There is nothing shocking about the massacre of Muslims in New Zealand
It is easy to blame Donald Trump or white supremacists for the massacre that was committed by a white man called Brenton Tarrant in Christchurch “There is nothing shocking about the massacre of Muslims in New Zealand”