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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Raqqa (IV): War, reconstruction and power strugglesThe media environment in Raqqa, as the one in Rojava, cannot be read through a black and white prism.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe cure for what ails Silicon Valley? An online advertising taxThere’s been a massive transfer of wealth from media that produce journalism to those that don’t. The answer may...
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Published in: 50.50These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in BangladeshOn Dhaka’s streets and stages, women tell their stories – about issues from violence to sexuality to working...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOnce we searched Google, now Google searches usMark Kernan reviews Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Are clownish outsiders the future of democracy?Comedic buffoonery no longer marks the dividing line between satire and news. It is now the starting point for...
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Published in: HomeTurkey: the post-election brawl – a regime at a crossroadsThe mission that “revolutionary guards” took upon themselves in the aftermath of the putsch was to radically...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWho’s afraid of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks?Confusing the persona – “Assange” – with the impact of Wikileaks, masks the chilling effect that his extradition...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Online harms’ to our digital democracy are still being largely ignored5 ways the digital revolution demands an update to outdated electoral laws.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Tomorrow is already gone if we don’t act nowThe actress and activist interviewed on her friend Julian Assange, EU and US politics, and what gives her hope.
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Published in: HomeWhatsApp Democracy comes to India!The business potential is limitless and the expensive Facebook war rooms established to fight for truth will start...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent mediaIn this four-part series Yazan Badran and Enrico De Angelis explore the media environment in northeastern Syria. The...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Andrew Caruana Galizia: ‘‘Without free journalism, there can be no democracy.’’Why we need to recognize this fight for justice as our own. Interview.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaEven if confronting Putin comes at a price, we should be prepared to pay itPussy Riot, the famous Russian feminist punk band, gave a concert at CIVICUS’ ICSW annual conference in Belgrade...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Rojava (II): Independent media between freedom and controlThis four-part series explores the media environment in northeastern Syria. The first three articles will analyse...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDigital Citizenship in the 21st CenturyThere has been a lot of talk about capital in the 21st century, but it is also important to have an in-depth...
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Published in: ourNHSTen common arguments: reframing the NHS debateThe NHS's values are under attack, even more than its funding is. NHS campaigners need to be sure to frame their...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Jim Carrey, Mussolini and the politics of comicsRecently, the comedian posted a crude drawing of fascist leader Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci –...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe funny side of politicsWhy comedians seem to possess some kind of advantage in the new political landscape, and why a bit of humourlessness...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe role of civil society in defending democracyThis year, civil society summoned by CIVICUS comes together in Belgrade for the International Civil Society Week, to...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Rojava (I): Media institutions, regulations and organisationsThis four-part series explores the media environment in northeastern Syria. The first three articles will analyse...
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