Salah is a hero of disruption, a political voice without talking politics.

Is it the disappearance of the Yemeni state that has resulted in the suffering of Yemenis?

How can the Egyptian revolution reveal clues and unlock ideas about the changing nature of politics and organization, the meaning of revolution, and notions of failure and success? العربية

Without addressing head-on the drivers of the protests and pursuing popular reform, the Iranian leaders are only buying time until the next standoff between the state and the society.

Watch the fourth episode of the ground-breaking web documentary series “Paradises of the Earth” where the international solidarity caravan visits the hope-filled experience of the collectivised lands in Jemna.

A statement by the #she_defends campaign on the international day for the elimination of violence against women: the fight for justice continues!

Nadir Bouhmouch, director of the groundbreaking documentary 'Paradises of the earth' talks about the inception of the project, and the urgency of telling North African stories. 

Recent developments on the ground are creating a localized Palestinian national discourse countering the threats that traditional political movements have failed to address.

Across Russia, active citizens are fighting for their neighbourhoods, livelihoods and against systemic corruption. The moment when these agendas meet will be an important one.

Russia’s long-distance truck drivers have started a nationwide strike. But without support from political parties or other groups, how far can they go? RU

There are limits of defining a regime by the name of its leader, but Putinism has the echoes of post-war France, and of its president. 

As authoritarian control and renewed superpower tension dominate headlines, telling stories of Russia’s everyday heroes can reveal lost alternatives.

'Post-truth' is supposedly the word of the year, but what does it actually mean for the future of politics?

Five years ago, thousands took to Russia’s streets to protest electoral fraud in what became a push against Putin’s status quo. Researchers discuss the significance of this moment and the movements it spawned.

Post-Soviet people have spent two decades mourning a society that never existed. Русский

Moldovans are diverse in culture, language and political preference, but united by a lack of faith in their leaders. How does that bode for a second round of presidential elections?

Moldova’s presidential race isn’t over yet. Neither are the country’s geopolitical divides or its long-standing struggle with oligarchs. Can they ever be?

A new film opens up the horrors of the Second World War, but will it enable reconciliation?

To this day, Lenin lies in state on Red Square. There’s still space in the mausoleum for more modern heroes – and their ideas. Русский

A massive new construction project overlooking Georgia’s capital reveals the true extent of an oligarch’s grip on politics — and Tbilisi’s struggle to become a city for all its people.