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Published in: ourBeebHow did mistrust of mainstream media become a sign of violent extremism?The UK Government’s Prevent strategy has led to official claims that mistrust of mainstream media and anger about...
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Published in: HomeSurveillance: Zakharov v Russia and what it means for the Investigatory Powers BillA recent judgment by the European Court of Human Rights carries important lessons for any government gearing up for...
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Published in: HomeTotally unbalanced power"I don’t want to live in a society where everyone can be controlled, their data collected and stored, and then used...
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Published in: HomeWhere do we stand as we seek the balance between freedom and control?“As leaders, we have to overcome all of our historical, political, cultural divides and work towards building trust...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Paris – 3 weeks on"It is fundamental to search for explanations within our society, notably the social and economic exclusion of part...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Paris attacks November 13: ending the cycle of vengeance?After the worst attacks in their history, the Spanish and Norwegian governments had the courage to respond...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow ISIS provincialised EuropeA politics of blame, of ‘us’ versus ‘them’, serves only to endorse ISIS’s Manichean worldview. Only an ethos of...
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Published in: HomeSurveillance after ParisThere’s little evidence that “mass surveillance” catches potential terrorists, but it does risk catching innocents....
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Letter from Paris: which side will prevail?The state of emergency is being used to harass ecological activists and to block demonstrations denouncing the...
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Published in: HomeISIS wants to destroy the 'grey zone'. Here's how we defend itAfter the Paris attacks, it is imperative that we safeguard this arena of co-existence, where people of all faith...
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Published in: HomeCensorship and conspiracy theories rule the day in post-election TurkeyThere is an undeniable link between media censorship and the proliferation of conspiracy theories in Turkey. In...
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Published in: HomeDoes surveillance mean the death of democracy?Civil liberties activists are busy writing the script of how digital surveillance killed our democracies. Yet, their...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?"Transparency for the state! Privacy for the rest of us!"When something stops being an instrument for democracy and justice and becomes a slogan, that’s when we have a...
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Published in: HomeWe've come a long, long way together: building coalitions around the right to privacyOur worldwide coalition against surveillance is expanding, reaching organisations across all continents and silos.
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Published in: HomeLate neoliberalism and its discontentsSocial movements face 3 challenges: the symbolic challenge of constructing a new subject; the material challenge of...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s secret treason investigationsIn Russia, the number of state treason cases is rising. Secret service tactics mean we know less and less about who...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe crime that brought down Nixon has been ruled legal in the UKThe ruling that it's legal for the UK government to spy on MPs tells a deeply worrying story about British democracy.
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Published in: HomeHow big are our imaginary lizards?The obviousness of simple facts often get so tainted by political antagonism and conspiracy theories that they pull...
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Published in: digitaLiberties'Are you a traitor?' The BBC Panorama interview with Edward Snowden'The question is, if I was a traitor, who did I betray?' This is the exclusive full transcript of the interview with...
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Published in: HomeTrust - in a system built in stoneWe need to gain distance from the state, even as we make claims. And the claims we make should serve a dual purpose....
