oDR поговорил с Петром Рябовым — российским историком античности, проведшим неделю в белорусской тюрьме. Петр рассказал нам о работе в заключении, o голодовке и о том, почему исторические лекции — это угроза авторитаризму. English
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It wasn't long after he joined Uber in 2013 that it became clear to Yaseen Aslam – a ten-year veteran in the minicab trade – just how vulnerable he
What happened before, during and after the Tunisian revolution that made the Islamist morbid utopia seem possible and attractive?
From anti-imperial activism in the United States to garment sector organising in India, Anannya Bhattacharjee has spent a lot of time on the front lines.
An official manual governs the use of restraint on children in custody. It was published with 182 redactions. Carolyne Willow campaigns for transparency. This week the Court of Appeal hears her case.
Unique in Fisher’s argument was an acknowledgement that in liberal politics the tendency with every political question, is to reduce it to personal responsibility instead of solidarity.
“I always felt that for novelists, it’s better not to appear on television... I want people to relate to my stories, not to me as a person.”
openDemocracy is partnering with the World Forum for Democracy 2017. This week we ask: what media, what political parties, what politicians do we need to re-connect with citizens? Is the problem fake news or fake democracy?
Andrei Sabinin, a veteran human rights lawyer, explains how the Russian state reacts to civic activism — and why defending human rights is impossible without publicity. RU
