Медицинские работники в Беларуси не только помогают задержанным, пострадавшим от насилия силовиков, но и сами участвуют в протестах. Причин много: равнодушие властей к коронавирусу, массовые избиения граждан и задержания коллег во время акций, и, наконец, системные проблемы в медицине. О том, в ка
The anthropologist, anarchist and activist, author of "Debt: The First 5000 Years" and "Bullshit Jobs", has died at the age of 59. His openness, originality and optimism will be hugely missed.
Scotland’s beavers are a protected, native species. There are only about 450 of them. So why has the agency charged with protecting nature trained 205 people to kill them?
The UK's childcare sector was struggling pre-pandemic. Now it’s in crisis – and the government must ensure those working at the frontline don’t continue to pay the price. Part of openDemocracy’s ‘Forgotten key workers’ series.
Colin Leys reviews a crisply delivered overview by Richard Horton, and finds the Lancet editor's criticisms of the government and health establishment's response hit the right spots.
Éder Jair Sánchez is part of ANUC, Colombia's largest peasant organization. He has dedicated his life to defending those who live in the countryside. This is his testimony. Español
Thirty days in which, weekly, there were massacres in Colombia. Thirty days of confusing statements. Thirty days that will mark August 2020 as the month in which terror returned to the country and the government did nothing. Español