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Economics for millennials: an interview with Grace Blakeley

The economist talks to Andrés Lomeña about power relations, feminism and what an economics designed by young people would look like.

By Grace Blakeley and Andrés Lomeña

/ 20 Feb 2020

Economics for millennials: an interview with Grace Blakeley

‘You could die and turn your husband gay’. How I learned to talk women out of legal abortions

Heartbeat International teaches activists how to dissuade women from ending their pregnancies. I took two of their online courses to see what they say.

By Sian Norris

/ 17 Feb 2020

‘You could die and turn your husband gay’. How I learned to talk women out of legal abortions

Inside the fight over Russia’s domestic violence law

Who is preventing Russia’s domestic violence legislation from going ahead - and does it have any future?

By Alexey Yurtaev

/ 17 Feb 2020

Inside the fight over Russia’s domestic violence law

How a local politician took up the fight for LGBT rights in Russia’s northern capital

Sergey Troshin was elected to a district council in St Petersburg last year - and has made it his mission to discuss LGBT issues at every opportunity.

By Sergey Eremeyev

/ 13 Feb 2020

European lawmakers demand action on anti-abortion misinformation

openDemocracy investigation sparks cross-party European legislators' call for action on “deliberate disinformation” of vulnerable pregnant women.

By Peter Geoghegan and Francesca Visser

/ 12 Feb 2020

European lawmakers demand action on anti-abortion misinformation

Revealed: US-linked anti-abortion centres ‘lie’ and ‘scare women’ across Latin America

Lawmakers in Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina demand action following “truly scandalous” misinformation revealed by openDemocracy. Español.

By Isabella Cota

/ 12 Feb 2020

Revealed: US-linked anti-abortion centres ‘lie’ and ‘scare women’ across Latin America

Mexicans building a feminist Internet face challenges

The Olimpia law, though it is actually a modification to an existing law on women's right to a life free of violence, the amendment is one of few legal initiatives in Mexico with grassroots origins. Español

By Tamara Pearson

/ 12 Feb 2020

Mexicans building a feminist Internet face challenges

How openDemocracy is tracking anti-abortion misinformation around the world

Nine months ago, we began following the money of two US religious right groups. Then, we deployed our own global network – of feminist investigative journalists.

By Claire Provost and Nandini Naira Archer

/ 12 Feb 2020

How openDemocracy is tracking anti-abortion misinformation around the world

Las mujeres mexicanas se enfrentan a grandes retos para construir un internet feminista

La llamada Ley Olimpia, aunque en realidad modifica la ley sobre el derecho de la mujer a una vida libre de violencia, es una de las pocas iniciativas jurídicas de México de origen popular. English

por Tamara Pearson

/ 12 Feb 2020