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Will France's Marine Le Pen be a profiteer or victim of the pandemic?

Is it reasonable to expect that the radical populist right is going to make somewhat of a comeback after the CoVid-19 crisis has passed?

By Hans-Georg Betz

/ 15 Apr 2020

Will France's Marine Le Pen be a profiteer or victim of the pandemic?

We need sanctuary cities and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

The defence and expansion of sanctuary policies are integral to our collective resiliency at this time.

By Graham Hudson

/ 14 Apr 2020

We need sanctuary cities and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Moussa's story: migrant workers in Italy under lockdown

Unlike Portugal, there is no indication from the Italian authorities that ensuring access to basic care and support for migrant workers has crossed their minds.

By Hsiao-Hung Pai

/ 13 Apr 2020

Moussa's story: migrant workers in Italy under lockdown

#CONFLUENCERS: "Una agenda común para enfrentar la pandemia", Lucía Dammert

"¿Qué está pasando con América Latina? Nuestras capacidades para resolver los problemas en conjunto están lejanamente cercanas. Están más bien abandonadas".En esta entrega de #Confluencers, Lucía Dammert reflexiona sobre la necesidad de formular una agenda conjunta de América Latina para enfrentar

By democracia Abierta

/ 13 Apr 2020

Breaking away from narcissism: emotions and grassroots activism in the time of COVID-19

Two slogans circulating within these groups best summarise grassroots activism: Solidarity Not Charity and Collective Care Is Our Best Weapon Against COVID-19.

By Tomasso Gravante and Alice Poma

/ 13 Apr 2020

Breaking away from narcissism: emotions and grassroots activism in the time of COVID-19

The Easter bombings in Sri Lanka – a reflection one year after

What we owe the victims of Easter 2019 is an end to elitist power politics and a governance that is rooted in the diversity of its people.

By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan

/ 12 Apr 2020

The Easter bombings in Sri Lanka – a reflection one year after

Why are a third of UK COVID-19 patients ethnic minority?

People of colour are being hit disproportionately by this crisis. Why?

By Sunny Hundal

/ 11 Apr 2020

Why are a third of UK COVID-19 patients ethnic minority?

COVID-19: Canada locks its gates to asylum seekers

For asylum seekers, the route to a safe home is being all but eliminated.

By Claire Ellis

/ 10 Apr 2020

COVID-19: Canada locks its gates to asylum seekers

Genocide is not an Essential Service

"We are doing this to save humanity…. If we destroy the Earth, the Earth will recover; … we won’t. The Earth doesn’t need us; we need it.”

By Samir Gandesha

/ 9 Apr 2020

At times of a pandemic: transnational solidarity not national borders

At the time of Covid-19 global pandemic, citizenship and national borders should not become defining elements of our joint struggle.

By Anna Triandafyllidou

/ 9 Apr 2020

At times of a pandemic: transnational solidarity not national borders

Covid-19: por que precisamos proteger territórios indígenas?

Dado o avanço da pandemia de Covid-19 no mundo, vale perguntar quem está entre as populações mais vulneráveis hoje e por que sua extinção potencial pode acelerar o ecocídio a curto e médio prazo. English Español

By Juan Manuel Crespo

/ 8 Apr 2020

Covid-19: por que precisamos proteger territórios indígenas?

Disposable lives: how the plight of immigration detainees is highlighted during COVID-19

The UK government’s continued use of immigration detention lacks moral and legal justification. But it comes as no surprise.

By Rudy Schulkind

/ 8 Apr 2020

Disposable lives: how the plight of immigration detainees is highlighted during COVID-19