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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow young activists assembled at the European Youth Capital to discuss gender, LGBTIQ inclusivity, and persecution
Around 80 young activists from all over the world gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia in April to promote cooperation and dialogue between different organisations working towards a more inclusive civil society.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Italy: real weapons of mass distraction
Matteo Salvini’s rhetoric is getting ever more worrying as we approach the EU elections.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPoliticisation of sports and sportisation of politics: A global dangerous trend
The globalising way of promoting sports as a way of thinking and a way of life really just serves the dominant capitalist system. We interview Ivan Ergic, an international Serbian ex-football player for a critical view of the sports industry.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Can British democracy handle the European elections? – public debate, civility and extremism
This current political crisis is not just about how the Brexit stand-off is resolved. The challenge is to show that Britain can handle a democratic election in polarised times.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta“All as One – 1 out of 5 million”: Serbian protesters mobilise against growing authoritarian rule
Serbia heads to its sixth month of anti-government demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vučić, whom the critics are accusing of leading the country in an increasingly authoritarian and non-democratic way.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Raqqa (IV): War, reconstruction and power struggles
The media environment in Raqqa, as the one in Rojava, cannot be read through a black and white prism.
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Published in: نوىالإعلام في الرقة (٤): الحرب، إعادة الإعمار وصراع القوى
يسلّط الباحثان والأكاديميان، الإيطالي أنريكو دي إنجليس، والسوري يزن بدران، في الجزء الرابع والأخير من هذه السلسلة على بيئة العمل الصحفي في الرقة ومحيطها، وتطورات هذا الحقل منذ أن دحرت داعش إلى خارج المدينة منتصف العام ٢٠١٧.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe cure for what ails Silicon Valley? An online advertising tax
There’s been a massive transfer of wealth from media that produce journalism to those that don’t. The answer may well be a tax.
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Published in: 50.50These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in Bangladesh
On Dhaka’s streets and stages, women tell their stories – about issues from violence to sexuality to working conditions. And they demand to be heard.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOnce we searched Google, now Google searches us
Mark Kernan reviews Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta¿Quién le teme a Julian Assange y a WikiLeaks?
Confundir a la persona, - "Assange" - con el impacto de Wikileaks, oculta el alarmante efecto que su extradición podría tener tanto sobre la libertad de prensa, como sobre las libertades civiles. English.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Are clownish outsiders the future of democracy?
Comedic buffoonery no longer marks the dividing line between satire and news. It is now the starting point for participatory democracy.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta¿Puede estar Netflix precipitando un fenómeno de memorias colectivas únicas?
Un análisis del contenido histórico de Netflix arroja una advertencia clara al espectador de resistir el instinto y comenzar a consumir esa ficción histórica sabiendo conscientemente que no es más que ficción.
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Published in: HomeTurkey: the post-election brawl – a regime at a crossroads
The mission that “revolutionary guards” took upon themselves in the aftermath of the putsch was to radically transform Turkey’s social, political and institutional landscape. How are they doing?
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWho’s afraid of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks?
Confusing the persona – “Assange” – with the impact of Wikileaks, masks the chilling effect that his extradition could have on media freedoms and civil liberties.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Online harms’ to our digital democracy are still being largely ignored
5 ways the digital revolution demands an update to outdated electoral laws.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Tomorrow is already gone if we don’t act now
The actress and activist interviewed on her friend Julian Assange, EU and US politics, and what gives her hope.
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Published in: HomeWhatsApp Democracy comes to India!
The business potential is limitless and the expensive Facebook war rooms established to fight for truth will start paying for themselves.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent media
In this four-part series Yazan Badran and Enrico De Angelis explore the media environment in northeastern Syria. The first three articles will analyse the media context of Rojava, and the last one of al-Raqqa and its surroundings.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Andrew Caruana Galizia: ‘‘Without free journalism, there can be no democracy.’’
Why we need to recognize this fight for justice as our own. Interview.