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A Mediterrane Rescue Ship crew operating in pitch black darkness, approaching a small rubber boat packed with immigrants.

Our Way to See/a. The Transforming Landscapes of Central Mediterranean Migrations

Fabio GianfrancescoFebruary 4, 2025

We see this politics of solidarity as part of an already ongoing form of struggle—one foremost carried on by people that we don’t save, but encounter in our rescuing initiatives.

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Invisible Borders, Vital Care: How Migrant Women Sustain Europe’s Aging Societies

Gaia GuatriJanuary 15, 2025

A group of migrant domestic workers united rallying for their rights. Holding banners with illustrated depictions of their labor to advocate for fair treatment and […]

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The mayor of Batman, Turkey, Gulistan Sonuk confronts police during protests.

Turkey’s 2024 Elections: A Struggle for Democracy Amid Authoritarian Backlash

Gözde Çağrı ÖzközeDecember 27, 2024

Batman, Turkey, November 4, 2024: Mayor Gulistan Sonuk and her constituents confront police in Batman after she was replaced by a state-appointed trustee, demanding the […]

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An image of surveillance system screen on America PAC / Pivotal Politics contractor's rental house.

Inside Elon Musk’s Election Team: A Former Contractor Speaks of Chaos and Exploitation in the $250M pro-Trump Campaign

Henri Sulku & Patrick HilsmanDecember 20, 2024

Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sued for criminal campaign tactics and labor violations, as the world’s richest man threw in more than $250 million to get Donald Trump in the Oval Office. An inside view at this voting drive reveals a world of chaos and questionable practices.

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Campaign material promoting housing rights by the KPÖ in a post box.

As Europe Slides to the Right, Communists Secure Steady Gains in Austrian Municipalities

Gabriel KuhnDecember 11, 2024

In the 1990s, the KPÖ had all but disappeared. Today, the party holds the mayor’s office in Graz, Austria’s second-biggest city, and has delegates in the city councils of Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck.

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Six police officers are arresting two protesters while evicting a pro-Palestinian camp at the "Freie Universität" in Berlin.

Activists Under Fire: The Rising Criminalization of Civil Movements Across Europe

Gaia GuatriNovember 27, 2024

As authorities clamp down, grassroots groups and NGOs remain resilient and interconnected in building solidarity networks across borders to amplify their demands and unify their struggles.

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A black woman stands between protesters and a line of Italian riot police from carabinieri in Bologna.

‘People Struggle Where They Are’: Joshua Clover on Riots, Strikes and Communes That Are Already Here

Ronja MälströmNovember 24, 2024

The general strike is the name for when the riot, the strike, and the commune all happen at once. That’s what the general strike really is. And that’s the day, the week, or the year where there will be a role for everyone. 

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People behind a sign "this is what community looks like" during counter-protests to anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, Norterhn Ireland.

Counter-Protest as Peacebuilding: How a Community Response Helped Extinguishing Anti-Immigrant Riots in Northern Ireland

Patrick HilsmanNovember 20, 2024

The riots and the subsequent response can serve as a lesson on the rapid spread of disinformation and disorder, and how to fight back effectively.

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Portrait of a Kurdish woman during a demonstration in Paris on January 2014.

From Collapse Doctrine to New Peace Talks: Kurdish Resistance at the Edge of Declaring Victory in Turkey

Sinan ÖnalOctober 23, 2024

Peace with the Kurds, a new democratic constitution, and solving problems through dialogue and political methods rather than violence have become the most used concepts in the last two weeks by the ruling elites of Erdogan’s regime.

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Book cover of the photobook Ukraine:Love+War about the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Ukraine: Love+War, a Review

Lauren WalshOctober 16, 2024

This volume is comprehensive, offering both the pre-2022 history as well as a deep look at the impact of the 2022 invasion. Giving this overview through photographs elevates this title well beyond a typical history book.