In late March, tens of thousands of students in Indonesia took to the streets to protest against the controversial army law reform. Critics say President
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A recent violent and destructive march calling for the expulsion of Haitians in Punta Cana demonstrates the vehement anti-Haitianism and rising fascism prevalent in the
From New Lines Magazine. A week after Indian naval officer Vinay Narwal married Himanshi Sowami on April 16, he was dead. The couple wanted to
From Himal Southasian How one Dalit woman’s courage in 1841 challenged a centuries-old system of caste-based slavery and hastened the promise of freedom for millions
Kashmiris must mourn on cue, stay silent on their own dead, and pretend the valley’s beauty isn’t built over graves. So predictably, the audit of
Nationalists, Eurosceptics, anti-NATO, MAGA caps, Trump (but not Putin) supporters, and Călin Georgescu. What is on the minds of the voters supporting Romania’s far-right and
On 28 March, in downtown Jakarta, across from the Sarinah department store, an unlikely group of protesters gathered holding signs and making speeches. The crowd
While government crackdown on far-right groups that did not align with the Kremlin following the annexation of Crimea resulted in several waves of fragmentation, the
Last November, Kamel Daoud, an Algerian-French author and conservative columnist, received the esteemed Goncourt Prize in Paris for his novel “Houris.” This work, published by
From Africa Is a Country Anti-queer laws in Africa are often framed as cultural defense—but their roots lie in colonial legacies, religious nationalism, and global
The Indonesian government passed proposed revisions to the Armed Forces Law (UU TNI) on 20 March 2025. The revisions to the law have caused outcry
As the world marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on 24 April 2025, the enduring power of denialism continues to shape how the
PSAN: After October 7, 2023, Palestine became a divisive issue within Burma’s revolutionary circles. In this context, how does your organization respond to these layers
From New Lines Magazine. A recently foiled Muslim Brotherhood plot symbolizes the challenge of growing popular discontent over the war in Gaza, in the Hashemite
There’s a kind of violence that doesn’t wear a uniform, doesn’t raise its voice, and doesn’t need to spill blood to be effective. It speaks
The manosphere’s antisemitic turn A few years ago I attended a manosphere conference in Orlando, Florida. One of the masculinity gurus was up on stage
From Sidecar. The 15 April marked the two-year anniversary of a civil war in Sudan that has left tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
From +972 Magazine Despite mounting evidence of the army’s gender-based crimes, Israeli women’s groups have largely ignored or denied the UN’s damning new report. Last
Today marks two years since the start of the counter-revolutionary war on April 15, 2023, between Sudan’s two ruling militias – the Sudanese Armed Forces
From New Lines Magazine. A growing rift within the MAGA coalition between populists and techno-oligarchs may determine the future of the Republican Party Over the
How the Belarussian KGB has been targetting the diaspora in Europe In 2023, a scandal broke out when a Belarusian opposition activists signed up for
From La Croix International Political scientist Haoues Seniguer explores how Muslim voices are increasingly silenced by suspicion, as public discourse blurs the line between religious
From The Diplomat The Indonesian leader claims to support democracy, but only in terms of a stifling notion of national “unity.” Waves of mass protests
Many people have taken note of recent poll data regarding American attitudes towards Israel, which are (to summarize) cratering. Among Democrats, 69% now view Israel
From Boston Review How neoliberals fell in love with “human nature”—the glue that still unites the divergent factions of the new right. In 2013 Charles
Trump was never a peace candidate. From his early Reform Party days to his “America First” doctrine, he wasn’t seeking an end to U.S. empire.
From Himal Southasian Violent pro-monarchy protests reveal Nepal’s incomplete transition from Hindu kingdom to secular republic, with nationalist myths and India’s Hindu Right feeding into
Radicalisation as Sales Funnel Along with seemingly everybody else I’ve recently been watching the Netflix series Adolescence. It is a striking film that is masterfully
On March 8, Marisela followed the instructions she was given. She dressed in pink and traveled from Miranda state to downtown Caracas to attend the
Africa today stands at a crossroads, caught between internal crises, shifting global power dynamics, and the slow unraveling of the post-liberation political order. Across the
The double bind of left antisemitism At the end of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 2, the titular Bill delivers an extended monologue to his
Verónica Gago is a feminist academic. What this means is that she does not separate her activism as a feminist from her work as an
Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political organization fighting for