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A new low in Romania! Police leaks journo’s intimate pics to threaten her?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Journalism and Media
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Boyan Stanislavski and Maria Cernat discuss the recent scandal in Romania in today's episode of "On the Barricades." Emilia Șercan, a well-known Romanian journalist, received numerous threats after revealing that the country's prime minister plagiarized...

Sadism towards migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border and Poland’s political theater

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Belarus
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You have most likely not heard about the humanitarian crisis on the borders of Belarus and Poland, as well as Belarus and Lithuania and Latvia. This is because, as soon as the news went viral,...

There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth

Right to City (Timişoara, România)
Human rights and civic liberties
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With the increasing militarization of the Croatian-Bosnian border and in an overall hostile environment towards migrants, the Balkan route has been shifting in recent months towards Romania. Since October 2020, there has been a sharp...

Chaos, desperation and violence

Boyan Stanislavski
Gender issues
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On the afternoon of November 18, 2020, thousands of people gathered in the center of Warsaw in response to yet another call for mobilization against the almost complete abortion ban proclaimed by the Constitutional Tribunal....

Why we can’t expect support from the West

Rositsa Kratunkova
Analysis
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This article was originally published at the Bulgarian left-wing platform dVersia on 30 September 2020. Bulgaria has been deeply shaken by a revolt demanding the resignation of the government for more than 80 days. The...

Class, Race, Police and riots in the U.S.

Boyan Stanislavski
Interviews
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What are the relations between the citizens, the police and the political elite in the USA, and how does race and class shape and define them? The murder of George Floyd provoked weeks of protests...

Feminism in Kyrgyzstan – a dangerous option

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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On this year’s 8th of March the women of Kyrgyzstan, or to be more precise, the feminists of Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asia country, decided to march for their rights. The international press...

The murder which shook Romania – a story from Caracal

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Romania has been in a state of shock for more than a week, after a 15-year old girl – Alexandra Măceşanu, from the centrally-located southern city of Caracal, was killed on July 25th. Alexandra had...

Should Polish left be afraid?

Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat
Human rights and civic liberties
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A few days after scandalous police intervention during academic conference on Karl Marx and his legacy, Polish Minister of Interior offered an apology to the university. Polish left-wing activists met this with joy, but they...

A new low in Romania! Police leaks journo’s intimate pics to threaten her?

Sadism towards migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border and Poland’s political theater

There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth

Chaos, desperation and violence

Why we can’t expect support from the West

Class, Race, Police and riots in the U.S.

Feminism in Kyrgyzstan – a dangerous option

The murder which shook Romania – a story from Caracal

Should Polish left be afraid?

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