My solidity is renewed by a thousand voices of women who stand against patriarchy, by women who come together with one voice and collectively denounce patriarchal power structures that dominate their societies. South Africa is one of the countries in…
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The Taliban take over Afghanistan – How Did it Happen and What Does the Future Look Like?
The capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul, was overrun by the Taliban on the 15th of August 2021. However, to the surprise of many, there was very little to no resistance. The Afghan National Army did not put up much of…
La Vía Hacia la Miseria: una Mirada a través de las Protestas en Cuba
for English, see below Últimamente el país cubano ha salido a la calle en forma de protesta por la situación económica y social tan difícil que están pasando. Este artículo tiene los objetivos de explicar las razones de las protestas,…
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On Brussels: Kabul Earthquake
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. The EU has a very new and very sudden problem: Afghanistan. In less than a fortnight, the Taliban has swept across the perpetually unstable country, taking city after city. On 15 August, the militia reached…
Interview with Ludmila: Communism In Living Flesh
This article originally appeared in Spanish on the website of Grupo Joven Fundación Libertad. You can find the original here. I am sure that all of us, at some point, have studied communism. We study its philosophers, its leaders, we…
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Interview with Koen Stoop from the World Uyghur Congress – Part 2
This article is part of a two-part interview regarding the situation in East Turkestan, a region in the People’s Republic of China that is home to several minorities, predominantly Uyghurs, who are suffering from severe represessions by the Chinese government.…
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On Brussels: Budapest — The New Battle Front
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. On many social issues, the EU has long been split. Since the eastwards expansion began back in 2004, more and more countries that are deeply conservative have joined the bloc. This has led to showdowns…
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Interview with Koen Stoop from the World Uyghur Congress – Part 1
Two articles brought my attention to what is happening in the Chinese province of East Turkistan (widely referred to as Xinjiang) in the past few months, although it is not an entirely new issue. The first was published in The…
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Interview with Willemijn Krans, International Officer of JOVD
Find our other interviews with liberal and democratic youth organisations here. Back in March, the Netherlands elected a new Tweede Kamer — the lower house of the Dutch parliament. Soon after, Libel editors Eduardo Aviles and Krijn van Eeden interviewed…
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Reconsidering our Attitude towards Israel: A liberal Ally at Heart despite Valid Criticism?
The recent flare up of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict last May has drawn global attention to the Middle East once again, leading to very mixed and divided international reactions. It appears as if any questions concerning the legitimacy of Israel inherently…