Towards the end of last year, there were a few unrelated incidents that became talking points regarding the #MeToo movement. China watchers started following one of them with great interest not only because it’s a micro cosmos into the #MeToo…
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Freedom of Speech Does not Need § 219a StGB
When it comes to Europe´s most restrictive abortion laws, Andorra, Poland, and Malta are among the countries that tend to make headlines. Yet even in a country like Germany, which is widely perceived as a liberal country, reproductive laws are…
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The Importance of Mental Health Care for People with Physical Disabilities
Mental health challenges are a ubiquitous concern worldwide. It has been estimated, for example, that in the U.S. alone, 1 in 5 adults, or 51.5 million people, will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetimes. Despite the prevalence…
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One Year Later: Reflecting on the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
On January 15th, of 2021, Libel contributor Viljami Kaskiluoto wrote an article entitled “A Violent End to Trump’s Era”. While my fellow writer made some excellent points, I must however disagree with some ideas presented in his January article. Where…
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The Ethical Implications of Mandatory Vaccinations
The question of enforcing vaccinations is as old as vaccinations themselves. However, it is only since the – by now repeatedly disproven and non-peer reviewed – Wakefield study in the Lancet Journal was published that the anti-vaccination movement has really…
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Pakistan’s Battle against Climate Change and the Hindrances in between
The world has been rushing to contain the threat of climate change. Countries are taking drastic changes to secure their futures. However, such changes sometimes result in the economy’s stagnation, especially for those countries that employ a more traditional approach…
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We Live in Fear
This article is dedicated to the victims of violence across the world, especially youth. May their memories be treasured and their souls rest in peace. Content warning: The following article discusses gun violence, suicide, and death. On Tuesday, November 30th,…
New Caledonias’s New Start?
New Caledonia just held a referendum on independence. The results are in, and to say that the anti-independence camp dominated this referendum would be an understatement: over 90 % have said no to independence and seeing that this is the…
On Brussels: Old Challenges Reemerge
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. As Christmas rolls around again, many in Brussels had been hoping that the long-sought period of post-Brexit reflection could finally come to pass. This is not to be. On 22 November, Austria entered its fourth…
The Matilda Effect: When Female Scientist Become Ghosts
“…For it is the fate of a womanLong to be patient and silent, to wait like a ghost that is speechless,Till some questioning voice dissolves the spell of its silence.Hence is the inner life of so many suffering womenSunless and…
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