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Talking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)

The renaissance of the street struggle

by Donatella della Porta

Around the world more people are protesting than they have for a long time. What unites them?

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Words that bind

by Ngūgī wa Thiong’o

Spending one year in prison for a theatre play written in Gĩkũyũ instead of English: thoughts on language as a means of repression.

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Fear is contagious

by Wu'er Kaixi

How I survived Tiananmen Square and became one of China’s most wanted dissidents.

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Talking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)

The power of agitation

by Jonathan Pinckney, Maria J. Stephan

How do resistance movements achieve their goals? Studies show its when they pursue non-violence.

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Talking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)

Affair of state

by Timo Berger

The unresolved conflict between Catalonia and Spain, and how a democratic state reacts to the desire for a people’s vote – a visit to Barcelona.

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Don’t say that the struggle was in vain

by Helon Habila

Fighting against the military junta in Nigeria in the 1990s meant putting your life on the line.

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Did you prune the roses?

by Ahmet Altan

About the questions I'm no longer being asked. A text from prison.

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“Violence is the red line”

an interview with Federica Mogherini

How do governments deal with the disaffection of citizens? How can you criticise entire states? A conversation with former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini about resisting in politics.

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“I had nothing left to lose”

an interview with Oleg Senzow

The Ukrainian director Oleg Senzow spent five years in Russian prisons because he fought against the annexation of the Crimea. Was it worth it?

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Talking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)

“We are living in an age of extinction”

in conversation with Naomi Klein

The system critic Naomi Klein explains why she still has a glimmer of hope, despite the climate crisis.

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Cramming for a new life

by Robert Putzbach

Rising numbers of young people in the Republic of Moldova are dreaming from a future, far away from their homeland.

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Personal notes – protesting in Taipei and Hong Kong

by Michelle I-jou Wu

I’m actually studying in Taiwan. But for several months and along with many other activists, I’ve been standing by the side of demonstrators in Hong Kong. The i...

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Another idea of homeland

by Kadhem Khanjar

For several months now, Iraqi youth have been out on the streets. What are they fighting for?

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Talking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)

“Constantly fighting back”

an interview with Bachtyar Ali

The author talks about the Kurds in Northern Iraq and writing as a form of resistance.

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Talking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)

Tā Moko - Living Ancestors

by Kararaina Te Ira

For centuries, Māori in New Zealand have practiced the art of
tā moko, an indigenous tattooing practice. It goes far beyond simply decorating skin

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Battling causes

by David H. Ucko

In theory you know exactly how uprisings end up being successful. In practice, it’s not so simple.

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We are mirrors

by Lizzie Doron

Thoughts about the long conflict between Israel and Palestine

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We need idealism

in conversation with Fabien Bourlon

After months of protest, most Chileans want a new constitution. In an interview, activist Fabien Bourlon explains why.

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Women with blindfolds

by Maristella Svampa

How a massive feminist movement emerged from protests against femicide in Argentina.

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