Inside the Anti-AfD Blockades
More than 50,000 people protested the far-right AfD party in Erfurt, Germany in early July. We took a look inside the anti-AfD blockades.
Category: Global
Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour
Surviving wars in Sudan and Gaza, Palestinian-Sudanese poet Ahmed Sarsour shares the inspiration behind his poetry.
As Senegal Cracks Down on LGBTQ Rights, Activists Seek Help From Abroad
Since February, Senegalese authorities have initiated a crackdown against the LGBTQ community, reportedly arresting hundreds across the country.
Inside Greece’s Refugee Camps, Gender-Based Violence Is Built Into the System
Since 2022, the German collective Rosa Rolling Safespace has been providing a mobile safe space for women living in refugee camps around Athens. Their work shows that gender-based violence in these settings is not incidental but structural, a direct product of European and Greek migration policies.
In Athens, Albania’s Diaspora Watches a Revolt at Home, and Finds Its Own Voice
What started as an environmental protest in Albania related to Trump's son-in-law's business ventures became something bigger — addressing long-standing corruption, the right to information and transparency and who gets to decide Albania's future. The unrest has reached the diaspora.
How Trans Healthcare in Greece is Pushed Outside the System
A trans woman in Athens shares her story and provides a brief view into the barriers that exist in the medical system and one that cannot be told without acknowledging the broader climate in which trans lives in Greece are lived.
Prosfygika Claims Victory: Hunger Strike Suspended Amid Ongoing Struggle Over Development
A victory has been declared in Athens after two activists suspended their hunger strike following a resolution to halt the plans to evict the long-standing squatted community of Prosfygika.
Terror Charges and the Criminalization of Pro-Palestine Activism in the Czech Republic
Despite a group claiming responsibility for a fire at a defense manufacturing facility connected to Elbit Systems, 11 pro-Palestine activists have been detained in a political "witchhunt."
Israel Passes Law to Execute Palestinian Prisoners by Hanging
Israel's Knesset passed a discriminatory law that mandates Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks be killed by hanging. The bill is expected to be struck down by Israel's Supreme Court.
Anger Grows in Exarcheia After Court Ruling on Metro Construction Site
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in opposition to the redevelopment initiatives of the touristification, gentrification, and the construction of a metro station in Exarcheia Square.
Brothers Delivering Water in Gaza for UNICEF Killed by Israel
Two brothers, residents of Gaza City's Jabalia al-Nazla, were killed by Israeli soldiers on April 17 while driving a water truck for UNICEF.
Two US Citizens Among 19 Slain in Philippines ‘Massacre’
Negros Island, Philippines — On April 19, 2026, the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines killed 19 individuals on Negros Island. Nine of the slain have been identified as civilians, including two Filipino Americans — Kai Dana-Rene Sorem of Seattle and…
Kurdish Refugees Protest for Dignified Living Conditions at Greece’s Oinofyta Camp
Kurdish refugees detained in the Oinofyta camp protest the Greek authorities' 'discriminatory treatment.'
Hundreds Rally for Global Cannabis March in Durban South Africa
Durban, South Africa — Just a day after International Workers Day, yet another global movement saw thousands of people around the world hit the streets this year. Since 1999, the annual Global Marijuana March — now known as the Global Cannabis March — has provided…
Anti-Fascist Weekend in Paris Against Neo-Nazi Commemoration
Authorities ban neo-Nazi demonstration over public-order concerns and large counter-mobilization in Paris.
Palestinian Students Trapped in Gaza by Israeli Border Closures
Approximately 1,000 Palestinian students remain trapped in Gaza despite having scholarships to attend universities abroad as Israel controls the borders and won't them out.
Our Common Language Is Resistance: Life Inside Prosfygika
We take you inside Prosfygika, a historic community of squatted houses in Athens that's under renewed threat of eviction.
