Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federalism and the Tigray War: A Dialogue on the Roots of Violence
Last year, we published an interview with social geographer Tekle Weldemichael about the war in Tigray. Shortly after the publication, we received a critical response from our reader Christian Mamo, who grew up in Ethiopia in a Ukrainian-Ethiopian family and worked as a journalist in Kyiv for several years before the Russian invasion. According to […]
Democracy in Peril: Georgia’s Choice Amid Global Shifts in Power
Since November 28, a river of people has been flowing ceaselessly down Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli avenue, with diverse streams of protesters marching by day and merging into a powerful rush by night. Since regaining independence in 1991, Georgia has never witnessed such massive mobilization without a political leader helming the movement. Some have attempted to […]
Everything Is Destroyed, It’s Simply Unthinkable: A Conversation with Anton Yaremchuk About the Humanitarian Mission to Palestine
Anton Yaremchuk is a cinematographer. In 2022, he co-founded the volunteer platform Base UA, an initiative to counter Russian aggression by providing humanitarian aid and support to civilians. Currently, the initiative operates in the Donetsk region. It covers a wide range of work, from a mobile clinic in a truck to evacuating the local population […]
Indoctrination From the Cradle. How Israeli Jews Struggle Against the Apartheid Regime
It is the twelfth month since the war between Israel and HAMAS began. So does the ongoing encroachment (demolitions, killings, and evictions of Palestinians from their homes) in the West Bank. Some Israelis are also aware of the situation and are trying to prevent further crimes by spreading information and by being present in the […]
Local Communities and Labor Movements Under Threat in Sakartvelo: Interview with Left Activists
In April-May 2024, tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets to protest against the new "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence," which was finally passed by the parliament on May 28th, overturning the presidential veto. This law requires NGOs that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to declare themselves as […]
“Syrians Celebrate When Russian Generals, Involved in War Crimes in Syria, Are Being Killed in Ukraine”. Interview With Leila Al-Shami
Leila Al-Shami is a British-Syrian author and activist. She worked in the field of human rights protection in Syria, participates in international solidarity movements and co-authored the book "Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War" with Robin Yassin-Kassab. She also became known for her criticism of the "idiot anti-imperialism" of the Western left. For […]
“It Feels Like It’s Only Happening to You”: A Conversation with Geographer Tekle Weldemichael on the War in Tigray and the Scholar’s Role in Opposing Violence
Teklehaymanot (Tekle) Weldemichael grew up in central Tigray. He received his Bachelor's in Ethiopia before spending several years between Ethiopia and Norway, where he continued his studies in Human Geography. A month before the war in Tigray began, Tekle submitted the final draft of his dissertation and was preparing to take a break and finalize […]
“There Is Trauma on Both Sides of My Family but Historically They Don’t Meet”. Interview With Palestinian-Ukrainian Analyst Rita Adel
Since October 7th, there have been a number of interviews and articles regarding Israelis of Ukrainian descent. However, the voices of Ukrainians of Palestinian descent are noticeably absent from the dominant Ukrainian news. We spoke with Rita Adel about her ongoing effort to navigate trauma and obstacles on both sides of her family. With the […]
“Azerbaijan Has Its Own Version of the Putinist Slogan ‘We Can Do It Again!’”: Interview with Azerbaijani Journalist Bashir Kitachayev
In his public speeches, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev often refers to Armenia’s sovereign territories as “Western Azerbaijan.” After Azerbaijan’s victory in the 2020 war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the blockade that left 120,000 Armenians cut off from the world, and the fighting in September 2023 that led to Azerbaijan’s full control over the region and the […]
“I stand on the side of the oppressed, whoever they are”. Interview with the Palestinian-Ukrainian activist Adib Shaheen
"The point of view depends on where you stand," – says Adib Shaheen, an activist and writer of Palestinian-Ukrainian origin who was forced to settle in England since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. With these words, he criticizes the limited views of people who are influenced by propaganda. Adib […]
