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INTERVIEW activism : Activist Ahmed el-Senussi: Libyan prince and human rights hero

Activist Ahmed el-Senussi: Libyan prince and human rights hero

Currently a member of Libya's national transitional council, the prince was in solitary confinement during his imprisonment and did not speak to a single person for nine years. We meet in Strasbourg where the former prisoner of conscience was one of five Arabs to win the Sakharov freedom of thought prize for 2011

by pim de kuijer // 26/12/11

activism, prison, arab spring, muammar al-gaddafi, tunisia, freedom of expression, brunch

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Image : ‘Babelians’ of 2011 (12 images)

‘Babelians’ of 2011 (12 images)

United Hush-ia: will Russians elect another doomed Duma?

United Hush-ia: will Russians elect another doomed Duma?

On 4 December Russians will elect a new parliament. Whilst ruling party United Russia has been in power for over a decade, it looks set to reduce its majority in the lower house, or State Duma. The centrist party’s success will doubtless foreshadow Vladimir Putin’s comeback as president in a ‘job swap’ with Dmitry Medvedev at elections in March 2012. Behind the scenes of this circus, the chorus is beginning to grow edgy. Whilst over 60% of United Russia supporters are female and its popularity is growing amongst young people and across a strengthened Eurasian region, more and more journalists, activists and students are speaking out, especially across social networks. Even the purported star of the show Putin has lost favour, receiving his first ever catcalls. Has the bread and circuses act fallen through? (Image: © Kristof)

INTERVIEW activism : Ukraine, Belarus, Egypt...free the online activist in you

Ukraine, Belarus, Egypt...free the online activist in you

Ukraine’s ‘Day of Wrath’ against its president on 14 May has been organised online. Belarus’ internet is the only escape from regime propaganda. The Arab world reported its transitions online. Amidst these examples, Peter Ludlow, cyber rights activist and philosophy professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, emphasies that politics can be influenced in bottom-up solutions. Interview

by Ilona Nukševica @ // 11/05/11

activism, iryna vidanava, arab spring, euro-arab dialogue, belarus, kiev, minsk

FEATURE activism : Green Rome’s periphery: get thee to the Casale Podere Rosa cultural centre

Green Rome’s periphery: get thee to the Casale Podere Rosa cultural centre

On the urbanely disfigured periphery of the Italian capital, activists have spent the last two decades using tools such as squats, organic food markets, film projections, solar panels and the idea of Italian environmental memory to promote a more convivial and environmentally friendly way of life

by Amelie Mouton @ // 27/04/11

activism, rome, ecology, suburbs, italy, green europe on the ground, green cities

REPORT activism : Berlin citizen power: GreenLeaks, Stuttgart 21 and water privatisation

Berlin citizen power: GreenLeaks, Stuttgart 21 and water privatisation

One of Europe's most politicised and strictly environmentally-ruled cities is home to a green-themed Wikileaks spin-off, run by an Australian documentary maker. The mood for disclosure is also celebrated in the annual film festival, which has incorporated the city's first successful referendum into its programme

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 14/03/11

activism, water, cinema, julian assange, train, green europe on the ground, wikileaks

REPORT activism : Moldava youth: one year after riots, we vote!

Moldava youth: one year after riots, we vote!

Moldavans are called to vote this Sunday for crucial parliamentary elections. For 18 months, this small country - the poorest in Europe – has been functioning without a president, blocking any ambitious political initiative. Two days before the election, it is impossible to know who has the best chance to win. The only certainty is that young people have played and will play a decisive role. This major political force which has become indispensable and wishes to make itself heard is back on the rise

by L. Villers @ // 26/11/10

activism, chisinau, moldova republic of, world affairs, elections, mayor, politics

REPORT activism : 'Eco hippies' on carbon-neutral weekend in the Vosges, France

'Eco hippies' on carbon-neutral weekend in the Vosges, France

Four months on from the Copenhagen summit, the failure of a global climate change policy hasn't crushed or reinvigorated the motivation of environmental activists. In the Vosges region of France, Elise's carbon-neutral weekends indicate that changing our way of life may be key to saving the planet

by max disbeaux @ // 30/04/10

activism, economical crisis, lifestyle, biofuel, public health, consumption society, ecology

Far right, far out!

Far right, far out!

The far-right movement in Europe is resembling a round of shooting stars. In early March, Dutch politician Geert Wilders made big gains in local elections. The Lega Nord (Northern League) in Italy and Jobbik in Hungary too are clocking up the seats in their national parliaments. French ultranationalist Le Pen's daughter Marine continues his legacy. There's also the question of a European underground though, who are cultivating populist anti-islamic, anti-globalisation and regionalist discourse. What is taking place in a Europe of 2010?

ANALYSIS activism : Generation(s) AIDS

Generation(s) AIDS

As World Aids day is marked on 1 December, it's an opportunity to think of the human immunodeficiency virus, aka HIV, an illness that has killed more than 25 million individuals in less than thirty years

by Fabien Champion @ // 01/12/09

activism, aids, health, maladies, society

INTERVIEW activism : Moby: free Europe concerts for climate change

Moby: free Europe concerts for climate change

'Play4Climate.eu' raises awareness among Europe's youth before the December UN summit in Copenhagen. We chat to the American musician/ activist

by Waldemar Ingdahl @ // 15/09/09

activism, copenhagen, barack obama, art for free, green, music, united nations

FOCUS activism : Clermont-Ferrand – where are the right-wing?

Clermont-Ferrand – where are the right-wing?

How and why has the French city been obstinately socialist for 60 years? We look at its challenge for the 21st century

by Laura Eid @ // 17/02/09

activism, mayor, right wing, socialist, clermont-ferrand, europe on the ground, politics

FEATURE activism : Youth in Estonia: no country for student activists

Youth in Estonia: no country for student activists


Talking politics to Estonians is more likely to make the temperature drop than the Baltic chill, whilst Europe is remote from students' daily concerns

by Caroline Venaille @ // 25/11/08

activism, best of cafebabel.com, tallinn, identité européene, tallinn, european elections 2009, eu debate on the ground

ANALYSIS activism : Photos: Prague Spring, forty years on

Photos: Prague Spring, forty years on

On 21 August Prague commemorated forty years of it’s famous democratic ‘spring’, which ended revolt in the capital this past century. The spontaneous protest caught the world by surprise, before it was reprimanded by the Soviet regime. Images

by Boris Svartzman @ // 22/08/08

activism, photogallery, communism, photo, violence, photography, soviet

FEATURE activism : 4x4s: urban penis substitutes

4x4s: urban penis substitutes

As night falls across cities in Europe, including here in Lyon, 'eco-guerillas' deflate four-wheeler car tyres in a revolt against a lifestyle which they find scandalous

by marie signoret // 16/04/08

activism, underground, 4x4, lyon, environment, climate change, protest

ANALYSIS

Bike traffic: return of the scorchers

Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities

by chris // 15/04/08

activism, germany, berlin, activists, asia, green cities, china

INTERVIEW activism : International Roma Day: Aladár Horváth on reality TV in Hungary

International Roma Day: Aladár Horváth on reality TV in Hungary

A leading activist denounces ghettos and the media-created ‘exotic trash’ images of Europe's biggest minority of eight million people, who celebrate their day on 8 April

by danielle tyree // 07/04/08

activism, discrimination, hungary, aladár horváth, roma, family, budapest

activism : FREEZE! by the Eiffel Tower in Paris

FREEZE! by the Eiffel Tower in Paris

On 8 March 2008, 3, 000 people suddenly stopped dead in their tracks and froze like statues at the Trocadero Square 'because we usually spend all day long running around like lunatics'

by jane mery // 14/03/08

activism, video gallery, internet, facebook, flash mob, paris, youth

ANALYSIS activism : Feminism in France: the Rose Revolution

Feminism in France: the Rose Revolution

May 1968 was a turning point in world history, but it was also a rupture for women's history. Feminists of yesterday and today tell us about their war

by mathilde magnier // 23/01/08

activism, feminism, freedom, human rights, abortion, prostitution, hillary clinton

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Free Belarus Action – as silent as a loud voice for democracy

Asa Gunven Just 3 days prior to the presidential elections, inside Belarus the message is not easy to ignore. From Ottawa to Buenes Aires, from Tirana to Stockholm famous monuments are going quiet, while banners are expressing demands such as “Free Belarus”, “Give a Voice to the Citizens of Belarus ...

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