A hypocritical, cowardly, very dangerous act and a reflection of an abuse of power. That is how some journalists describe the European Commission’s decision to ban Russian state media within its territory. In their opinion, this “could be seen coming, they were just looking for the best opportunity to make […]
Politics
A festival of human rights stories
Freedom of choice, cultural expression and family trauma are the main topics of a festival that is now in its 26th edition and that this year, in London, takes place from 17 to 25 March. In it, the Seventh Art portrays individuals and communities that stand in solidarity to create […]
Libyan immigrants: surviving does not mean living
Unofficial detention centres in Libya are camps where militias torture refugees until their families pay up. EU migration policy is silently complicit in an industry of extortion in a war zone. One warehouse hit by a bomb revealed hundreds of victims held in conditions that recall the Second World War.
Elections: a social-political ploy that protects the system
Democratic forms without economic solutions do not serve the majority, they are purely a cosmetic gesture without much effect on day-to-day life. In representative democracies (a synonym of economies governed by the market), elections are just another episode in the social landscape and, in reality, do not alter the basic […]
Execution of an innocent: What matters now is the truth
It was 27 hours of anguish that resulted in death, torture and disappearance in the lives of many. It happened in the Palace of Justice, between 6 and 7 November 1985, and stained the history of the Colombian people with blood. Years later, relatives of the dead and disappeared are […]