From passive tolerance to acceptance: Czech activists fight to bring LGBT rights out of the closet
Prague, Czech Republic – Regularly branded as the most progressive of the former Eastern Bloc countries, the secular Czech RepublicContinue Reading
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Prague, Czech Republic – Regularly branded as the most progressive of the former Eastern Bloc countries, the secular Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – After the high-profile Storm and Windstorm raids, Slovakia’s fight against corruption turned to the police itself, whichContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Anyone familiar with Slovak politics know all too well that it tends to be extremely confrontational toContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Aleksandra Sidoruk is a 21-year-old Polish student in her final year of an International Relations degree. SheContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The creativity of the Slovak National Criminal Agency (NAKA) in coming up with the names ofContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – “A woman shouldn’t compare herself to a man every second of her life, and shouldn’t believe sheContinue Reading
While everyone declared victory after the EU summit, the only thing Viktor Orbán won is time. In the latest episodeContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – On 22 October, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal voted through a proposal to further restrict an already strict law on abortion.Continue Reading
Dunajska Streda, Slovakia – Saying Hungarians are divided is something of an understatement. But there’s one topic which appears likelyContinue Reading
Mass protests throughout Polish cities are making headlines once again, this time due to further restrictions on abortion rights. ItContinue Reading
Despite skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and deaths, the party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán still prioritises restricting LGBTQI rights over saving citizens. AsContinue Reading
Though Joe Biden will pay closer attention to illiberalism in Hungary than Donald Trump did, his election is unlikely toContinue Reading
On the same day as the Hungarian Parliament approved of the re-introduction of the state of emergency to fight againstContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Recent protests by far-right voters and Kotleba supporters against the COVID-19 restrictions in Slovakia, along withContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – In March 2019, Zuzana Čaputová, became the first female President of Slovakia, with a campaign built onContinue Reading