“The village of war widows”: how women in Kosovo rebuilt life after war
Among financial insecurity and taboos, 27 years on, the challenges facing survivors of Kosovo’s war serve as a warning for other conflicts.
Should journalists be the superheroes of our times?
Media workers are under increasing financial and political pressure. Their precarious situation and the rise of authoritarianism in Europe are leading to to democratic decline. According to Mustafa Kuleli of the Ethical Journalism Network, the EU must protect media workers, rein in platforms and act on the European Media Freedom Act.
How trans people in Europe turn visibility into empowerment
Across Europe and beyond, trans rights are the subject of political backlash and negative media coverage. At the same time, the efforts of transgender people to claim a narrative of empowerment have largely been unsuccessful. How can we appreciate the life experience of transgender individuals in all its positive aspects without stumbling into the pitfalls of pathologisation, victimisation, or mystification?
In Bologna, the history of the trans movement intersects with the reception of migrants
In Bologna, where the struggles of transgender people are already deeply rooted, shelters that specialise in welcoming trans migrants have produced a model that is being replicated across Italy.
