By Helena Reinders For years, Italy has been struggling with overcrowded prisons. This is illustrated by the fact that the country’s average prison population is 140% compared to their capabilities, with some prisons’ populations reaching as high as 268% (Pezzuti, 2015). What can the root causes of this overpopulation be,Continue Reading
By Doga Mehter What synonyms come to mind when you think of happiness, a word with numerous connotations? The color yellow, spring, flowers, laughing and sparks all around us? Happiness is sought and chased after in a never-ending cycle of ‘if I finish this…’ or ‘if I achieve this…’ HappinessContinue Reading
Imagine a poker table. There are 3 big guys, and 27 little guys. The big guys are playing individually, and they are playing hard. The smaller ones, however, are falling over each other arguing on which move to make next. The big guys represent the United States (US), China, andContinue Reading
By Chira Tudoran Imagine a poker table. There are 3 big guys, and 27 little guys. The big guys are playing individually, and they are playing hard. The smaller ones, however, are falling over each other arguing on which move to make next. The big guys represent the United StatesContinue Reading
By Arianna Pearlstein In the town of Martuni, Armenia, a young child’s doll lay amidst mountains of rubble and destruction, its bright magenta dress and curly red hair standing out against the grey and brown of debris. The child to whom that doll belonged was killed by an artillery barrageContinue Reading
By Tom van der Meij A couple of months ago, The Guardian asked prominent British writers how they coped with the Corona crisis and the lockdown the United Kingdom found itself in at the time. Celebrated novelist Julian Barnes wrote that he had found pleasure indulging himself in the moviesContinue Reading
By Joanna Sowińska & Zuzanna Mietlińska Human rights are universal – and women are humans. This simple yet sometimes undermined statement is very topical in the context of protests and a heated debate in today’s Poland. Should Poland liberalise its restrictive laws concerning abortion? Or should it come back toContinue Reading
By Fernando López The citizens of the landlocked nation of Kyrgyzstan have been experiencing and supporting vast protests after the country’s parliamentary elections were held on October 4th, 2020. In the days prior to the election and on election day, numerous videos were leaked that showed party officials Mekenim Kyrgyzstan,Continue Reading
By Rosalie de Vries The tragedy that was On 18th of November 1978, we can see 909 dead bodies lying on the ground. There are some guns scattered out throughout the land. Empty glass bottles of Cyanide amid the victims. One prevalent characteristic is poison. Fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters:Continue Reading
By Helena Reinders Five years ago, over 180 countries and the European Union signed the Paris Agreement, also known as COP 21. By doing so, they all agreed that by 2020 all those who signed should hand in their new climate policy plans. Between the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the UnitedContinue Reading