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DE
Carline van Breugel
IDAHOBIT
Jana Sproul

Quo Vadis LGBTQ+ Representation in Politics?

On the International Day against Homophobia, Bi-, Inter- and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), people around the world commemorate 17 May 1990, the day on which homosexuality was removed from the ICD-10 diagnosis code of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and was officially no longer considered a disease. We talk with Carline van Breugel about the lived reality of the LGBTQ+ community in Europe today and the lack of representation in politics.

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Politics
Laurin Reusner

Voices from Israel: Regional Impact of the Russian War in Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin began. The actions of the State of Israel since then have been like walking a tightrope: On the one hand, it has joined a condemnation of Russia's actions by the United Nations General Assembly; on the other, it has not joined Western sanctions. It provides humanitarian aid but excludes arms deliveries.

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War in Europe
Michel Eltchaninoff Karen Horn

“Putin‘s ideology is the sacralisation of war“

What the Russian head of state is doing can be seen with horror in the news every day: The acts of violence in Butcha and Borodyanka shock the world. What is going on in the mind of the former KGB spy in the Kremlin? Why has Russian strongman Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine now, of all times, and is demanding the impossible from the West? Philosopher Michel Eltchaninoff has analyzed the background of Putin's thinking and the ideology he has developed.

Melitopol
War in Europe
freiheit.org

Melitopol: the first days of war

An eyewitness, who wishes to remain anonymous, reports on the Russian attack on Melitopol. She describes how people left the city and how the territorial defense groups tried to stop the Russian troops. But after the occupiers entered the city, a humanitarian disaster began: looting occurred, food became scarce, and people were kidnapped. The soldiers forcibly threw people into carts and drove them out of the city. Some of them returned, others to this day have not.

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Freedom Team Interview
Martin Panov

Freedom Team Interview: Martin Panov in Focus

Discover more about Martin Panov, who worked in the Regional Office of FNF for East and Southeast Europe as an Interim Coordinator Regional Dialogue Programmes & Project Management. Have a look at his #FreedomTeam interview.

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Art
Felix Heinhold

The role of Greek Actors in the #MeToo Movement

Spyros Bibilas, actor and President of the Union of Actors in Greece, attempts to describe how the pandemic has been perceived by artists in an interview that gave to our Foundation. He speaks about the consequences on their daily work and how they struggled to earn a living during that time. However, Bibilas also points out how the pandemic turned out to be a milestone for the cultural life in Greece, especially in the context of #MeToo.

Tinatin Khidasheli
#FEMALEFORWARDINTERNATIONAL
Martin Dimitrov

Defending what is right

Georgian politician and civic mover and shaker Tinatin Khidasheli has been immersed in the fight for justice for 30 years – and is ready for the next 30 to come. Tinatin is the type of person for whom the use of “fighter” in the expression “freedom fighter” is well deserved. In her three decades of civic activism, she has gone from clashing with the Soviet-era militsiya (police) in the final year before the fall of the USSR to defending in court the basic rights of those ostracised by the new Georgian state, from advocating the need for EU integration of her country in Parliament, to reforming its military.

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North Korea
Tim Brose

The ICBM Test is a demonstration of North Korean power

North Korea has tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) for the first time since 2017. The missile was fired from a Transport Erector Launcher. Missile experts state that it was the biggest TEL-fired ICBM missile in the world, with the capacity to reach vast parts of the US. FNF North Korea expert Tim Brose says that this week´s ICBM test displays accelerated improvements of North Korean military capabilities.

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South Korea Election
Sung-eun Lim

Narrow presidential election victory for conservative political newcomer

Election thriller in South Korea´s presidential election: Just 0.73 percent of the vote decided victory and defeat. With 48.56 percent of the vote, the candidate of the conservative People Power Party, Yoon Suk-yeol, won the election. He will be South Korea´s next president.

Zeynep Alemdar
#FEMALEFORWARDINTERNATIONAL
Zornitsa Stoilova

The agility to challenge the status quo

Professor Zeynep Alemdar, a Turkish academic, on why political representation matters and women should be put at the forefront of global decision making. “Feminist foreign policy is about making women count in all foreign policy decisions. To make use of women's knowledge, of women's experience, and of women's intelligence in an area which has traditionally neglected women”, Alemdar explains.

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