Category: Clau
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Interview Reflections: Pro-Palestinian (Digital) Activism in Vienna
This post explores interview techniques and reflections related to interviewing activists focusing on pro-Palestinian advocacy in Vienna, Austria. Digital activism, as a subfield of communication for social change, offers valuable insights into how loosely affiliated political groups utilize digital tools like social media to advance their goals and how they navigate challenges like digital repression.…
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Voices of Resistance: Pro-Palestinian Queer Activists on Repression
In an increasingly interconnected world, digital platforms have become crucial spaces for activism, particularly for marginalized communities fighting for justice and equality. Together with the physical space, these platforms are contested arenas where activists face forms of surveillance, censorship, and repression. This interactive post was inspired by current conversations on social media surrounding the global…
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Repression and Its Implications: A Threat to Democratic Freedoms
On November 1, the German parliament passed a new resolution targeting anti-Semitism. Amnesty International warns that its vague language enables the broad criminalization of criticism of Israel. This repression endangers freedoms such as speech, assembly, artistic expression, and academic liberty. The resolution could strip state funding from cultural or artistic projects labeled as “potentially antisemitic,”…
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Pro-Palestinian activism in Austria: silencing and repression
It’s been over a year since October 7, 2023. Since then, Gaza has suffered from Israeli imposed massacres, bombings, forced displacement, gender-based violence, and starvation, following Hamas’ attack. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security classified these actions as genocidal as early as October 13, 2023, and the global pro-Palestinian movement has been…
