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As a republic of constitutional democracy, Indonesia is no stranger to demonstrations and protests from their public. However, the issues that are being brought up in the demonstrations consists mainly of the price increase of basic commodities, from food to gas prices. Religion-themed protests are the next popular subject for …
Around the world, people are looking to improve their quality of life. Whether that is by securing clean water access, fighting back against state violence or reducing crime, there are myriad ways in which people see something that would make their life better. And there are three major players in …
In 2020, I reached out via Facebook Messenger to a Rohingya man living in western Myanmar´s Rakhine state. I asked him about the situation there three years after the military operations against the Rohingya which caused thousands of deaths and the exodus of more than 700,000 people to Bangladesh. He …
Iran is experiencing the biggest protests and demonstrations against the regime since 2009, fuelled by the death of 22-year old Iranian-Kurdish woman Masha Amini*1 on 16 September 2022, arrested by the morality police for “improperly” wearing the hijab. Masha Amini died while in police custody after three days of coma. …
When we saw an article from the BBC about Coca-Cola being a sponsor of the upcoming COP27 talks in Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt, we all had a lot of thoughts about this. So, the four of us sat down for a roundtable discussion about what this could mean, how activists …
Through photography and social media, some Rohingya refugees are documenting life in Bangladesh. By definition, many of them are also activists because they advocate for human rights and want social change in Myanmar, their native country. New media and the internet have allowed them to create a networked social sphere …
Recently, the mainstream media in Indonesia was heated with a celebrity scandal – one popular “dream couple” filed for divorce and reported a domestic assault case. This unfortunate affair created a huge ripple on the nation’s entertainment industry; however, another popular couple used the moment and turned it into a …
Recently in Bangkok, I attended the presentation of a book and exhibition showing the work of Rohingya photographers. The creators could not be present at the event because they are refugees in Bangladesh and could not travel to Thailand. Omal Khair, Dil Kayas and Azimul Hasson, who became refugees after …
In this short video, the Indian philosopher, environmentalist and political activist Vandana Shiva, questions the mainstream concept of development, in a simple yet powerful way: If you haven’t read Vandana Shiva’s book “Staying Alive”, I recommend that you to do it. It is a strong eye-opener on the enormous negative …
