Theme overview

Volunteers at Missing Maps make a difference in humanitarian crises

Missing Maps supports aid organizations by mapping areas for which no digital maps exist.

‘Sexual violence remains a weapon of war in Sudan. It must be addressed internationally’

Activist Yosra Akasha talks about sexual violence in her country, Sudan. ‘The perpetrators keep getting away with it.’

In Mauritania, both traditional and modern music is of social importance

In Mauritania, traditional and modern music are opposed to each other, but both have a social importance.

‘My people have carried nuclear trauma for generations’

Even without nuclear weapons being effectively used, the military use of nuclear energy causes a great deal of damage.

María Corina Machado: ‘Chavismo has destroyed democratic institutions in Venezuela’

MO* spoke with María Corina Machado about social destruction, state terror and hope in once prosperous Venezuela.

Political scientist Magnus Lundgren: ‘The UN has partly lost its role as a conflict mediator, but maybe that's not so bad’

Traditional conflict mediation is under severe pressure. New players, with different methods, are emerging.

‘Steep hills are reserved for good friends’

Rwanda and Belgium have not been friends for quite some time now. Why is that?

Who still wants to be in league with the Palestinian Authority?

The whole world wants to have its say on what the Palestinian Authority, the official Palestinian administration, should

Free Russia already exists

Russian emigrants are not giving up. In the past 3 years, a democratic Russia has emerged. In exile.

14 years after Syrian uprising, Syria balances between inclusion and power grab

The fall of the Assad regime three months ago was not the conclusion of this uprising, but merely a phase.

Watching the Lost City from Exile

‘My memories are my legacy, the thread that binds me to a place that refuses to let me go.’

Will There Be a Generation Beyond the Siege in 2025?

The Israeli war machine in Gaza is targeting the youngest generation. When will the world listen to them?

Hammour Ziada: 'Only by accepting the other can a lasting peace be achieved in Sudan'

The horror of sudan and the role of literature

Israel destroys European aid projects, EU lets it be

‘De Europese Unie: payer, geen player?’

India claims a central position in the new world order

‘The land is dead’: once again, millions of Ethiopians are on the brink of famine

Voor sommige Ethiopiërs dreigt al de vierde hongersnood in hun leven. MO* ging ter plaatse uitzoeken wat dat betekent.

‘Everything that held us together as a people is now in ruins’

Is Israel committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, supported by the West?

UN experts have called for an immediate ceasefire ‘to prevent genocide’. Israel has used genocidal rhetoric

‘A Hungarian in Ukraine today is seen as an enemy’

Political tensions between Budapest and Kiev are escalating. The Hungarian minority in Ukraine is caught in the middle.

Where does the violence in the Middle East end? ‘This is colonialism that is becoming more extreme’

How should we understand this new chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? When and how will the violence end?

‘Taxing solar panel imports now is a crime against humanity’

Cycling in the land of settlements, walls and military checkpoints

Can you build a cycling club in occupied Palestine? Sohaib Samara is doing it with his group Cycling Palestine.

Cycling through Israeli nature parks, where forests cover the ruins of Palestinian villages

Free Palestine on bikes: ‘If Israelis can go anywhere in this country, so can we’