Theme overview

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.

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.

Grist to the mill of undemocratic forces

‘When democracy is tottered on its pedestal, you hope that people will stand up to defend it.’

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

‘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.

‘The gap between election rhetoric and much-needed policies is widening’

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

‘The need for in-depth journalism is increasing, as is its value’

Thanks in part to AI, the amount of superficial information disguised as journalism will increase even more briskly.

The absurd life story of stateless Salim

‘Belgium in danger of missing the train of truth and reconciliation’

‘The super-rich choose their own place in the world – and pay for it’

"I was a rebel from the very beginning": Libya through the eyes of journalist Taziri al-Omrani

Comic book author Barrack Rima: “Liberation is a path that never ends, we are never completely free”

You need a good assist to score a goal

‘Not everyone has the strength to carry their heavy backpack’

Afghans in Antwerp: ‘The journey begins once we reach our destination’

From tomato picker to contemporary Jesus. ‘We need each other to tackle inequality’

The fight against “political Islam” creates a monster that is everywhere and nowhere

Bosnian students’ long fight against segregated schools

Yasmin Nair: ‘Critique on identity politics should be about power’

Isabel Allende: Fiction is true, fake news is censorship

On the 24th of March Isabel Allende received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ghent.

Muslim women in Sarajevo: ‘Our starting point is a prejudice against us, this makes us stronger’