Theme overview

These journalists fled to Belgium: ‘I will continue to write, document and speak’

On this International Press Freedom Day, we give four refugee journalists the opportunity to speak.

‘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.’

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.

‘Trump blows away all post-war achievements’

European leaders must not allow themselves to be dragged into the chaos created by Donald Trump, writes John Vandaele.

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.

In Nigeria, everyone is an entrepreneur

The Nigerian agricultural sector requires innovation to continue to feed the growing population.

Africa, a continent to be reckoned with

Africa's population will become so large in the coming decades that the continent will become heavier in the world.

Behind the smoke screen of Big Tobacco

4 multinationals domineren de tabaksindustrie. Publiekelijk pleiten deze bedrijven allemaal voor een rookvrije wereld.

Theatre-maker Zuleikha Chaudhari: 'I don't want to be silenced'

In India, artists have to be careful with their words and representations.

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.

How Tunisia's agricultural policy is driving farmers to despair

'In India, the government wants complete control over the stories people see, read and hear'

‘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 wonderful, but true story of MO*

MO* is a unique media story, but its origins have never been fully told.

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

Convicted Polish activist: ‘Women’s bodies are the property of society’

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.

How Viktor Orbán is reprogramming Hungarians’ brains

“A few years ago, we could not imagine that Hungarian society could be transformed into a pro-Russian society.”

‘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.

Why a Belgian supermarket chain is planting 12 million trees in Congo

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