Ukraine
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The meaning of war
UKRAINE: Abel Ferrara's idiosyncratic take on the war in Ukraine melds poetic performances by Patti Smith with the experience of people at war.
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Could Taiwan be the next Ukraine?
TAIWAN: The democratic spirit of Taiwan and its complex relationship with its powerful neighbour.
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Reimagining Russia
RUSSIA: Mikhail Khodorkovsky discusses Russia's future post-Putin, advocating for revolution, democracy, and equitable resource distribution.
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«You may end up with the only peace – being the peace of the graveyard.»
INTERVIEW: We are talking with the previous Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, the man who could have been prime minister in Britain, about current issues – like military build-up, Ukraine, Israel, climate justice and labour, security, democracy, citizen assemblies, and not least of all, hope for the future.
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Keeping the idea of justice alive
RUSSIA: The Russian lawyers defending prisoners of conscience, who face persecution in Putin's regime for upholding justice and human rights.
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When violence becomes the only way
POWER: According to Hannah Arendt, the use of violence, weapons, and bombs renders us politically voiceless. Can her particular analyses of power teach us anything about the violence being perpetrated from and in Gaza today?
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Russia’s race to the bottom
RUSSIA: In this book, Alexander Etkind states that Russia is the least equal, the most militarised, and the most carbonised of all the world's major countries.
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Doclisboa announces full 2023 programme
The 21st edition of #Doclisboa, set to occur between 19 and 29 October, is a significant event in the world of documentary film. The festival will feature 250 films from 42 countries, including 35 world premieres and 39 films from #Portugal. The lineup is notably diverse, covering a broad range of topics and genres. Theatre…
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Before the fall
RUSSIA How Yevgeny Prigozhin's mercenary army, Wagner, grew to become a major tool in Russian foreign policy – murdering its way across Africa and Ukraine.