The Sad State of Turkish Freedom
A short cultural en historical background of the current uprising in Turkey and a homage to Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet.
Update from Turkey
What follows is an impression from a fellow student/activist from Istanbul who is studying in the Netherlands. He describes how…
Blockupy Frankfurt: directe actie en volle repressie
Dit weekend was KSU op pad om de Europese Centrale Bank (ECB) te blokkeren. Dit deden wij als onderdeel van…
Resistanbul: the beginning of the end of an era?
A Turkish academic reflects on the ongoing protests in her country, sketching an ambiguous image of a curious coalition that…
Students protest for holiday pay of outsourced workers
Students at the University of London today carried out a high-visibility publicity stunt at the heart of the University to…
Merkel Oprutte – Report from Nijmegen
On thursday 23rd of May German chancellor Angela Merkel received a honorary doctorate at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the…
The Silent Death of the Left
This is a short essay from Counterpunch about the current death of the Left. The main arguments are about the…
Alweer zware mishandeling in detentie centrum Rotterdam
UPDATE, 11.37: Vanmorgen omstreeks 09.00 uur heeft de arts meneer Bah bezocht. “Hij is zwaar mishandeld”, zegt ze. “Hij heeft…
Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing
After months of protest, teachers, students and parents in Seattle, Washington, have won their campaign to reject standardized tests in…
Studentenraadsverkiezingen: Doet u mij dan maar zo’n heerlijke koek
Hieronder volgt een kritische blik op de studentenraadsverkiezingen aan de UvA. Helaas de situatie die hier geschetst wordt maar al…