Roe v. Wade: The Implications for Religious and Ethnic Minorities
On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling, determining abortion rights, that were guaranteed for nearly 50 years, unconstitutional. Without Roe, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion, including 13 states with abortion trigger bans already in place. Within a country in which a polarised debate between pro-choice and anti-abortion movements is highly vivid, the overturning of Roe v. Wade will absolutely harm women’s rights. However, not all women will be affected by this decision evenly. This piece reflects on the repercussion of the law ban on two minority groups: religious minority groups and people of colour.
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How the Dutch farmers' protests became hijacked by conspiracy theorists
Over the past few weeks, the Netherlands has been facing protests by farmers. The farmers are taking to the streets due to government restrictions on livestock numbers and fertiliser use in order to cut nitrogen emissions. These protests have also been making headway into the online world. Within days the online conversations turned toxic, and after a week, we were facing a cesspool of conspiracy theories. So how did this happen? We identified five phases.
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Roe v Wade: Toxic Narratives and Misinformation Spreading Around the World
Overturning Roe v. Wade in June put abortion on the verge of becoming illegal in twenty-six states, potentially criminalising both people seeking abortions and abortion providers across the United States. Meanwhile, far right Christian groups across both the United States and Europe are celebrating the US Supreme Court decision, hoping that the anti-abortion movement will spread to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean next. This article explores the toxic narratives and misinformation that are being spread around the world as a result.
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The Diary of a Russian: Volunteering at the border
“One of the most difficult families I met was traveling from Mariupol to Germany to put their grandfather in a hospital. Their appearance at the station was striking: a volunteer walked in with a supermarket trolley filled with bags, another one was pushing a wheelchair with a thin, motionless old man, an overweight elderly woman on crutches was walking next to the wheelchair, a teenage girl with long hair and a look from under her eyelashes was running around, and in the middle of it all there was a confused woman in a cap, a bag in each hand – the head of the family.” In this series, Vera provides a first-hand look into what happened in the days following the invasion of Ukraine.
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The Changing Parameters of Debate on Russia
As dividing walls again rise in Europe, the difficulty now is how to focus on and support Ukraine, be starkly against Russian use of force and war crimes, but also how to do so without othering and knotting the fabric of European societies for the future…
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Peace or Turmoil: What will the Northern Ireland elections bring to the country?
On May 5th 2022, Northern Ireland will have its first election since 2017. The past 5 years of party politics in Northern Ireland have been some of the most tumultuous since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998; characterised by division and scandal, as well as huge steps forward in progressive legislation, not to mention a global pandemic. So how will these elections turn out?
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