Protests

A reading list on how the protest movements of the past decade have changed the political landscape in Europe.

Ne davimo Beograd was born in the streets of the Serbian capital but hopes to win over voters across the country in the future.

Faced with precarious contracts and poor working conditions, university staff have been organising for the promise of social justice in education.

The invasion of Ukraine has been accompanied by a sharp crackdown on dissent among Russian civil society, which was already under intense pressure.

The actions of citizens taking to the streets to call for political change have had a defining impact on Romania’s recent history and continue to shape its politics.

Pavel Latushka, a key figure in Belarus’s opposition, discusses the movement for democracy with Roderick Kefferpütz.

Avoiding alarmism and complacency, these infographics show us how democracies have coped under crisis.

Ece Temelkuran warns of the signs of creeping authoritarianism.

Female activists have been at the forefront of protests in Belarus, in marked contrast to the patriarchal culture that has long been entrenched in Belarusian political life.

Riding on a wave of nostalgia and amnesia, Britain set on a course to leave the EU. Disparities of the pandemic and the anti-racist movement brought home how the imperial past haunts today.