All ideas are equal, but some ideas are more equal than others
Some people, it seems, have an obsession with hearing “both sides” of everything. Aside from the fact that this stems from a ridiculously oversimplified world-view in which there are precisely two...
View ArticleA salute: Emma Goldman (1869-1940)
Emma Goldman, a political activist who played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century, was born 140 years ago in Kovno (now Kaunas). An...
View ArticleEsel Heinz’s trip to Baku
In June this year Adnan Hajizada, a video blogger from Azerbaijan, placed a video on YouTube. Dressed up as “Esel Heinz”, a German immigrant donkey, he explained the gathered press why he was so happy...
View ArticleAzerbaijani bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade – still in jail
Two days ago Emin Milli turned thirty. He celebrated this in his prison cell, where he and his friend Adnan have been enjoying forced state hospitality ever since they were attacked by two muscle men...
View ArticleAzerbaijani bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade – sentenced
Last week the two Azerbaijan bloggers we blogged about, were convicted for hooliganism. Despite international pressure they were sentenced to an outrageous two and two and a half years in jail. (Go...
View ArticleBlue buckets for equal rights
Peaceful protest against injustice can take many forms. Very common is the gathering of a group, walking in concert through the streets with banners and shouting paroles. Writing letters, discussing...
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