June 29, 2026

Anafi Film Festival: bringing the Barren Line Back to life

Anafi, one of the most remote islands in the Cyclades, now has its own film festival. @popagandagr has followed the

June 25, 2026

Does More Security Actually Make Urban Peripheries Safer?

Suburbs and urban peripheries are almost always talked about in the same way: as places where something is wrong. Too

June 24, 2026

Hungary’s Democratic Reset: can the new Tisza government restore the rule of law?

After more than a decade of Fidesz rule, Hungary’s new Tisza Party government is facing one of its most urgent

June 22, 2026

A Day in the Life: What Local Politicians Actually Do

Does local politics impact people’s lives, or is it merely a matter of formal votes and bureaucratic procedures? Let’s take

June 22, 2026

The boxing club giving Paris suburb kids a future

Beneath the famous concrete slabs of Argenteuil — the northern Paris suburb where Nicolas Sarkozy once promised to “clean out

June 17, 2026

Redefining power: Inside the world of BDSM

Power doesn’t have to mean abuse. In BDSM, domination and submission become a negotiated, consensual dance—where both parties choose their

June 15, 2026

When people have the power: the story of the movement Regularización Ya

For six years, the movement “Regularización Ya” fought to bring into Parliament a simple but radical idea: that the people

June 4, 2026

Soria: the white elephant in the middle of nowhere

n 2007, construction began on a “City of the Environment” in Soria, Spain, in a protected natural area where ancient

May 28, 2026

Museums, too, struggle with political control in Europe

While Europe frequently champions freedom of speech, press, and expression, cultural and artistic freedoms receive far less public attention. Yet

May 21, 2026

Life on the Periphery: Inside Budapest’s Forgotten Neighborhoods

What does life look like outside of the city centre? @negynegynegy took a look at the edge of Budapest, where

June 29, 2026

Anafi Film Festival: bringing the Barren Line Back to life

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Hungary’s Democratic Reset: can the new Tisza government restore the rule of law?

June 22, 2026

A Day in the Life: What Local Politicians Actually Do

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