Established 25 years ago and awarded each year by the European Parliament, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has finally announced the list of nominees for this year. The seven finalists were announced on September 16th in Brussels, including Malala Yousafzai and Edward Snowden. Named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize was set up in 1988 aiming to honour individuals… Read more →
Since the discussion about whether or not the internet is a human right is ongoing in AEGEE, I’d like to share with you my latest eastern observations on this issue. I’ve recently read a letter published by Emin Milli, an Azerbaijani blogger and youth activist, in The Independent (source: article). I expect that most of us imagine his statement should… Read more →
Quite some time passed since the EBM, or at least it seems like that to me. I was thinking about the EBM, the people there and my mind stopped for a moment that I considered very significant. It was during the “Freedom of Speech: activists or militarists” workshop: Gizem stands there, goes to the center of the room and starts… Read more →
