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September 12th, 2026
The European Conservative ceasing publication
Viktor Orban's defeat in the election has also led to the closure of a right-wing magazine.
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September 10th, 2026
Honduras: Juan Orlando Hernández—Pardoned by Trump, charges dropped in Honduras
On September 2, a Honduran court dismissed the case against former President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) on charges of fraud and money laundering. With the dismissal of the case, the way is clear for Hernández to return to the political stage.
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September 10th, 2026
53 years after the coup: commemoration in Santiago, Chile, and a rally in Germany
In Chile, September is a month filled with significant historical anniversaries that still stir up memories and emotions for many Chileans today.
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September 10th, 2026
Brazil: New scandal stirs up the election campaign once again
With one month to go before the elections, Brazilian politics is full of so many plot twists that it’s hard to make any predictions.
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October 5th, 2026
On the big stage—and behind the scenes
On September 19, anti-abortion activists again held their “March for Life” in Berlin and Cologne— this time, they focused on surrogacy. Even though their presence on the streets stagnates, there is a dangerously large movement taking place far from the stage.
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September 10th, 2026
Saxony-Anhalt on the world stage
Just a few days after the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the reactions on the international stage are still limited and predictable: great joy on the one hand, and on the other, warnings of further challenges to European unity.
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September 10th, 2026
'How Trump's networks want to bring the AfD to power'
Money funneled from the U.S. into far-right European networks is intended to “address challenges in the areas of national sovereignty, migration, censorship, and legal disputes (...)”
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September 10th, 2026
Peru: One month of the Fujimori administration
On July 28, Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as president of Peru. The right-wing conservative politician began her term with an ambitious 100-day plan.
Interviews
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July 9th, 2026
"The worst moment of freedom expression": interview with Paula Sabatés
The Argentine journalist Paula Sabatés speaks about antidemocratic politics of Milei government regarding freedom of press, about the situation of journalists in Argentina and about her work as a trade unionist.
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June 6th, 2026
The New War on Gender: A Conversation with Judith Butler
Butler explains how labeling different anxieties as “gender” would allow conservative and authoritarian groups to create moral panic, rally support, and present themselves as protectors of order, nation, and tradition.
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May 9th, 2026
Decisive elections in Colombia: interview with Estefanía Ciro
no translation available until now - to read the German text version or the Spanish text version
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March 10th, 2026
"Probably the new government will act very repressive": Interview with Pierina Ferretti
Pierina Ferretti, sociologist and director of the foundation Nodo XXI talks in interview about her expectations regarding the new government of José Antonio Kast in Chile.
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August 18th, 2026
Radical U.S. anti-abortion activists are meeting in Berlin
MAGA-aligned organization ‘Heartbeat International’ networks with Christian fundamentalists from Germany in September, 2026.
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January 13th, 2026
Erklärung lateinamerikanischer Menschenrechtsorganisationen zu US-Intervention in Venezuela
CELS und andere lateinamerikanische Menschenrechtsorganisationen fordern eine "sofortige klare und koordinierte internationale Antwort“ auf die US-Intervention in Venezuela. Wir dokumentieren die Erklärung.