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© Dávid Csillik / Mérce

“Ras Ein al-Auja no longer exists. The village is now empty, ” said our guest on Forráspont, just six months after visiting the village in the occupied West Bank—one of several Palestinian communities targeted by the Israeli settler movement. We spoke with Dávid Csillik about the settler movement, the one-sidedness of Hungary’s established Jewish communal institutions, and who holds the key to peace in the Middle East.

• Author: Dávid Csillik
• Medium: Mérce
• Original title: Néhányszor odahajtották az állataikat, és övék lett a föld: ki állítja meg a telepeseket?
• Global Social Transformations

© Illustration: Maria Nika

Israel is at the peak of its military power, but at the same time it is facing the most serious criticism of its policies in years. The war in Gaza has brought accusations of genocide, strained relations with parts of the Western world and growing hostility among younger generations. What does this mean for Israel’s future? Where is the country heading, how has the war in Gaza reshaped its politics, and will Netanyahu remain in power?

• Author: Jakub Bodziony
• Medium: Kultura Liberalna
• Original title: W 2026 roku Izrael jest u szczytu potęgi. I właśnie dlatego może przegrać
• Pillars of Democracy

© Andrea Kalinová

The article reflects on precarious work in Slovak theatres and asks whether artistic labour still offers basic dignity. It traces the rise and decline of theatre unions after 1989, describing strikes, failed reforms, and shrinking collective bargaining power. The author argues that only renewed union organizing—including freelancers—can resist layoffs, exploitation, and worsening conditions.

• Author: Jakub Molnár
• Medium: Kapitál
• Original title: Nebude stačiť nasrdenosť a frustrácia
• Culture and Identity

Koncert v Hideparku, Nitra | © Peter Bednár

In Slovakia, a unique local phenomenon had emerged: independent cultural centres bringing art and diverse, cross-genre programmes to even small towns. Their work was made possible in part by a functioning system of public funding. Today, however, they are fighting for survival.

• Author: Jana Čavojská
• Medium: Jádu
• Original title: „Vytvárame hodnoty. A štát to nezaujíma.“
• Culture and Identity

Illustration: Maria Nika

Never before has it been so easy to outsource part of our work and thinking. Will AI make us smarter or simply more comfortable? Katarzyna Skrzydłowska-Kalukin talks to Dariusz Jemielniak about responsibility, education, science and the limits of technology.

• Author: Katarzyna Skrzydłowska-Kalukin
• Medium: Kultura Liberalna
• Original title: Pokolenie ChatGPT. Czy AI odbiera nam rozum?
• Global Social Transformations

Illustration: Maria Nika

Big Tech isn't ruining the internet by accident. First, it gives users everything they want, then gradually takes away the very things it once promised them. We talk to Cory Doctorow, author of "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It", about the mechanisms behind Big Tech's power.

• Author: Jakub Bodziony
• Medium: Kultura Liberalna
• Original title: Gównowacenie to model biznesowy Big Techu
• Global Social Transformations

© Denis Vėjas / NARA

“Mosquito or drone?” Denis Vėjas wonders at night in Kyiv. The silence between explosions traps him somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, while the following morning brings exhaustion and irritability. It is a state that seems to have become familiar to every Kyivan as the air-raid threat hangs over the city practically around the clock. In this audio documentary, journalists explore what it means to live under a constantly looming threat.

• Authors: Denis Vėjas, Sigita Vegytė
• Medium: NARA
• Original title: „Ateinanti para bus ypač pavojinga“. Kyjivas 24 valandų kilpoje
• Safety and Security

© Ján Fiľak

The article explores the experiences of displaced Roma women in Ukraine, exposing the discrimination and systemic barriers they face during the war. Through personal testimonies, it examines challenges related to housing, documentation, education and employment, while highlighting the crucial role of Roma women leaders and grassroots organisations in providing support.

• Author: Ján Fiľak
• Medium: Kapitál
• Original title: Ľudia vo vojne, na ktorých sa zabudlo: príbehy vysídlených Rómiek v Ukrajine
• Safety and Security

© Revue Prostor

An interview with LGBTQ+ activist Doğukan Kocabaş and feminist Elif Ege on the new wave of repression against the queer community in Turkey

• Author: Laura Vassileva
• Medium: Revue Prostor
• Original title: Prostor, vněmž se můžeme organizovat, se zúžil nejvíc od roku 1980. Přesto se nevzdáváme
• Culture and Identity

© Dagan Wald

A young man in a purple T-shirt bearing the words ‘Standing together’ rushes into the waiting room at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. His arm appears to be broken. Occasionally, an Arab nurse, veiled in a traditional hijab, comes out to check on the patients and urges them to be patient. In the waiting room, patients speak in hushed tones, but their silence only heightens the tension in a country facing what may be the most important elections in its history.

• Author: Marina V. Šternová
• Medium: Revue Prostor
• Original title: Od růžové ponorky po obranu demokracie. Čtyři příběhy boje obudoucnost Izraele
• Pillars of Democracy