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© Jiří Šumný

"For the homeland – always ready." Until recently, this fascist salute from the Croatian regime during World War II was just a phrase from my history textbooks. I never expected to encounter this equivalent of the Nazi "Sieg Heil" so frequently on the streets of the Croatian capital, or to face the growing fascism of local society during my visit to an anarchist squat in Zagreb.
 

© Jakub Štourač

Young men from patriarchal privileged positions observe that there are quite a lot of girls at university faculties, but for some reason they are unable to approach them. It is no longer enough to go to work and brush your teeth. Some think that working out at the gym will solve the problem, but unfortunately, misogyny cannot be washed away with sweat.
 

© Emma Novotná

For two years now, camouflage nets for the Ukrainian army have been regularly knitted at the Brno Market Hall. Dozens of volunteers are involved in the work—students, workers, and people who have lost their homes themselves. Emma Novotná reports on people for whom knitting is not only a way to help defenders, but also a way to keep their community together far from home.
 

© Anna Luňáková, Jakub Štourač

Even free education costs something. You don't have to be from a socially disadvantaged background to worry about paying rent in a university town. A large proportion of students take on part-time jobs alongside their studies, and the stress of exams is compounded by worries about how to manage everything, not to mention neglecting their social life. To what extent is it still worth it, and when is it necessary to protect your mental health?