Musine Kokalari: a lost story of defiance in the face of political oppression
Musine Kokalari was imprisoned and tortured by the communist regime in Albania in 1946 for standing up for free speech.
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What eastern bloc dissidents can teach us about ‘living in truth’
As Solzhenitsyn saw it, simple truths are always a threat to totalitarianism.
Turkey coup: why have teachers and academics been targeted?
The sacking of Turkish education staff speaks to a broader agenda of control through removing educated dissident voices.
How Afrikaner identity can be re-imagined in a post-apartheid world
How do Afrikaners find a place in post-apartheid South Africa? A look back at the dissidents who took on the apartheid state over decades offers some examples.
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