ANALYSIS: why are LGBT+ people a key target of the far right in eastern Europe?
A look at why and how fascist and far right organisations – in and out of government – in central and eastern Europe are using homophobia to mobilise support, and the resistance against them.
ANALYSIS: Far right Duda wins Poland’s knife-edge presidential election
Poland’s presidential election run-off on Sunday is too close to call as far right incumbent Andrzej Duda seeks a second term. We look at the politics behind the election
EYEWITNESS: fascists lead huge demo on Poland’s independence day, with Jewish and LGBT people key targets
This year’s demo came in the wake of gains for the far right in Poland’s elections, boosting the confidence of the fascist groups behind the annual march.
Ash Koosha, Beyonce, Anohni, Roma brass bands and militant jazz … June’s tracks of the month
A plethora of amazing albums was released last month. Here are a few of my favourites…
Spurs 4 – QPR 0, and the gay pride flag at White Hart Lane
Sometimes football delivers up 90 minutes of perfection: the sun is shining for the first home game of the season, your team serves up a four-goal feast, you watch wonderful fast, flowing football as four exciting attacking players – Adebayor, Lamela, Eriksen and Chadli – weave in and out and surge towards the opponents’ goal.
Group H: Homophobia, Islamophobia and democratophobia!
Welcome to the final post in our series, an alternative look at the eight groups that make up the first round of the World Cup. Phobias – the governments of the Group H countries have them all! The most important thing to remember is that trade unionists, civil rights groups and campaigners in those countries oppose their every move.