10.03.2025 / News Făgăraș Research Institute (FRI) wraps up the Media Lab 4 Sustainable Democracy project, an initiative that started from the desire to support democratic education in the communities around Țara Făgărașului. In the last 12 months, the project provided over 120 participants from eight communities in Țara Făgărașului...
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Laugh. Laugh louder than them. Laugh against oppression, against the powerful, and against politicians. Show your teeth and squint your eyes: this will be your new face. Thus, there will be tears of joy, stronger than those of pain. Author: Zoe Alice Deotto, M.A. Candidate Political satire...
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Although both Italy and Romania formally guarantee religious freedom, the practical challenges faced by religious minorities differ significantly. In Italy, limitations stem mainly from bureaucratic obstacles and the lack of official recognition for some religious communities, such as the Islamic community. […] In Romania, however, the main...
19.02.2025 / Perspectives lthough Italy and Romania share some issues related to freedom of expression, the roots of these challenges are substantially different, reflecting the different historical and political contexts of the two countries. […] The differences lie in the different directions of development taken by the two countries, the...
20.01.2025 / Perspectives Undoubtedly, journalists, human rights organizations, and activists are particularly threatened, especially in countries where governments exhibit authoritarian tendencies. However, SLAPPs also jeopardize everyone else’s rights: they suppress information that should be made public, limiting the right to access information and participate in democratic debates on related facts...
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Author: Zoe Alice Deotto, M.A. Candidate Among the luminous trails of traffic on Boulevard Lascar Catargiu and the neon lights of downtown shops, there is a Bucharest that rests. A Bucharest of the past, chained to the present and drawn into it. It rests, broken and silent....
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Author: Thomas Melchior The Earth that we fought for, to keep it intact, let us not forget that we live on it and that without it, we die. It is our duty to take care of the Earth, not just for ourselves but for generations to come....
17.02.2025 / Perspectives Author: Margherita Galluccio, M.A. Candidate Modern art emphasizes the importance of communication over mere representation. It is through communication that the artist reaches into the viewer’s consciousness, aiming to capture their attention. Throughout history, art has constantly faced a social system attempting to impose its own rules....
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Author: Ioana Alexandra Frîncu What is the most effective way of violating one’s freedom of speech? By silencing them. By making sure they cannot and will not be heard. By censoring their opinions and monitoring their every thought and even their existence, just to ensure that they...
30.01.2025 / Perspectives Author: Giuseppe Caruso, M.A. Candidate Outside that grid lies a free world, where you will choose who to be, what to say, and who to vote for! Look, observe closely, then let your gaze fall back on that small patch of dark ground, set aside, detached from...