Category: Cross-Border Journalism

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A New Wave of Censorship: Georgian Parliament bans “LGBTQ+ Propaganda”

by | 19 Sep, 2024 |

Georgia’s Parliament passed a controversial law on June 10, 2024, restricting LGBTQ+ rights. The government defends the move as protecting family values and children, but activists argue it marginalizes the LGBTQ+ community, sparking protests in Tbilisi. The law raises concerns about Georgia’s commitment to the EU values, jeopardizing its future about joining the EU.

#NOORstories, photos of the fight for our climate!

by | 25 Jan, 2023 |

Everyone shares everything nowadays. What we at NOOR find really important is to share a story with our photos. It’s essentially the core of NOOR. Now we want you to tell a story, one of the most important ones; about climate change. But don’t talk about the problem, talk about the solution post it with #NOORstories, a way of showing how you are participating in helping the climate. 

Even a utopia needs laws, the MetaVerse

by | 18 Nov, 2022 |

A virtual representation of the world as we know it and more, better known as the MetaVerse. It’s popular because of its limitless options. Worlds that can be created, things you can do, and make, and how it can be developed over the years. All fun and games, but we might need rules and laws there as well. Because even though the MetaVerse sounds perfect, it might not be.

The invisible limits to climate activism

by | 18 Nov, 2022 |

Throwing soup at paintings, biking around airplanes, and gluing themselves to tables. Climate activists have been taking their actions to another level lately. All for one goal; to make people more aware of climate change, and start the conversation. But how far would they go to spread this message?  

Shots fired: school shootings leave the US dealing with another epidemic

by | 27 Jan, 2022 |

November 30 2021, a student at Oxford High School in Michigan killed four students in a shooting. The suspect, 15-year old Ethan Crumbley, also left seven others injured, making it the deadliest school shooting since may 2018. This recent shooting belongs to a collection of many similar incidents, taking place all over the US. It awakens a deep-rooted discussion in the American society, but talks about gun control shoot down any possibility of a solution; gun violence is part and parcel of American life.

Positive energy

by | 15 Oct, 2021 |

With gas prices soaring, people are experiencing higher energy bills, increasing product prices and unexpected business expenses. It isn’t just rainclouds and thunderstorms in energy land however. Many promising initiatives are being worked on every single day. Even non idealists must acknowledge that the prices of green energy are coming down every year while fossil fuel prices are increasingly expensive.

Despite controversial laws, young Hungarians are not afraid to speak out

by | 14 Oct, 2021 |

The streets of Hungary’s capital Budapest carry a sense of anger and rebellion. Is this due to the discussion about the alarming climate or the issue of rights of minorities and the diminishing of liberal rights? These policies matter most to the young hungarians that have been living under immense pressure. It seems that they have gathered to speak up, but can they speak their mind freely in a country where freedom of expression is not evident? 

It’s a Match! – Friends at First Swipe

by | 24 Sep, 2021 |

Friday night: Usually, Nadine Sardelic would get ready with her friends now. She is 22 and is living her life to the fullest. Actually, she is trying to, but the pandemic is still here and so are the restrictions. The reality is: Nadine is sitting alone in her room, texting her friends and swiping through tinder to meet new people. “It was a complete shift. You could not do the things you would usually do, and you had to get used to it. I think my social life suffered most in the pandemic.” said Nadine Sardelic.

What is the current situation of racism in the Netherlands?

by | 11 Jun, 2021 |

For Anna, applying for a job has always been different than for her friends. Instead of requesting a job with only one resume, she always applies with one resume with the surname of her dad, who is from Nigeria, and another one with the surname of her mom, who is from the Netherlands. “It already happened four times that I get invited for the same job with my mom’s surname rather than with my dad’s,” explains Anna Nwankwo.

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