Shrinking Spaces

The dynamic of youth activism in Afghanistan: A journey between hope and desperation

E-paper
This e-paper is written based on interviews conducted with young activists, journalists, human rights defenders and academics from Afghanistan (all under the age of 35), who have been actively involved in the process of democratisation and committed to liberal values over the past 20 years in Afghanistan; it highlights the twenty years of achievements by Afghan youth and explores their hurdles and challenges under the rule of the Taliban’s de facto regime.
In the wake of the coup: how Myanmar youth arose to fight for the nation cover. Flagge von Myanmar mit den Silhouetten von protestierender Jugend

In the wake of the coup: how Myanmar youth arose to fight for the nation

E-paper
Based on 34 individual interviews with youth activists involved in the peaceful anti-coup resistance movement in Myanmar, this paper asks: What are the conceptualisations, motivations and expectations held by youth activists participating in the peaceful 2021 anti-coup movement, and what challenges do they face?