Activate

Can an opposition activist in Russia successfully challenge the might of the country’s president?

A filmmaker reflects on observing Russia’s grassroots pro-democracy movement as those within it size up their next move.

One man explains why he has decided to take on the authorities in a bid to stop Russia becoming an authoritarian state.

Can Isayas help protect fellow African refugees in Israel from violence, discrimination and an uncertain future?

Can a passionate new group that is embracing novel forms of action fight racism in Israel?

Music produced to help voice Angolans’ grievances against the government has now become a main tool for activism.

Can young activists inspired by Angola’s underground rap scene take on a political elite that has ruled for decades?

Branded a ‘terrorist’ by the Chilean government, one man is fighting to save his ancestral lands from destruction.

Chile’s indigenous Mapuche are fighting to protect and reclaim their ancestral lands from the government and foreign com

One activist is organising Mumbai’s slum-dwellers as they face eviction to make way for upmarket developments.