Austria’s far right collapses
Reeling from scandal and struggling during the pandemic, the FPÖ suffers catastrophic losses in Vienna elections.
After another rape and murder, Indians ask if anything’s changed
Attitudes toward caste and gender are perpetuating a sense of impunity.
Forced from Budapest, Central European
University opens in Vienna to a pandemic
Classes are back in session after a major showdown with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, but Covid-19 is posing another challenge to the institution’s ideals.
In western Germany, a struggling city
seeks to move beyond stereotypes
An icon of former coal country suffers high unemployment, low incomes and a bad image. It’s also misunderstood.
Saudi Arabia’s imagined worlds
Fiction has enabled authors to advance daring critiques of the kingdom’s social and political order.
In India, another step away from secularism
Construction of a Hindu temple provides Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalist BJP a ‘mission accomplished’ moment.
Hitler’s birthplace exposes tensions in Austria
There’s no easy solution for the yellow house in the town of Braunau.
Politico: Emily Schultheis on Austrians visiting the Alps
Usually deterred by bus loads of foreign tourists, Austrians have taken the opportunity of the corona virus lockdown to rediscover their own world-famous gem, scenic Hallstatt,
India’s Muslim activists face trial by fire
As the Hindu nationalist government cracks down, student organizers are fighting back.