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Far From the Tree a film by Rachel Dretzin

It wasn’t until I tried to change who I was, I tried as hard as I possibly could, that I realised that who I was wasn’t changeable. … How do we decide what to cure and what to celebrate? Andrew Solomon

It wasn’t until I tried to change who I was, I tried as hard as I possibly could, that I realised that who I was wasn’t changeable. … How do we decide what to cure and what to celebrate? @Andrew_Solomon #HRWFFLDN @hrw @hrwfilmfestival @rdretzin pic.twitter.com/FeaMlLgVtW
— Gianluca Costantini (@channeldraw) March 13, 2020

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Youns El Boussetaoui

“Mi ha spinto ed è partito un colpo, era furioso per la mia chiamata alla Polizia”. Si è giustificato così Massimo Adriatici, arrestato per avere sparato il colpo di pistola che ieri sera, poco dopo le 22, ha ucciso un uomo di 39 anni di nazionalità marocchina, Youns El Boussetaoui.

If the Streets Were on Fire

In the UK, years of austerity have pushed people to their limits and youth violence has been on the rise. BikeStormz, a movement of young bikers, attempts to offer a safe and welcoming space. However, new forms of conflict arise when police and “concerned citizens” threaten arrest for their very existence.

Patrick Zaki, une histoire égyptienne

« Papa, il y a des problèmes… La police », puis plus rien : la ligne est coupée, le téléphone devient muet. Ainsi commence, début 2020, l’odyssée d’un étudiant égyptien de l’université de Bologne, Patrick Zaki, collaborateur de EIPR, l’Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.

Gianluca Constantini: cómic político sobre Medio Oriente

An interview conducted by Manuel Férez for the Chilean site Informe Oriente Medio

Far From the Tree a film by Rachel Dretzin

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Gianluca Costantini draws for: HRW Film Festival in London 2023

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