Let us not so easily assume that what happens in the world—the persecution of LGBTQI people that takes place in countries in Africa, or in Russia, in the United States—will not happen here. Look around a little and you see that we are always one step away from a similar turn

As far-right influence spreads through media, publishing and cinema, artists and intellectuals across Europe are warning that the battle for culture has become a battle for democracy itself

How did Seferis put it: “Centuries of poison; generations of poison.” You might think we have earned the right to speak and sing freely—but still, the battles must be fought again.