The UF Travel Group visited Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in April 2024. They provided Uttryck with the journal of their adventures. AFTER A LONG DAY of travelling and a night spent on the aeroplane, we arrived in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. As many of us were tired, we decided to…
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On the 24th of April of 2024, the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs welcomed Karl Yves Vallin, Managing Director at RFSL Utbildning, a Swedish NGO, to discuss about the setback faced by the LGBTQ+ community in Indonesia. Indonesia, the worlds largest Muslim-majority country, demonstrated a high level of openness towards…
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By Erik Carlqvist THE WORLD IN 2024 is far from stable. With multiple ongoing conflicts, violations of international law and norms, and democratic decline, the future seems uncertain. In these respects, Taiwan; the non-recognized, de facto independent democracy in East Asia awakes interest and can be seen as a main…
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Av Gustav Lekfalk Efter att den amerikanska militären retirerade från Afghanistan år 2021 har talibanerna återtagit sitt våldsamma envälde över området. Under Afghanistankrigets gång har över 60 000 afghaner emigrerat till Sverige. Många av de som emigrerat lever idag ett liv i limbo då deras uppehållstilståndstatus ännu inte nått permanent status.…
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By Ludwig Nordin THE BANNER OF THE SOVIET UNION waved proudly over the cities of Central Asia only 33 years ago. By that time, the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan had been governed by Russians for over 100 years. The countries are now independent, but Russia has…
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The Radio discusses current and future tourism in the light of the climate crisis in South Asia, as it is one of the places where the threat of environmental changes due to the climate crisis are significant. The episode emphasizes three different examples of tourism in South Asia and how…
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By Viktor Hellblom “THE PENGUINS are so lazy so the zoo makes them walk in a parade in the autumn and winter time”. I was listening to our guide giving us a tour of the penguins at a zoo near the Japanese coastal city of Otaru, while showing panorama views…
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Radio UF produced many interesting episodes during the last semester, which are all available on the "Radio UF" section of our website. Here are three important highlights from the autumn.…
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By Celine Hedin BUSINESSMEN IN BLACK SUITS walking by with hurried steps, students in uniforms with heavy backpacks and books in their hands, men and women patiently standing in line to enter the subway trains – compartments already almost filled to the brim. Standing squeezed between the faces of strangers…
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The first program of the semester explores the “glocal” landscape of gender equality and the role of local democracy, delving into the impactful work of civil societies, the trends of gender equality in Asia and Latin America, and the theory of change in local democracy. From Guatemala to India and…
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