Asfandiyar

Asfandiyar is a board member and the head of global outreach for The New Federalist, overseeing a series of articles entitled ’Democracy Diaries’. He is an award-winning investigative journalist, reporting on human rights, press freedom, and other related topics.

This author's articles (8)

Who in Europe Speaks for Ukraine?

In North America, particularly in Canada, public figures often present European liberal democracy and unity as an example to the masses. However, recent transnational decisions and policy signals from within the European Union complicate this image. In February last year, during the Munich (…)

Tuesday 13 January 2026

La liberté de la presse et le développement des pays post-totalitaires ont contribué à l’essor mondial de l’Union européenne

L’essor de l’Union européenne (UE) au niveau mondial a été attribué à un certain nombre de facteurs, notamment la liberté de la presse et le développement des pays post-totalitaires.

Monday 15 December 2025

Preferential market access without enforceable...

Preferential market access without enforceable rights conditions is an outdated practice which strengthens the nefarious mala fide agendas of hybrid regimes and regresses rights under the guise of development. The European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), designed as a (…)

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Expert Conversations: American Attack on European Freedom

This Article is published in the context of JEF Europe’s Democracy Under Pressure (DUP) Action Week In the first week of March, I had an opportunity to engage myself in a conversation with media and communication experts, Dr. Zahera Harb from the City Saint George’s University and Steve Hill (…)

Monday 24 March 2025

Is the EU Chipping Away at its Green Credentials on the controversial Serbian Lithium Mining deal?

The European Commission, in consensus with Serbs and environmental activists, needs to negotiate on the economic gain and environmental integrity while trying to balance progress and preservation.

Friday 18 October 2024

Democracy Under Pressure in Ukraine: JEF Europe’s commitment to supporting Ukrainian youth

In a modern technological world, European society is known for its human rights friendly laws, freedom of expression and its stand against authoritarianism. This discussion has particularly gained pace after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In order to safeguard Europe from the catastrophic (…)

Monday 24 June 2024

Equality or Social Justice: The Current Status of LGBTQ Rights in Europe

In order to bring about change, the European Union works hand in hand with the countries of the EU as they are responsible for promoting and enforcing LGBTI rights such as legal recognition of same-sex marriages and rules on legal gender recognition. Equality and social justice are important (…)

Tuesday 5 December 2023

Post-Totalitarian countries’ press freedom and development aided the European Union’s global rise

The rise of the European Union (EU) on the global level has been attributed to a number of factors, including the freedom of press and development in post-totalitarian countries. The newly independent post-totalitarian nations started making the transition to democracy and market economies (…)

Thursday 27 July 2023