Tereza Hendl
@terezahendl.bsky.social
Philosopher / global (health) justice, critiques of East-West hierarchies of knowledge / anticolonial and CEE feminisms and art / she/they/Dr
RUTA Association (Board Member), CEE Feminist Research Network, IRG-GHJ
RUTA Association (Board Member), CEE Feminist Research Network, IRG-GHJ
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Tereza Hendl
@terezahendl.bsky.social
· Nov 26
🏆We are proud to announce the winner of the 2025 B. Brodie Prize: for their critique of “Westsplaining”+coloniality in dominant debates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the work of
@terezahendl.bsky.social Olga Burlyuk, Mila O’Sullivan & Aizada Arystanbek was recognized by a jury from our EB
@terezahendl.bsky.social Olga Burlyuk, Mila O’Sullivan & Aizada Arystanbek was recognized by a jury from our EB
Honoured to have been awarded the 2025 Brodie Prize for our work, in which we problematise the persistent theorising of Europe's East and Central Asia through western-centric perspectives and russia-centric frameworks, calling instead for the re-centering of the knowledges of (de)occupied societies
On how the Western coercion of Ukraine into giving up nuclear weapons enabled a Russian military invasion that threatens new nuclear harms to Ukrainians and fellow societies harmed by Russian imperialism, while the IAEA remains compromised through collaboration with Russian occupying forces
🔴 A Russian drone strike has compromised Chornobyl’s protective shield.
The IAEA says the New Safe Confinement suffered damage in February that left it unable to fully perform its core safety functions.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
The IAEA says the New Safe Confinement suffered damage in February that left it unable to fully perform its core safety functions.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
December 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
On how the Western coercion of Ukraine into giving up nuclear weapons enabled a Russian military invasion that threatens new nuclear harms to Ukrainians and fellow societies harmed by Russian imperialism, while the IAEA remains compromised through collaboration with Russian occupying forces
Fingers crossed
There's reason to be hopeful. Hitler & Orban used time and effort to get public support. Trump does the opposite. And it shows. Expect howling rage starting January 1st, when millions of people realize, what has happened. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/magas-affo...
MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
And Trump’s numbers will continue to slide
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Fingers crossed
Reposted by Tereza Hendl
I am not joking when I say it could have been written by Breivik. or indeed Dugin. They have a Hitlerian fetish about Europe and considerable power having hijacked the US. This is a very dangerous moment when the fantasies of white nationalism could be imposed by violence upon the world.
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I am not joking when I say it could have been written by Breivik. or indeed Dugin. They have a Hitlerian fetish about Europe and considerable power having hijacked the US. This is a very dangerous moment when the fantasies of white nationalism could be imposed by violence upon the world.
What is tragic and counter-productive is how much of the left can’t identify and oppose these far right synergies because it hasn’t been listening to knowers from Europe’s East about the patterns and harms from Russian imperialism. Western left’s failures undermine effective antifascist strategies
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... This horrible document outlines a betrayal of Ukraine, a "reset" with Russia (!) and the incitement of fascism to dismember the EU with thinly cloaked replacement theory rationalisation. Europe must now realise it is fighting for its life.
www.whitehouse.gov
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What is tragic and counter-productive is how much of the left can’t identify and oppose these far right synergies because it hasn’t been listening to knowers from Europe’s East about the patterns and harms from Russian imperialism. Western left’s failures undermine effective antifascist strategies
Reposted by Tereza Hendl
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Glad the universe collided so that I’m in town for this book launch 🔥 looking forward to celebrating Diana Kudaibergen’s trailblazing research! *just will be that person running in 15 mins late from another meeting and trying to look invisible which might provide an extra element of entertainment 😅
🔊 One week until this book launch of 'What Does it Mean to be Kazakhstani?' @hurstpublishers.bsky.social.
Join @dianakudaibergen.bsky.social as she unpacks Kazakhstan’s unique path to nationhood.
🗓️ 4 December at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
@uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social
Join @dianakudaibergen.bsky.social as she unpacks Kazakhstan’s unique path to nationhood.
🗓️ 4 December at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
@uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Glad the universe collided so that I’m in town for this book launch 🔥 looking forward to celebrating Diana Kudaibergen’s trailblazing research! *just will be that person running in 15 mins late from another meeting and trying to look invisible which might provide an extra element of entertainment 😅
For everyone who needs to re-connect to an approach to life, land and sustainability that fundamentally refuses to normalise genocidal and ecocidal violence: our next webinar is organised by the RUTA Environmental Initiative & Tallinn University and moderated by the amazing @epp-annus.bsky.social
Our next webinar will be a conversation among remarkable thinkers Adrian Ivakhiv, Kateryna Botanova, Kateryna Filyuk, Lesia Kulchynska, Taras Polataiko, Maria Sonevytsky, Oleksiy Vasyliuk and Olya Zikrata about reviving multispecies relations with the land
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For everyone who needs to re-connect to an approach to life, land and sustainability that fundamentally refuses to normalise genocidal and ecocidal violence: our next webinar is organised by the RUTA Environmental Initiative & Tallinn University and moderated by the amazing @epp-annus.bsky.social
A sorely needed evidence based and empirically grounded and founded approach to Russia‘s history aka The History of Russia as a History of Perpetual Agreement-Breaking
I have finally gotten around to writing a new piece for my newsletter. We hear a lot about "agreements" which could be reached with Russia in the future. So I decided to look at Russia's history through this lens. Spoiler alert: Don't expect Russia to abide by agreements as long as it's an empire.
The history of Russia as a history of Perpetual Agreement-Breaking
Russia has, for most of its history, been a colonial empire and remains one to this day. As long as this is the case, don't expect Russia to stick to its own agreements. The problem is structural.
efdavies.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A sorely needed evidence based and empirically grounded and founded approach to Russia‘s history aka The History of Russia as a History of Perpetual Agreement-Breaking
Reposted by Tereza Hendl
More than three decades after USSR’s collapse, Moscow still refuses to accept that its former colonies are now internationally recognized sovereign nations. Russia’s war against Ukraine is the horrifying embodiment of this refusal. A nightmarish attempt to turn back the time.
Ignore any Trump admin and/or Ru apologist talk about progress. Ru demands remain maximalist, outrageous, and, most importantly, disconnected from the realities of the battlefield. Only an immediate ceasefire is progress. The discussion in Moscow today was useless noise. Ru continues its aggression.
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
More than three decades after USSR’s collapse, Moscow still refuses to accept that its former colonies are now internationally recognized sovereign nations. Russia’s war against Ukraine is the horrifying embodiment of this refusal. A nightmarish attempt to turn back the time.
For the already alarming historical record on the side of Belgium. A sad case for analysis of dire levels of inter-imperiality… note the focus on “stability” at the expense of Ukrainian lives. The preservation of empire is being prioritised over the wellbeing of harmed societies
‼️Stunning statements by the Belgian Prime Minister at an event in Brussels this week.
🔹It's an illusion that Russia will lose in Ukraine
🔹If they lose, instability is bad because of nuclear weapons
🔹I have been personally threatened by Russia if their assets are seized
Wow.
🔹It's an illusion that Russia will lose in Ukraine
🔹If they lose, instability is bad because of nuclear weapons
🔹I have been personally threatened by Russia if their assets are seized
Wow.
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For the already alarming historical record on the side of Belgium. A sad case for analysis of dire levels of inter-imperiality… note the focus on “stability” at the expense of Ukrainian lives. The preservation of empire is being prioritised over the wellbeing of harmed societies
Xmas decorations and Indian spice shops… good to be back in London
December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Xmas decorations and Indian spice shops… good to be back in London
If in Warsaw next week: join us. Will talk about the far right, Russian disinformation, global anti-gender campaigns and the pitfalls of westsplaining. Looking forward to discussions on the knowledge-making that is needed to more readily identify, analyse and oppose imperial and oppressive politics
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If in Warsaw next week: join us. Will talk about the far right, Russian disinformation, global anti-gender campaigns and the pitfalls of westsplaining. Looking forward to discussions on the knowledge-making that is needed to more readily identify, analyse and oppose imperial and oppressive politics
“The research documents extensive Russian influence infrastructure across Europe. Several major EU political parties received Russian energy sector financing, including Austria’s FPÖ, France’s National Rally (€9.4 million loan, 2014), and Germany’s AfD (connections promoting Russian gas dependency)”
A new Razom We Stand report reveals how European parties & #Gazprom networks are helping Russia’s fossil-fuel profits.
While Ukrainians die, the #EU stop fueling Russia’s war.
Read the report - razomwestand.com/new-research...
While Ukrainians die, the #EU stop fueling Russia’s war.
Read the report - razomwestand.com/new-research...
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“The research documents extensive Russian influence infrastructure across Europe. Several major EU political parties received Russian energy sector financing, including Austria’s FPÖ, France’s National Rally (€9.4 million loan, 2014), and Germany’s AfD (connections promoting Russian gas dependency)”
An important conference on Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial, centering the perspectives and justice efforts of East Central European societies, directly affected by the legacy of German imperialism, Lebensraum expansion and its genocidal violence
berlin.instytutpileckiego.pl/de/events/co...
berlin.instytutpileckiego.pl/de/events/co...
Conference on the Nuremberg Trial - Instytut Pileckiego
"Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial: Regional Approaches and Perspectives in East Central Europe "
berlin.instytutpileckiego.pl
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
An important conference on Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial, centering the perspectives and justice efforts of East Central European societies, directly affected by the legacy of German imperialism, Lebensraum expansion and its genocidal violence
berlin.instytutpileckiego.pl/de/events/co...
berlin.instytutpileckiego.pl/de/events/co...
“As the country marked one full year of uninterrupted daily protests, the regime responded with new criminal cases against almost every major opposition leader, including those already in prison and even one in exile… Despite it all, tens of thousands gathered again on Nov 28 on Rustaveli Avenue”
🇬🇪| This week’s Georgia: Explained is out.
One year of daily protests, BBC Eye’s investigation into a banned toxic chemical used on protesters, and the arrest of Aleko Elisashvili after trying to burn the City Court chancellery: shorturl.at/ji0V5
One year of daily protests, BBC Eye’s investigation into a banned toxic chemical used on protesters, and the arrest of Aleko Elisashvili after trying to burn the City Court chancellery: shorturl.at/ji0V5
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“As the country marked one full year of uninterrupted daily protests, the regime responded with new criminal cases against almost every major opposition leader, including those already in prison and even one in exile… Despite it all, tens of thousands gathered again on Nov 28 on Rustaveli Avenue”
Health research as a site of resistance
Georgia’s SSS has now summoned pediatric doctor Konstantine Chakhunashvili for interrogation—one of the experts featured in the BBC’s investigation.
Konstantine co-authored a scientific study on the health impacts of the December 2024 crackdowns, which we now know involved a WW1-era chemical agent.
Konstantine co-authored a scientific study on the health impacts of the December 2024 crackdowns, which we now know involved a WW1-era chemical agent.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Health research as a site of resistance
Reposted by Tereza Hendl
Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
@giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk
Want to be this optimistic! 🎵
Wonderful, ultimately uplifting podcast with Loretta Ross, who is very optimistic about the future. The “self-defeating nihilism” of eugenicists means they are very unlikely to win out in the end
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Climate, Politics and Procreation: Loretta J. Ross
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 24/01/2023 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Want to be this optimistic! 🎵
“The ruling comes as part of a long-running legal battle fought by Stanisław Zalewski (pictured), a former member of the Polish underground resistance who is president of the Polish Association of Former Political Prisoners of Nazi Prisons and Concentration Camps.”
A court has ruled that Polish former Auschwitz prisoner Stanisław Zalewski, now aged 100, can seek financial compensation from a German publisher that used the term "Polish extermination camp" to describe a former German-Nazi camp in occupied Poland.
Former Auschwitz prisoner can sue German publisher for writing "Polish death camp", rules court
notesfrompoland.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“The ruling comes as part of a long-running legal battle fought by Stanisław Zalewski (pictured), a former member of the Polish underground resistance who is president of the Polish Association of Former Political Prisoners of Nazi Prisons and Concentration Camps.”
Neoliberal policies risk weakening a health care system that is already struggling amid the ongoing 11 yrs of a highly destructive and deadly Russian invasion and its attacks on the Ukrainian society and civilian infrastructure, including the systemic targeting of health care workers and facilities
UK health & care workers have launched this statement of solidarity with colleagues in Ukraine, whose struggles in the context of the Russian invasion are exacerbated by the Ukrainian government's neoliberal policies. If you're a health or care worker, please sign ! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
UK health and care workers stand with our colleagues in Ukraine
If you are a UK health or care sector worker, please add your name to this letter using the form below, whatever kind of work you do and whichever trade union you are in (or even if you're not in a un...
docs.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Neoliberal policies risk weakening a health care system that is already struggling amid the ongoing 11 yrs of a highly destructive and deadly Russian invasion and its attacks on the Ukrainian society and civilian infrastructure, including the systemic targeting of health care workers and facilities
Georgian regime used a WWI-era chemical agent on protesters… for this report, “Nearly 350 people got in touch, and almost half said they had suffered one or more side-effects for more than 30 days. These long-term symptoms ranged from headaches, to fatigue, coughs, shortness of breath and vomiting”
According to a BBC investigation, the Georgian Dream regime used a WWI-era chemical agent called “camite” during last year’s protests. This finally explains the symptoms many of us experienced both on the night of the crackdown and in the following months.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Georgian regime used a WWI-era chemical agent on protesters… for this report, “Nearly 350 people got in touch, and almost half said they had suffered one or more side-effects for more than 30 days. These long-term symptoms ranged from headaches, to fatigue, coughs, shortness of breath and vomiting”
This evening in Berlin
tomorrow evening, if you’re in berlin:
Education after Gaza | Critical Theory and the Present
Conversation with
Teresa Koloma Beck | Robin Celikates | A. Dirk Moses
diffrakt.space/events/educa...
Education after Gaza | Critical Theory and the Present
Conversation with
Teresa Koloma Beck | Robin Celikates | A. Dirk Moses
diffrakt.space/events/educa...
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This evening in Berlin
A crucial episode in which Botakoz Kassymbekova takes a critical look at ‘imperial innocence’ and the Soviet tale of the ‘friendship among nations’, exploring how the so-called friendship served as a colonial tool, reinforcing racial hierarchies, inequality, and systemic injustice under Soviet rule
Bombastic new episode of YurtJurt podcast!
Tune in to listen to the amazing BOTAKOZ KASSYMBEKOVA!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
open.spotify.com/episode/1CfN...
Tune in to listen to the amazing BOTAKOZ KASSYMBEKOVA!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
open.spotify.com/episode/1CfN...
Imperial Innocence and the Undignified Empire with Botakoz Kassymbekova
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A crucial episode in which Botakoz Kassymbekova takes a critical look at ‘imperial innocence’ and the Soviet tale of the ‘friendship among nations’, exploring how the so-called friendship served as a colonial tool, reinforcing racial hierarchies, inequality, and systemic injustice under Soviet rule
Reposted by Tereza Hendl
“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.”
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.”
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.
Back at Tehran Contemporary Sounds Festival, Zakhme: Saba Alizaneh & Farzane
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Back at Tehran Contemporary Sounds Festival, Zakhme: Saba Alizaneh & Farzane