Ismini Mangafas

Written By Martha Dimitratou

Ismini is a writer, researcher, and strategist with a global footprint who seeks to support efforts that locally operationalize universal human rights. She emphasizes principles over politics and encourages solidarity to move from mechanical to organic formats (a framework she first encountered in Chapter 3 of Emile Durkheim's Division of Labor.) She happens to be religious, which is one of the reasons she believes that people have natural rights, both in the physical and digital worlds. Ismini is grateful for multidisciplinary scholarship, which unlocked her specific interests in political economy, geopolitics, and anti-hierarchical governance. 

Recent Articles on Repro Uncensored:

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Why Civic Space Matters in a Time of Backlash: Lessons from CSW70
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Why Civic Space Matters in a Time of Backlash: Lessons from CSW70
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At CSW70, one thing was clear: without civic space, rights cannot be defended. As backlash grows globally, the ability to organize, speak, and access information is increasingly under threat, especially online. Protecting civic space is essential to protecting gender justice.

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The Americans: Bad Bunny, “Too Political,” and the Violence the Super Bowl Can’t Hide
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The Americans: Bad Bunny, “Too Political,” and the Violence the Super Bowl Can’t Hide
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The backlash against Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is not really about politics—it’s about who is allowed to exist publicly without being punished for it. Labeling marginalized people as “too political” has become a tool of erasure, one that mirrors deeper structures of state violence, censorship, and control. From ICE raids to reproductive coercion, the Super Bowl is not a refuge from politics, but a stage where power decides whose lives are visible, and whose suffering is ignored.

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