Álvaro Peñas a writer for europeanconservative.com. He is the editor of deliberatio.eu and a contributor to Disidentia, El American, and other European media. He is an international analyst, specialising in Eastern Europe, for the television channel 7NN and is an author at SND Editores.
“What is happening in Afghanistan is gender apartheid. We must recognize that this is a crime against humanity”—Activist <strong>Marzieh Hamidi</strong>

“What is happening in Afghanistan is gender apartheid. We must recognize that this is a crime against humanity”—Activist <strong>Marzieh Hamidi</strong>

“The Taliban were terrorists yesterday, they are terrorists today, and they will be terrorists tomorrow. There is no peace with terrorists.”

February 27, 2026
“I have seen what the Mullahs’ regime has exported to Iraq, and that has made my country what it is today”—Iraqi Activist <strong>Sarah Idan</strong>

“I have seen what the Mullahs’ regime has exported to Iraq, and that has made my country what it is today”—Iraqi Activist <strong>Sarah Idan</strong>

“Iran has a better chance of being liberated than Iraq, because I see that most Iranians are fighting.”

February 20, 2026
“It is the most delicate moment in the Islamic Republic’s history, and they are aware of this”—Historian <strong>Javier Gil Guerrero</strong> 

“It is the most delicate moment in the Islamic Republic’s history, and they are aware of this”—Historian <strong>Javier Gil Guerrero</strong> 

“All this rhetoric that frightens the West so much, about a country willing to sacrifice itself and unleash an apocalypse if attacked, is nothing more than a strategy.”

February 13, 2026
“The UN’s position on Iran is shameful and shows how twisted its priorities are”—UN Watch Director <strong>Hillel Neuer</strong>

“The UN’s position on Iran is shameful and shows how twisted its priorities are”—UN Watch Director <strong>Hillel Neuer</strong>

The UN’s special rapporteurs are all appointed by the Human Rights Council, and the people who are chosen are those whose main interest is to condemn the West, colonialism, and capitalism.

January 28, 2026
“This revolution will succeed but we need external help to reduce the price of victory”—Iranian dissident <strong>Armin Navabi</strong>

“This revolution will succeed but we need external help to reduce the price of victory”—Iranian dissident <strong>Armin Navabi</strong>

“Everyone in Iran knows someone who has been killed by the regime, and the numbers are likely to be much higher than what is currently known.”

January 24, 2026
“What the United States has done was the only alternative for Venezuelans”—Political Consultant <strong>Alejandro Peña Esclusa</strong>

“What the United States has done was the only alternative for Venezuelans”—Political Consultant <strong>Alejandro Peña Esclusa</strong>

“We Venezuelans could not decide our future because the regime’s weapons prevented us from doing so.”

January 9, 2026
Women and the West: An Uncomfortable but Necessary Warning

Women and the West: An Uncomfortable but Necessary Warning

What is at stake is being faithful to the values that have made us who we are. The alternative is a much darker world.

January 4, 2026
“Protests in Bulgaria target the ruling parties, election system, judiciary, chief prosecutor, corruption, and more”—Political Analyst <strong>Georgi Harizanov</strong>

“Protests in Bulgaria target the ruling parties, election system, judiciary, chief prosecutor, corruption, and more”—Political Analyst <strong>Georgi Harizanov</strong>

“The youngsters in the protest demand changes. What changes, and who is best prepared to make them is a question with multiple different answers within the protest.”

December 30, 2025
“Wokeism tries to mold and manipulate the identity of young people”—Singer and YouTuber <strong>Marcel García</strong>

“Wokeism tries to mold and manipulate the identity of young people”—Singer and YouTuber <strong>Marcel García</strong>

“Young men are fed up with the barrage of ideology they receive in schools, with being blamed for being men, and with attempts to make them docile.”

December 29, 2025
“Geopolitics cannot be approached purely through economic interests”—<strong>François-Xavier Gicquel</strong>, SOS Chrétiens d’Orient

“Geopolitics cannot be approached purely through economic interests”—<strong>François-Xavier Gicquel</strong>, SOS Chrétiens d’Orient

“Defending values and heritage is far more important in the long term than securing a few commercial contracts.”

December 24, 2025
“The West talks about protecting Christians but collaborates with the forces driving us out”—Syriac Human Rights Advocate <strong>Metin Rhawi</strong>

“The West talks about protecting Christians but collaborates with the forces driving us out”—Syriac Human Rights Advocate <strong>Metin Rhawi</strong>

“When you support forces that destroy democracy abroad, those forces ultimately influence democracy at home.”

December 6, 2025