Mishka Gora

Mishka Gora is a writer and photographer based in Tasmania, Australia. Drawing upon her academic training as a historian and a multifarious career, Mishka has a particular interest in writing about war and conscience. Her experiences as a humanitarian aid worker during the 1990’s conflict in the former Yugoslavia are a driving force behind much of her writing, and they have formed the basis for an enduring interest in international affairs. www.mishkagora.com

Let’s end the stigma of the truth

7 Jun 2013 |

tags: abortion, Women Deliver

Euphemisms and sophistry cloud the realities of abortion. It's time for straight thinking.

New frontiers in repressing dissent

11 Mar 2013 |

tags: abortion, Tasmania

Tasmania may be small, but it will punch far above its weight on the world stage in shutting down protests against abortion if a new bill is passed.

Without a home, without a future

28 Jun 2011 |

tags: boat people, refugees

What torments refugees is not the living conditions but the endless waiting.

Dulce et decorum est

15 Jun 2011 |

tags: Afghanistan, Australia, military, UK, US

Being a soldier is an honourable way of life. We need to remember that.

The arrest of Ratko Mladic is a victory for human dignity

30 May 2011 |

tags: Bosnia, human rights, justice

Bringing maniacs like Mladic to justice signals that the dream of a tolerant Bosnia is not dead.