On the 30th March, the French Senate voted in favour of the “Separatism Bill”, which would enforce a ban on wearing the hijab for anyone under the age of 18. The bill would also prohibit mothers accompanying school field trips from wearing it, as well as banning the burkini from public swimming pools. While the Read More…
Last week, five parliamentarians, including ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, and four others had sanctions imposed upon them by the Chinese government. As a result, these individuals cannot enter China, Hong Kong or Macau, their property and assets in China are frozen, and Chinese individuals and institutions are not allowed to do business with them. Read More…
Following the victory of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s recent elections, the military seized control of the government on February 1st, declaring a year-long state of emergency, and detaining Ms. Suu Kyi alongside members of her party. Having sided with the opposition, their justification was the supposed fraud surrounding the elections, yet there is Read More…
On October 2nd, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, critic of the Saud Arabian Kingdom and their abuses of human rights, visited the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to receive some papers for a forthcoming marriage. However, his visit there turned ended in his assassination. A few weeks later, a cover story attempting to show that he left the Read More…