Featured image: Chinese and Pakistan border guards at Khunjerab Pass by Anthony Maw In the cold, arid air of Balochistan, things are starting to heat up. In the largest of Pakistan’s four provinces, the insurgency has been ongoing for many years, but only recently have the insurgents turned their anger towards China. In response to Read More…
Featured image: “Hong Kong Protests 2019” by Jonathan van Smit is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 At the end of last June, a sweeping National Security Law was imposed in Hong Kong which criminalises acts of secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces. The vague definition of these offences and the wide powers contained within the legislation led Read More…
Over the last month, countries across the globe have begun distributing long-awaited vaccines. They are not, however, the quick-fix many had hoped for. Not only are there multiple versions of the vaccine, but there are competing regulatory agencies, arguments over who should receive it first, and prices that range from $3- $62 per dose, depending Read More…
On Sunday, 10th January, the University of Jaffna Students Union reached out to students ‘across the world’ in a letter pleading for support from international governments against reported human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. It came two days after the demolition of a monument inside the university grounds which sparked protest amongst students and the Read More…
On the 8th of December last year, a British citizen was the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Just one month later, 2.4 million doses have been administered in the UK, with an aim to increase this number to 15 million by the 15th of February. Unfortunately, in this race for immunity, developing countries have Read More…
In the last two weeks, there have been three terrorist attacks on French soldiers in Mali, resulting in five deaths and six others wounded. The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (otherwise known as Nusrat al-Islam, or JNIM for short), who are closely linked to Al-Qaeda, have since taken responsibility for the first Read More…
Cover Image: “Museveni” by Gabriel White is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 As Uganda prepares for a national election this week, the human rights abuses of President Museveni’s Government show no sign of abating. Amnesty International is but one human rights organisation raising concerns, reporting late last year a “persistent use of excessive force by Read More…
The US Congress was put into lockdown overnight after hundreds of Trump protesters stormed the Capitol yesterday afternoon in Washington D.C. The source of protesters’ anger was the meeting of Congress on Wednesday to certify the Electoral College results, confirming Biden as the next President of the United States. This came as news from Georgia Read More…
In the midst of a water-shortage crisis, Chinese towns traded rainwater on a state-run exchange this week. What could this tell us about the economics of climate change & sustainability? Chinese towns traded rainwater for the first time on a state-run exchange this week before being quickly resold at a 450% increase in price. Arriving Read More…
On March 23rd, Israel will be facing its fourth election in two years. After seven months in power, the coalition government formed between Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Alliance has collapsed. A squabble over whether the budget should be for one year or two years led Read More…