18th March marked 150 years since the start of the Paris Commune, a revolutionary regime that for a brief 72 days wielded power amidst the climate of general disarray that followed the spectacular defeat of French armies in the Franco-Prussian War. In an ensuing post-armistice election, whilst most of France elected conservative deputies, Parisians bucked Read More…
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Arab Spring – A Decade On
2020 marks ten years since young Tunisian fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest the local police officials who had seized his cart and produce. Now known as the Arab Spring, this single act of defiance triggered a wave of social movements across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling autocrats and Read More…