On Saturday, 500 far-right supporters traveled from around the country to Portland, Oregon, organized by leaders in the ‘‘western chauvinist’’ Proud Boys fraternity, marching to ‘‘end domestic terrorism,’’ reports the Guardian. This demonstration was the largest the county has seen of the Trump era, with the Proud Boys group rubbing […]
At the Pacific Island Forum held in Tuvalu last week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not budge from his conservative position on climate change. Eighteen heads of states representing their island nations did their utmost to convey the immediate threat posed by the climate crisis, but were ultimately unsuccessful […]
President of Chad Idriss Deby has enacted a national state of emergency due to the death of 50 people in the Sila and Ouaddai regions of this landlocked African country. Increased gun use among civilians due to an increase in supply from neighboring countries has perpetuated the loss of Chadians […]
Former president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, is due to go to Sudanese trial for corruption charges after being ousted from his presidential role by armed forces after massive civilian protests called for a change in government. The former president is not being tried by the International Criminal Court unless he […]
Saturday, 18th August saw the latest in a series of flashpoints for extremist right-wing gatherings in the city of Portland, Oregon with members of the hate group ‘Proud Boys’ rallying in the Streets. Roughly 500 members of the group attended the Portland rally on this occasion, with an estimated 1200 […]
Prominent Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul rejected a deal for her release. The deal required the women’s rights campaigner to deny being tortured whilst in detention. Al-Hathloul was arrested last May along with ten other activists as part of a government crackdown on critics. They were charged with breaking cybercrime laws […]
Thousands have been arrested and flown out of Kashmir under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), as jails run out of capacity. The PSA is controversial as it gives authorities the ability to imprison an individual for up to two years without a charge or trial, often described […]
