In October, Chilean student activists fare-evaded on the Santiago Metro as an act of civil disobedience against recently introduced public transport price increases. The increase was 30 Pesos, but for many low-income families—many of whom already spend more than 20% of their income on transport—this 4% increase in ticket prices
China announced earlier this month that it was suspending visits by U.S. military ships and aircraft to Hong Kong, a reaction to a new law formalising America’s support for pro-democracy protesters in the special administrative region. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which was signed by President Trump
Although the term child soldiers was first coined in the 1970s, the phenomenon of using children in association with military organizations is nothing new. Thus, recruitment of children in roles such as couriers and porter’s giving armies a tactical edge has been traced back millennia. The phenomenon itself is not
With the 2020 elections approaching, many topics that concern Americans have become a subject of debate between candidates competing for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Among these topics are gun control, healthcare, immigration, climate change, and – within the conversation of how these candidates plan on improving civil rights and
On December 9th, four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near the Baghdad Airport in Iraq. As a result of the attack, six Iraqi soldiers were wounded. Security forces in Iraq found a rocket launcher and several defused rockets near the area after the attack. According to a security official
