Day: May 13, 2020

Nayib Bukele: A Threat To El Salvador’s Democracy

When casting their votes, Salvadorians took a leap of faith when electing Nayib Bukele as president. Strictly speaking, he was a political outsider: a millennial who had run his campaign largely over social media and offered few concrete details about how he would govern. Voters were hoping that he would

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How Effective Could The New Canadian Weapon Control Policy Be?

On the first day of May, the media and press in Canada temporarily switched their attention from the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 1500 types of military-grade “assault-style” weapons are banned. Licensed gun owners will no longer be able to use or sell any of these firearms and the import and transportation

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More Violence In The Sahel Region As Gunmen Kill 20 In Western Niger

At least 20 innocent civilians have been killed in a series of attacks across at least three different villages in Western Niger on Sunday evening. The raids were carried out by unidentified gunmen in the Tillaberi region of the country. The local governor, Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, informed the national radio station

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Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor

On March 13, Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville police. As the 26-year-old EMT and her boyfriend slept in their apartment, Louisville police burst into their home guns blazing, without warning in search of a suspect who was already in their custody. Taylor was shot eight times. Police claim that

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