Prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained in Moscow after being away from Russia for several months. Navalny makes his return after being treated in Germany for poisoning in the summer, which he believes was planned by the Kremlin and allies, claims that top Russian officials have denied. Despite
On January 25th, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to convict protestors who were demonstrating to demand the release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained in one of Moscow’s most infamous jails. He was being held on a 30-day pre-trial detention order for failing to check in with
On January 6th, far-right protestors stormed the U.S. capitol building, defaced property, and in the process beat a law enforcement officer to death with a fire extinguisher. Reactions domestically were that of shock, horror, and disbelief. Indeed, the scenes of violent mobs surging through government buildings are generally one that
A few days ago, a crowded market near Tayaran Square in Baghdad was the site of a double suicide bombing. With at least 32 people dead and over 100 wounded, Iraq is reeling from this new trauma. These bombings come as a surprise to Iraqis given ISIS has lost control
From 2018-2020, investigative journalist, Fateh Al-Rahman Al-Hamdani went undercover in 23 different Sudanese Islamic educational institutions, known as khalwas. He witnessed and filmed physical and emotional abuse carried out by the religious men, or sheikhs, in charge of the schools. In 2020, Hamdani released a documentary for BBC News Arabic
In 2015, the U..K government got entangled in a legal dispute: they granted their manufacturers licences to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, for use in Yemen, which was deemed a breach of international humanitarian law (IHL). Ever since then, the Ministry of Defence has been under obligation to log any
On 20 January 2020, Joe Biden was sworn in as the U.S. President at the Capitol in Washington. Approximately 25,000 troops were stationed at the inauguration after the riot at the Capitol on 6 January. Kamala Harris also took her oath, becoming the first female vice-president. The ceremony was attended
Twitter has permanently suspended now former U.S. President Donald Trump’s account as of January 8th, 2021, citing an “incitement of violence” risk, according to Reuters. This comes after violent insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6th, where many of Trump’s supporters rioted in objection to the certification of
On the 9th of January, Irene Sewankambo, the Uganda Communications Commission’s Executive Director ordered the closure of social media platforms and messaging applications such as Facebook and WhatsApp. Service providers like Airtel and MTN Uganda also informed subscribers about a general suspension. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is entering his sixth
Last week, in an effort to improve its public image, the Colombian political party formerly known as FARC rebranded itself as the Comunes or the Common People’s Party. This name change signals an attempt to distance itself from both the ex-guerrilla group’s polarizing past and the dissident groups currently at
One of the largest ever anti-mafia trials started earlier this month in Italy, featuring 325 alleged mobsters and their associates facing charges including murder, money laundering, drug trafficking, theft, and extortion. The trial is targeting the ‘Ndrangheta clan, based in Calabria, considered the most powerful mafia organisation in Italy. The
Cameroon’s government has deployed its troops to serve as security for the African Nations Championships (CHAN), which began on January 16, 2021, citing concerns of violence from threats levied by separatist groups. The factions vow to stop the football matches in English-speaking regions, just the latest development in a nearly
