Last Sunday, Ecuador’s elections were held, with the voting process beginning at 07:00 am. 13 million Ecuadorians debated between the duty of voting and the fear due to coronavirus. Being in the midst of a pandemic, the scenario was complex. Besides, in these elections, we had the largest presidential ballot
The South Sudanese government announced on Friday 29 January that it will proceed with the process of establishing a war crimes court in partnership with the African Union (AU), along with other long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms to address violations committed during the country’s conflict. In fulfilment of outstanding obligations under
Yang Jeichi, the Central Foreign Affairs Commission director called to the United States to work towards a more collaborative and constructive relationship. The China-U.S. relations dropped to its lowest point in 40 years during the Trump presidency. Yang declared during his speech that China is prepared for a no conflict
On January 30, India’s government carried out another measure to silence the protests of its farmers by cutting mobile internet services where they have gathered in Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri. Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have been protesting for almost two months against three laws that loosen regulations previously
Tunisian protesters flooded the capital city of Tunis fighting for a stop to police repression, corruption and poverty against the grim backdrop of COVID-19. Nights of unrest and arrests plagued disenfranchised areas of 14 cities within Tunisia as protesters chanted “No more fear, the streets belong to the people” and
New Zealand has decided that it will pull its last troops out of Afghanistan in May of 2021, which will mark the end of the deployment that spanned over 2 decades. Essentially, Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister, stated that the NZ army forces were no longer required in
On Monday, February 15th, Turkish authorities detained a 26-year-old woman and her two young children as they tried to enter the country from Syria, on allegations of terrorism and Islamic State links. The woman had previously held dual citizenship with both Australia and New Zealand and was known to both
