On July 7 a draft media bill was proposed in Poland by lawmakers from the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) that would ban non-European companies from holding more than 49% stock in Polish media. Many critics have claimed that this most recent restrictive media bill is directly targeting the
As US troops begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, reports of Taliban violence are on the rise. The Taliban have reclaimed substantial areas of land previously held by a diminishing US military presence on the ground, threatening to reinstate oppressive policies that deny fundamental rights to various citizen groups. In response, the
Day 21 of September marks the date when the United Nation’s (UN) General Assembly declares to the world that there shall be 24 hours of non-violence throughout all nations. This initiative began through the conscientious efforts of Jeremy Gilley and his non-profit Organisation called ‘Peace One Day’. Since the UN’s
Earlier this month, Germany’s government revealed its support for extending the European Union carbon pricing and an end to free carbon permits for airlines, as measures to help meet climate change targets. According to The Guardian, this decision placed pressure on the U.K. government to implement a similar package to
On Saturday the 17th of July, Afghan politicians and Taliban representatives met in Qatar once more in efforts to end fighting in Afghanistan. With the ongoing withdrawal of foreign fighters in recent weeks, Taliban forces have been able to amass serious gains in a short period. Recent estimates find that
On July 12th, the European Union announced their decision to establish a military training mission in Mozambique, where an Islamist insurgency has resulted in increasing violence. This declaration came in response to a request from Mozambican officials for additional support in countering the rebellion. The primary intent of the resolution
A mob of anti-LGBTQ extremists have attacked more than 50 individuals at a journalist office in Tbilisi, Georgia, violently beating journalists and activists who were working towards an upcoming pride parade. Camera man Alexander Lashkarva was severely beaten and sustained several injuries requiring surgery. Lashkarva later died after being discharged;
Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s governing party won the parliamentary elections of July 11, receiving a clear majority in Sunday’s elections. Sandu leads the Pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS). Its main rival, the Party of Socialists, is led by former Moldovan president Igor Dodon. Second in the elections was
At the end of June, the United States and Ukraine began military drills in the Black Sea despite pushback from Russia. According to Reuters, the drills — labeled Sea Breeze 2021 — follow increased tension between NATO and Russia. Ukraine says that they are engaging in these drills to gain
Women in Afghanistan have taken to the streets in growing numbers as an act of defiance against the increasing Taliban control in the country. These Afghan women marched with assault rifles and shared pictures of themselves on social media calling on the attention of both national and international media. These
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio affirmed on Monday that Italy’s transatlantic relationship with the United States is far more important than their relationship with China. Partnerships like NATO and the EU are equally as important to Di Maio, as he described them as “absolutely incomparable” while standing beside U.S.
On Sunday, July 4th, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) issued a series of demands as prerequisites for a ceasefire in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Among the conditions are the full withdrawal of both Ethiopian and Eritrean troops from the region. The TPLF wants a guarantee that neither country
A stark divide has emerged between the more developed world and the less developed world in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Wealthier nations have secured most of the global vaccine supply and have had the capacity to deliver massive economic stimulus packages. In poorer nations, vaccination rates remain
On Sunday, July 4th, 2021, delegates selected a woman from Chile’s majority indigenous Mapuche people to take the lead in drafting Chile’s new constitution, a drastic shift for an ethnic group that is unacknowledged in Chile rule book. The woman who was selected is Elisa Locon, a political independent who
Members of the opposition to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko have reported that the jailed journalist Roman Protasevich is being paraded by the dictatorial regime in statements under duress. Protasevich was arrested last month after his flight to Lithuania was forcibly diverted by the Belarusian government, for his support for the
Over the past week, protests have erupted in Cuba following food shortages and blackouts amidst the worsening economic crisis. In an interview with CNN, a resident of San Antonio de Los Banos said that the neighbourhood had been experiencing power outages for a week. Furthermore, according to US News, this
Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea, has appointed a de facto second-in-command in January to support the county’s ruling Worker’s Party of Korea; these reforms have changed the way power is distributed in a dictatorship dependent on control. The additional role, “first secretary” was a title Kim held from 2012 to
India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has proposed legislation that incentives couples to abstain from having more than two children, joining Assam as the second state ruled by Prime Minister Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to propose population control legislation. The draft bill, titled the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control,
On Monday, Jersey, a self-governing British Crown Dependency which lies approximately 14 miles off northern France and 85 miles from Britain’s southern shores of the British Channel Islands, agreed to a three-month extension period to post-Brexit transition arrangements. The extension will permit French vessels to continue fishing while negotiations continue
A senior journalist with the recently-closed Apple Daily newspaper was arrested by Hong Kong police at the airport on 26 June on a suspected national security offense. The former senior editor and columnist, identified as Fung Wai-kong, is the seventh staffer with the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily to be arrested
