Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on May 16th, shortly following confrontations in the commercial hub of Colombo between pro- and anti-government demonstrators. The country’s most significant economic crisis, which has sparked thousands of protests and weeks of extraordinary demonstrations across the island nation of 22 million people, saw protesters demanding
The prestigious Bolshoi Theatre in Russia has abruptly canceled a series of performances by two directors who have both spoken out against the ongoing war in Ukraine. The theatre cited no official justification for canceling Timofey Kuliabin’s Don Pasquale opera and Kirill Serebrennikov’s Nureyev dance. Kuliabin has used his Instagram
On Monday, over 300 people gathered in a Singapore park for a candlelight vigil to protest the impending hanging of a Malaysian convicted of drug smuggling who, according to activists, should be spared because he has an intellectual disability. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, has been sentenced to death for smuggling 43
On Monday, April 11th, a well-recognized Thai politician was indicted due to his criticism of the government, in which he allegedly insulted the king and violated Thailand’s cyber law. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is a popular leader of Thailand’s progressive political movement and has remained committed to continuing his political activities despite
On April 3rd, Victor Orban won the election and confirmed his fourth consecutive term in office. Orban is a member of Fidesz, a right-wing populist and national-conservative Hungarian political party. Orban is known for being a longtime ally of Russia and governs in an authoritarian manner. As mentioned by The
On Sunday, French voters will choose between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the presidential election runoff. Macron remains the front-runner, with some apparent momentum behind him from Le Pen. However, Le Pen, who is running for the third time, appears to be closer than
