A delegation from the Chinese military made a 7-day visit to the UK and France from June 24th, 2023 to Saturday, July 1st, 2023. According to China’s Ministry of Defense, the intent of the trip was to discuss bilateral defense relations between the nations. During this time, opinions on international
On June 16th, a Congolese rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (A.D.F.) attacked a secondary school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people in the deadliest attack Uganda has seen in more than a decade. Students at the Lhubiriha Secondary School, located only 2 kilometers away from
Uganda passed a new law imposing strict regulations on the L.G.B.T.Q. community. The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, which passed almost unanimously, is one of the harshest laws of its kind worldwide. Its penalties include death for “aggravated homosexuality,” a 20-year sentence for the “promotion” of homosexuality, and up to seven years
The leader of a British anti-monarchy group has been arrested at King Charles’ coronation. Republic, one of the United Kingdom’s leading anti-monarchy groups, had been planning their coronation protests for months, but the group’s C.E.O., Graham Smith, was detained before the ceremony even began. The Metropolitan Police arrested Smith on
Protests in the Central American country of Guatemala swell significantly, according to Reuters, after the July 23 dismissal of internationally known prosecutor and head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity Juan Francisco Sandoval by Attorney General Maria Porras. Protestors numbered in the thousands as they called for the resignation
The commander of the American-led mission in Afghanistan, General Austin S. Miller, told the press that security efforts to protest against Taliban encroachment are diminishing during the U.S.-led NATO military withdrawal process, according to the New York Times. Miller has also called the withdrawal process in itself a success, but
A United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution to immediately suspend military aid to Myanmar was postponed, according to Reuters. The U.N. resolution also presses the ruling military to discontinue “attacks on, harassment of and restrictions on medical personnel, human rights defenders, labor union members, journalists and media
Opposition leaders in Chad have quickly condemned the appointment of civilian politician Albert Pahimi Padacke by military rulers on Monday after President Idriss Déby died visiting troops in battle against rebels. The ruling military council currently in charge of the government will likely continue to retain full power in this
France’s top prosecutor Remy Heitz announced on May 3 that investigations have shown there are no grounds to pursue legal claims of French army involvement in Rwanda’s Hutu-led government’s efforts of genocide, CNN reports. This development comes one month after Rwanda released a report claiming that France knew about the
European Union (EU) brokers helped Georgia’s ruling party and opposition reach a deal to help stem the political crisis in the country of Georgia on Monday, according to European Council President Charles Michel. This development follows a two-month period of strife as a result of the detention of opposition politician
After more than one hundred former high-ranking personnel in the Turkish navy signed a statement in defense of the Montreux Convention, ten retired admirals were detained by Turkish leadership on April 5. The Montreux Convention is a 1936 agreement implemented by Turkey about security, stability, and conditional freedom of passage
On March 29th, Chinese officials warned foreign brands to remain apolitical after the firms raised concerns about the sourcing of cotton in the far-western autonomous region of Xinjiang where Uyghur Muslims have suffered forced labour and detention. This comes amid a broader condemnation by Chinese authorities, claiming that the United
Germany warned Turkey on March 22 that the possibility for European Union (EU) sanctions to be lodged against it remains in play. This comes as ties deteriorate in light of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and its ban of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP). According to the Council
In a call for national cooperation and religious dialogue, Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi used the example of Pope Francis’s recently concluded first visit to Iraq, where he made many stops in his effort to engage with a declining Christian community. He cited the visit as one of “love and
The political tension in Georgia following the detention of opposition politician Nika Melia has led to pushback from the European Union (EU), which is calling for all parties under the cloud of tension to seek common ground, according to a report from Reuters. Melia, serving as the chairman of the
After a claim by the United Nations (UN) that two refugee camps, Shimelba and Hitsats, in northern Ethiopia had been attacked multiple times, authorities claimed on Thursday, February 11, that the camps have been shut down and its occupants relocated. The camps were located in Tigray, a state that shares
First Nations in Canada face greater food insecurity as climate change threatens traditional food systems in our northern regions, a new report by Human Rights Watch shows. First Nations communities in Canada’s north have a rich history of hunting and living off the land as their diets would depend on
Eastern Canada has been battered by an array of protests and hate crimes this past month following the launch of the Sipekne’katik First Nations’ own self-regulated fishery. Non-Indigenous fishers are angered by the move, saying that the communal Indigenous fishery is illegal and allege it is being used as a
On October 15, the Thai government declared a state of emergency in a bid to quell ongoing student protests that have rocked Bangkok, the nation’s capital, for over three months. In the past few days, the demonstrations intensified as thousands of young people took to the streets, demanding constitutional reform
The Department of Homeland Security has released its first annual homeland security assessment, which covers a range of high potency threats to the country – from climate disasters and election interference, to the imminent rise of China. In light of what we’ve seen playing out on the streets of Charlottesville
