Author: Ciahn Pertzel

Police Units Join Anti-Government Protests In Bolivia

Multiple police units have joined the anti-government demonstrations in Bolivia, which began after allegations that President Evo Morales’ re-election on October 20th was under fraudulent pretences. Tens of thousands of Bolivians have participated in protests demanding that Morales resigns. Three people have died, and at least three hundred people have

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Trump’s Removal Of U.S. Military Forces From North-eastern Syria: The Implications Of Impulsive Decision-making

Last weekend, President Trump announced that he would retract one thousand troops from north-eastern Syria, where the U.S. military fought ISIL with the Kurdish-run Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for five years. The retraction welcomes Ankara’s long-planned offensive to set up a thirty-two-kilometre “safe-zone” past Turkey’s shared border with north-eastern Syria,

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State Terrorism In Hong Kong: Police Rampage In Train Station

Graphic images and videos have surfaced of special police beating and pepper-spraying groups of unarmed protesters in Hong Kong’s Prince Edward MTR Station late on Saturday, August 31st. The rampage has triggered further demonstrations, including the vandalization of multiple MTR stations, to protest the police’s brutality. Man-Kei Tam, Director of

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