Author: Ellis Clay

India’s Censorship

In the summer of 2021, NPR ran an article that discussed how Twitter referred to the May 24th raid on its New Delhi office as an “intimidation tactic” by the Indian police due to misinformation that opposition politicians allegedly tweeted. The Indian constitution provides the right to freedom of speech,

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The Role of Wagner Group in Ukraine

“The editing division is reviewing this article, and we kindly ask that it not be put back into pending review status until further notice.”   Wagner Group is a private military security contractor known as a PMSC. The service provided by private military companies (PMCs) and private security companies (PSC),

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Japan Has Re-Envisioned Its National Security

Through his cabinet on the 16th of December, the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio, approved the adoption of three new security documents: the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program. The current prime minister of Japan has marked a significant turning point in the nation’s post-war

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The United States Weaponization Of The Southern Border

To curb immigration into the United States, the government has forced migrants to traverse hostile terrain at the southern border through the Sonoran Desert. Before this policy, migrants went through unauthorized border crossings in urban areas and border towns. However, the Southern Border Organization informs that the Clinton administration, in

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Syria’s Al-Hol Detention Center Is A Walking Human Rights Violation

Save the Children, a charity that works inside the al-Hol dentition camp in northeastern Syria, reported two Egyptian girls’ deaths. The al-Hol detention camps hold the relatives of suspected Islamic State members controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces. Still, the U.S. government alleges that the Islamic State runs much of

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COP27 Turns A Blind Eye To Human Rights

The Conference of Parties (COP) has been hosted since 1996 to discuss critical issues concerning carbon emissions and global warming and tackle climate change with world leaders. COP27 will occur in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6th to the 18th. Unfortunately, the Egyptian government has an egregious history of human

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Israel’s New Far-Right Government

On the November 1st, the Israeli people went to the polls to elect a new Knesset, where it became apparent that with 90.7% of votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc would be set to win 65 out of 120 seats (in the end, they ended up winning 64 out of the

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