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,
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
On November 13th, a bombing in Istanbul, Turkey, left six dead and 81 people injured. The Turkish government blamed the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The YPG denies any involvement in the Istanbul bombing. However, in retaliation for such an attack, the Turkish government bombed northern
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
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
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
