In recent weeks, Bangkok has seen a surge in protests against the Thai government and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha for their slow and chaotic vaccine rollout, as COVID-19 cases increase. Protests last weekend resulted in violent clashes between protesters, comprise of mostly young people, and the police, who reportedly employed
Russia’s defense ministry has reported plans to build up military infrastructure on the Kuril Islands, a region under dispute between Russia and Japan. Claimed by Japan as their “Northern Territories,” the four southernmost Kuril islands north of Hokkaido have been the primary obstacle to a formal peace treaty between Russia
After President Jair Bolsonaro’s consistent attacks on the validity of Brazil’s all-electronic voting in recent months, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Brazil has declared the system not fraudulent and opened an investigation into Bolsonaro’s unfounded allegations as dissemination of false information. With popular criticism of the far-right president’s mishandling
In a territorial expansion of the violent conflict between the regional Tigrayan government and the official government of Ethiopia, the forces of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) party have initiated attacks in the neighbouring Afar region. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government issued a one-sided ceasefire and exited Tigray’s
The Finnish Immigration Service announced on July 14th that Finland would suspend deportations of Afghan migrants back to their country of origin due to instability in Afghanistan, following the exit of foreign troops. Despite calls from humanitarian organizations to pause the forcible return of Afghan refugees, the European Union has
Members of the opposition to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko have reported that the jailed journalist Roman Protasevich is being paraded by the dictatorial regime in statements under duress. Protasevich was arrested last month after his flight to Lithuania was forcibly diverted by the Belarusian government, for his support for the
Myanmar’s military junta government has banned telecommunications company executives from leaving the country without authorization, after demanding firms implement the use of surveillance technology on their users’ calls, messages, and web activity. Following a February 1 coup that ousted the democratically elected government, Myanmar has seen mass protests effectively organized
In the wake of a coup and the reinstatement of a military-led government in Myanmar in early February, the Russian government has demonstrated cooperation with and possibly legitimized the control of the junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing through meetings and arms deals. The military junta took over when
Amid recent concerns about a possible lab origin as being the initial contact with the COVID-19 virus, World Health Organization (WHO) official Mike Ryan reported that the international agency does not hold the power to compel the Chinese government to reveal more data on the outbreak in Wuhan. China’s lack
The former crown prince of Jordan, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, was recently placed under “house arrest” by Jordanian officials and was cut off from phone and internet communication, according to a video statement provided to the BBC. Hamzah is the popular younger son of the late King Hussein, a charismatic
