The Djab Wurrung people in southeastern Australia are fighting to preserve a sacred ground, home to majestic 800-year old birthing trees that have been a sanctuary for many pregnant women, as a proposed highway update threatens the destruction of thousands of trees. For more than a year, demonstrators have camped
On Wednesday, August 7, Pakistan said that it would expel India’s ambassador and suspend bilateral trade relations with New Delhi in a meeting of Pakistan’s National Security Committee led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. This comes after India’s removal of a constitutional provision for the Kashmir region that had granted
On Thursday, August 1, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reported that at least four protesters were killed and many were injured by gunfire in Omdurman, Sudan as thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against the country’s military rulers. On the following day, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the
On Tuesday, July 23, a Russian military plane flew close to a group of islands claimed by both South Korea and Japan during a joint air patrol with the Chinese, inciting South Korea and Japan to scramble fighter jets in response. South Korea fired flares and warning shots near the
On Sunday July 21, Ukraine held a snap parliamentary election that is expected to strengthen President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hold onto power, allowing him to address Ukraine’s weak economy and its military conflict with Russia-led separatists. Zelenskiy, a comedian who played a fictional teacher-turned-president on a television series, had no political
Hundreds and thousands of people trapped in crude camps forced out of Myanmar, a country where they are denied basic human rights and not even recognized as citizens by the government. This is the current situation of the Rohingya people living in Bangladesh as refugees. In August 2017, a small
Police arrested dozens of protesters on July 6 after they took to the streets demanding Kazakh veteran leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s cessation of power. “Wake up Kazakhstan!” protesters shouted in Almaty, the largest Kazakh city. Others cried out, “Old man, go away!”, a commonly used anti-Nazarbayev slogan. These demonstrators gathering near
Last Monday, Hong Kong activists renewed protests against a proposed extradition bill that would allow criminal suspects to stand trial in mainland Chinese courts, under control of the Communist party. Organized by the Civil Human Rights Front, these demonstrators have been filling streets and lobbies of government offices opposing the
Last Sunday, Boris Johnson refused to participate in a televised debate with five other contenders vying to become Britain’s next prime minister, prompting criticism from rival candidates. Participants of the debate on Channel 4’s broadcast faced questions regarding their solution to the stalled Brexit process. “Where is Boris?” Foreign Secretary
Several thousand demonstrators marched in a two-day strike through the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince this past Sunday demanding the resignation of current President Jovenel Moise over allegations of corruption. Similar protests were seen in other parts of Haiti including Jacmel, Cap-Haitien, Saint-Marc, and Gonaives. The rally, organized by opposition parties and
Gunfire at a Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) rally near the Pakistani border with Afghanistan left at least three killed and more than 15 wounded last Sunday, May 26th, 2019. The planned sit-in, led by two members of Parliament, Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir, was protesting against recent military arrests and
Anand Teltumbde, an Indian Dalit scholar and activist, is fighting to stay out of jail for his alleged links to the Communist Party of India (CPI), a banned Maoist organization. He was arrested on the morning of 2 February and granted temporary relief twelve hours later by the Bombay High
