Author: Sally Wennergren

Rally Against Malaysian Prime Minister Najib After Corruption Allegations

On March 28, the Malaysian opposition coalition organized its first public rally in Kuala Lumpur against Prime Minister, Najib Razak after being accused of corruption and financial mismanagement. The 700 million dollar corruption scandal has made many Malaysian elites. including former PM Mahathir Mohamad, demanding Najib’s resignation. It was in July of

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Russia Withdraw Majority of Military Troops from Syria

The end of Russian military presence in Syria will soon be over, according to local media. The commander of Russian air force, Victor Bondarev, stated yesterday that the withdrawal would be conducted in a matter of days. Based on the timeframe given by President Vladimir Putin and the defence minister,

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Taliban Refuse Peace Talks with Afghan Government

Last Saturday, the Taliban announced that they refuse to negotiate peace deals with the Afghan government, as long as their conditions remain unattended. According to the Taliban, all occupation of foreign troops needs to stop, merely “talks will yield no results”, Al Jazeera reports. They also mentioned in the statement that the

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Indonesian Ministers Make Discriminating Statements of LGBT Community

  Since the start of the year, several Indonesian ministers have made discriminating comments over the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members. Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Muhammad Nasir, suggested banning the existence of LGBT student groups on university campuses. Furthermore, he pushed for the removal

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ISIS Atrocities Recognized As Genocide By The European Parliament

  Last Thursday the European Parliament declared in Strasbourg that the Islamic State are perpetrating genocide against Yazidis, Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East. The Parliament Assembly Council of Europe passed the genocide resolution, a council that works closely with the European Union on human

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Peace Talks in Syria Officially Begin

  Talks on ending the Syrian civil war officially started in Geneva on Monday, February 1. Staffan de Mistura, a Swedish-Italian diplomat and UN Syria envoy, told Reuters that he expected the discussions to be “complicated and difficult”. The main priority is for the talks to continue with everyone on

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South Sudan Fails to Meet Deadline for Transitional Government

On the 22nd of January, the former South Sudan Vice President, Riek Machar and current President Salva Kiir failed to establish a transitional government. The decision for unitary government was finalized during the peace talks in August last year, which ended the two-year civil war between the government and rebel

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International Aid Finally Reaches Besieged Communities in Syria

  On January 8th, the Human Rights Watch reported about the serious consequences facing Syrian civilians living in communities under siege. According to the United Nations humanitarian affairs agency, an estimated 4.5 million people are currently living in areas that are hard to reach, 400,000 of those in besieged areas

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