The recent approval of the EU Refugee and Asylum Pact by the European Parliament is a milestone in the EU’s continuous efforts to change its migration and refugee policies. This comprehensive reform, which has been in the works since 2015, aims to expedite asylum procedures, increase returns of irregular migrants,
The echoes of conflict reverberate throughout the landscape of global geopolitics, casting a haunting shadow over aspirations for peace. On April 13th, the already precarious equilibrium in the Middle East was further destabilised when Iran launched a bold assault on Israeli territory, marking a significant escalation that intensifies the risk
More than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza so far, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and 85% of Gaza’s population has been displaced, and yet the bloody war conducted by Israel after the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack shows no sign of coming to an end anytime soon.
On 3rd April, Thailand’s Constitutional Court announced the acceptance of a petition presented by the Election Commission (EC) demanding the dissolution of the main opposition movement, the Move Forward Party (MFP), based on its controversial attempt to reform the law that shields the monarchy from criticism. According to the Court,
Since February 2019, protests have continued in Algeria led by the HIrak movement. The movement was born on 22 February 2019, protesting against the candidacy of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in particular against the possibility that the president could run for his fifth term. These protests were helpful, as they led to
China is the undisputed leader in fisheries. It has been strengthening its presence in the seas in terms of fishing for years. The China National Fisher Corporation (CNFC) is the largest deep-sea fishing company in the world. It reached 2,269 million tons of seafood products in 2020. The government plays
On the 2nd March 2024, Argentine President Javier Gerardo Milei, in office for only four months and known for his critical stance towards journalists, bluntly announced the closure of Argentina’s historic news agency Telam, one of the most important in Latin America with a 78-year history. Telam, founded in 1945,
For weeks now, farmers have been protesting across the continent, often blocking roads with their tractors, to demand greater attention to their problems. The demands vary from country to country, but the European Union is criticized everywhere, even though a third of the EU budget is used to finance agricultural
A sex strike, or a group of people refusing to participate in sexual activities as a means of enacting change, is an ancient and controversial tradition. Historically used almost exclusively by heterosexual women, sex strikes have an impressive record of bringing results in societies without much recognition for women’s rights
The recent surge in recruitment by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, coupled with their aggressive actions in the Red Sea, has intensified concerns about the ongoing conflict’s impact on regional stability and humanitarian conditions. The Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, have garnered popular support within Yemen by positioning
In recent days, both the Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some spokespersons from the Israeli Army have confirmed that military operations in the Gaza Strip will persist for several months. This aligns with previous statements from Israeli authorities, who have consistently expressed their intention to continue the campaign until
Alexei Navalny, who, according to the Russian penitentiary service, passed away on February 16th in a high-security prison in northern Russia, was the foremost opponent of the authoritarian Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the age of 47, Navalny had been a prominent figure in the democracy movement in Russia for
On November 24th in Dublin, chaos and violence erupted in O’Connell Street, the central thoroughfare of the Irish capital. The incident resulted in over 30 arrests, three children being stabbed, and a police officer sustaining a severe injury. The evening of the notorious Black Friday was devastating for the citizens
The humanitarian situation in Haiti, plagued by an extended political crisis, is deteriorating. With a population of around 11 million, the country is in disarray as a result of a confluence of problems, including gang violence, political unrest, lack of food, and a broken legal system. Mass displacements brought on
Nigeria is the largest and most populous country in Africa, and the seventh largest in the world, and it currently has a population of 215 million. Available reports expect this number to nearly double by 2050, when the population will be approximately 400 million. The population growth rate of the
With developed global economies pushing for ever more digitisation, technological innovation and energy sustainability, there is one commodity for which demand has increased exponentially: rare earth metals (REMs). These raw materials are an indispensable component in the production of high-tech and low-carbon products that are essential to the growth that
The National Refugee Task Force of Indonesia announced it would allow Rohingya refugees to stay in the country on December 10th, 2023. The Rohingya people are from Myanmar, but the government does not allow the Rohingya to be citizens of the country, and thousands of Rohingya have been killed in
Panama is a country rich in natural resources, especially gold and copper. However, these resources have also attracted the interest of foreign mining companies, who have sought to exploit them with little regard for the environmental and social impacts of their activities. One of the most controversial mining projects in
Section 1: The Issue and the Response The issue is the conviction of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the founder of Grameen Bank, a microfinance institution that provides loans to the poor in Bangladesh. Yunus was found guilty of violating the labor laws of the country by
The Barcelona port stevedores’ union has refused to load and unload any military material amid the war in Gaza and urged the protection of civilian populations in areas of conflict, following a similar move by Belgian transport unions last week. The decision is mostly symbolic and seeks to encourage
