Cover Photo: Ürümqi Riots and Clashes, July 2009, available form Flickr Uighur detainees are being forced to pick cotton in forced labour camps in Xinjiang province, according to multiple news sources. New evidence comes amid reports of abuse and ‘re-education’ in detention centres across the region. US Assistant Secretary of Read more…
Cover Photo: Yemen, May 2016, by Franca Corona, available at Flickr Peace talks between Houthi rebels backed by Iran and a Saudi Arabia led coalition could mark the end of the Yemen Civil War. If the peace talks fail, it could prove disastrous for the countries civilian population: since fighting Read more…
Cover Photo: White House, taken by Diego Cambiaso, available at Flickr The third debate in the Democratic Party’s presidential primaries took place last night at Texas Southern University, revealing major divergencies in policies between the ten candidates. More important than policy though, and what the delegates will be looking for Read more…
Cover Photo: Cool Britannia? by Andy D’Agorne, available here Boris Johnson‘s government faces a serious setback in its Brexit agenda, after opposition parties have successfully voted with a majority of 328 to 301 to take control of Business of the House of Commons. This means the government no longer commands Read more…
Cover Photo: Protestors_Karl Johans Gate_Oslo_Jul18 Street Protest, Oslo by Ian Halsey In China’s far-western region of Xinjiang, Uighurs and Kazakhs, both majority Muslim ethnic groups, face security restrictions at unprecedented levels, where their movements and actions are monitored daily, the intention is to make any possibility of descent or criticism Read more…
Cover Photo: Recently freed Americans held hostage by Iran disembark Freedom One, taken January 1981, available from Wikimedia The Iranian Revolution, which celebrated its fortieth anniversary on 11 February, brought about dramatic changes to Iran, and Middle Eastern politics. It marked the beginning of an Islamic theocracy unlike any that Read more…
Cover Photo: Basij forces meeting Ayatollah Khamenei, 22 Nov 2017, from Khamenei.ir Around the iconic Azadi Tower in Tehran, larger crowds than have gathered in previous years will be expected, as commemorations of the fortieth anniversary of the Iranian Revolution go ahead. Its success will undoubtedly be regarded by many in Read more…
Cover Photo: by ilovetheeu available at Wikimedia, published September 2018 The UK Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday against Theresa May’s Brexit deal, but with a greater proportion of MPs agreeing with the Prime Ministers deal than any others, it may yet have a chance of making it through the House of Commons. The Read more…
Cover photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III, from Oct 2018, Yokota. Indonesia is still recovering from the aftermath of a deadly tsunami from last Saturday, the latest in a series of natural disasters that has blighted the country in recent months; but further challenges lay Read more…