Mon 28 November 2022: Chinese censors are scrambling to scrub references to protest codewords and demonstration hotspots like Xinjiang. Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese internet users and government censors are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game to control the narrative around the country’s anti-“zero COVID” protests. Protests began in Urumqi, the capital of the far-western Xinjiang region, on […]
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Sun 27 November 2022: Anti-colonial activists in Namibia – calling themselves A Curt Farewell – have scored a victory after a statue of a colonial German officer, Curt von François, was removed from outside the Windhoek City Council in the country’s capital. Namibia was under German colonial rule before being governed by apartheid South Africa, gaining independence in 1990. We asked Namibian political […]
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Sat 26 November 2022: The Russian military setback that took place recently in Kherson, after the Russian President had annexed it to his country weeks ago, is in fact a strategic military setback for Putin personally, despite him distancing himself from the withdrawal decision made by Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu. However, everyone inside and outside […]
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Fri 25 November 2022: In 2009, Qatar applied to host FIFA World Cup finals in 2022. Many doubted that such a small conservative Arab country would be able to do it. For it is the first time that an Arab and Muslim country hosts this global event since it was inaugurated in 1930, so the […]
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Mon 21 November 2022: In November 2017, at the dawn of his first term, French President Emmanuel Macron made a commitment, in front of 800 students in the West African country of Burkina Faso. Macron’s promise still carries very particular importance today, since it aimed to return works looted from Africa during the colonial period. […]
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Sun 20 November 2022: Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city’s well-organised streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world’s leading brands in fashion, cars and perfumes. Amid all the expressions of wealth and plenty, an electronic sign by a bus stop flashed the images of poor looking African children […]
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Sat 19 November 2022: People began queueing before polling stations opened, despite storms and drizzle, as three main coalitions vie for power. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysians have started voting in a hotly-contested election dominated by the cost of living and the political infighting that has plagued the country for nearly three years. Prime Minister Ismail […]
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Wed 16 November 2022: Ever since Qatar was awarded the right in 2010 to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament, it has faced opposition from the West, its Arab neighbours, NGOs and football teams. The whole anti-Qatar campaign has been distasteful and derogatory, focusing on alleged disrespect for human rights in the small Gulf […]
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Sun 13 November 2022: Nablus’ Old City has emerged as a hub of armed resistance in the occupied West Bank, which Israel wants to crush. Nablus, occupied West Bank – Traces of blood still stain the floor of Wadee al-Hawah’s home in the Yasmineh quarter deep inside the Old City of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West […]
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Mon 07 November 2022: The appointment of Chandru Acharya to the DHS faith-based Security Advisory Council shows ‘ignorance’ of the US government, activists and academics say. The recent appointment of a Hindu nationalist community leader to an interfaith council under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised “concern”. In September, the DHS […]
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