Protests have broken out across the United Kingdom over the past several weeks. According to Reuters, demonstrators are voicing their opposition to a proposed bill by U.K. Prime Minister Boris…
Chilean students occupy ministry of education, call for education reform
Secondary students in Chile occupied the Ministry of Education on Jan. 4, a continuation of the ongoing struggle for education reform in the country. Opposing a new university entrance exam…
Amnesty International finds U.S. police violated protesters’ human rights
Since the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, the Black Lives Matter movement has swelled to become one of the largest social movements in United States…
UN will examine racism, violence against Black people
Protests for Black lives and against police violence spread across the world in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. In response, the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…
Venezuela blocks invasion, implicates U.S. contractors, former Green Berets
Venezuelan authorities blocked an invasion of Caracas on May 2, prompting a flurry of news stories in a media cycle dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions continue to mount…
US government indicts Venezuelan president on ‘Narco-terrorism’ charges
Newly elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as seen exiting a meeting in Caracas. Eneas De Troya/Flickr Creative Commons.
Election blunder triggers protests in Dominican Republic
Protests erupted in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo last month after a Feb. 16 municipal election was suddenly cancelled due to technical difficulties. The election was suspended by officials…
Canadian First Nations and allies protest Coastal GasLink pipeline
Train service across Canada has come to a halt this month amid Indigenous-led protests against the Coastal GasLink pipeline. The 416-mile pipeline, which is slated to cut across tribal lands…
UN rules Myanmar required to prevent genocide
The United Nations International Court of Justice unanimously ordered Myanmar’s government to prevent genocide against ethnic minority Rohingya muslims in the country on Jan. 23. Since Aug. 2017, Myanmar’s military…
Contextualizing U.S.–Iran Relations
The assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani precipitated a swell of media reports concerning tensions between the United States and Iran. A more detailed timeline of U.S.–Iran relations showing key…
Féminicides par compagnons ou ex
French activists fight rising tide of domestic violence The walls of Marseille, France are covered in posters decrying violence against women as part of Paris-based group Féminicides par compagnons ou…