By Halimah Begum The country of Somalia has been going through a crisis for many years, dealing with issues regarding state protection and conflict. What does this mean for Somalian people? Somalis have had to […]
Category: Global Issues
Nicholas Sarkozy: Why corruption charges could give a former French President a path back to power
By Sacha Perera Elected president in 2007 for going against the grain of traditional French politics, Nicolas Sarkozy now finds himself on trial for following suit in his approach to the law. But could the […]
Meet Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees
By Jack Walker Despite President Trump’s best efforts to nullify, reject and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, the presidential transition period has now begun with Joe Biden naming some of his key […]
Who is winning the COVID-19 vaccine race?
This week, stock markets soared, oil prices jumped, and hope reverberated across the world as pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their experimental COVID-19 vaccine has been found to be more than 90% effective […]
The truth behind your iPhone 12: What is happening in Congo?
Global appetite for cobalt is soaring, and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are paying the price. In the South-East corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo around 973 miles from the nation’s capital, […]
Why is Indonesia fighting President Widodo’s oppressive economic plan?
By Anna Shepherd On 5th October 2020, the Omnibus Law on Job Creation was passed in Indonesia, simplifying 79 existing laws concerning various, unrelated rights of Indonesian citizens. This kind of controversial law has come […]
Cyprus’s “golden” passport scheme awarding EU citizenship to wealthy fugitives
By Sacha Perera Earlier this week, two prominent Cypriot government officials resigned following the release of Al Jazeera’s The Cyprus Papers Uncovered, a documentary exposing a corrupt citizenship investment scheme which sold EU passports and […]
Golden Dawn leaders found guilty of running criminal organisation
By Sacha Perera On Wednesday afternoon this week, an Athenian court found Golden Dawn, a far-right, neo-fascist political group, guilty of running a criminal organisation. The verdict concludes a five-and-a-half-year long trial against 68 members […]
Alexei Navalny ‘will return to Russia’ after poisoning scandal this year
By Sam Baker The recent decision of Alexei Navalny to return to Russia following an attack on his life with a Novichok nerve agent is not the first time he has stood up to Kremlin […]
UN investigation into Venezuela results in accusations of human rights violations
After six years of political and social injustice, following a steady decline in Venezuela’s economy and legitimate democratic leadership, the United Nations has released a report concluding that the government of President Nicolás Maduro has […]