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    Algeria’s protest movement enters 7th month

    25 Aug 2019

    Algerians were back on the streets demanding an overhaul of the political system as the country’s protest movement entered a seventh month with no let-up in sight.

    Hong Kong protesters mark ‘triad’ attack

    21 Aug 2019

    Hundreds of masked protesters staged a sit-in late on Wednesday to mark one month since a mob attack by suspected triad gang members pushed the city deeper into political violence.

    India increases curbs in Kashmir ahead of protests

    23 Aug 2019

    Authorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tightened security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march

    Tear gas fired as Hong Kong police, protesters clash

    24 Aug 2019

    Thousands of demonstrators, many wearing hard hats and gas masks, marched through the industrial Kwun Tong area, where they were blocked by dozens of riot police with shields and batons outside a police station.

    Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos

    18 Aug 2019

    Ten weeks of demonstrations have plunged the financial hub into crisis with images of masked black-clad protesters engulfed by tear gas during street battles with riot police stunning a city once renowned for its stability.

    Presidential polls hold little interest for distressed Guatemalans

    10 Aug 2019

    Four years ago, Guatemalans went to the polls with jubilation. Widespread street protests had just forced the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina, who had been accused of graft by a pioneering anti-corruption body.

    Continuing HK turmoil a cause for concern

    07 Aug 2019

    The situation in Hong Kong is turning from bad to worse and that’s a huge cause for worry. The Chinese official responsible for Hong Kong, Zhang Xiaoming, has also acknowledged that the territory is facing its “most severe situation” since the handover from British rule in 1997. The protests that were sparked by a proposed

    Is China heading towards another cultural revolution?

    12 Aug 2019

    What started as a demonstration by 12,000 citizens against a proposed legislation for extradition of criminal undertrials to China has escalated into a daily assembly of over two million protesting against Chinese interference’ in Hong Kong, an examination of police brutality under the gaze of international press and a demand for full democracy. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s counter-mobilisation strategy is reduced to maintaining radio silence. Not only did Lam lose all credit amongst the pro- democracy camp having described the June 12 protest as a “riot”, she has also lost support of the pro-Beijing (dare I say anti-democracy?) section of Hong Kong having suspended the extradition bill that triggered the protests. Additionally, there have been anonymous accounts of the Hong Kong police expressing resentment at being forced to play a violent role in what should have been a political debate.

    Burhan right choice as head of Sudan council

    14 Apr 2019

    The appointment of Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman as the new head of Sudan’s transitional military council is a step in the right direction and one can now expect the country’s democratic transition to take place in a systematic and peaceful manner.

    Dialogue best way to end HK imbroglio

    12 Aug 2019

    With escalating protests in Hong Kong forcing the closure of its airport and the Chinese government expressing rising anger at the protesters and denouncing some of the violent demonstrations as “terrorism,” the situation seems to be turning from bad to worse.

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