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New Green Pass restrictions enrage Italian no-vaxers
No-vax protests have ignited in Italy, specifically in Milan, Bologna, Rome and Turin. Following the government’s announcement that, from the first of September, individuals will be required to show the Green Pass to travel on public transport, new mobilizations rose around Italy. The non-authorized protests were difficult to manage and created... Read more -
Yezidi genocide continues, but from new sources
On the 16 and 17 of August 2021, Turkey conducted two airstrikes against Yezidis in Sinjar. The strikes killed 3 people in a car in the center of Sinjar, and killed another 9 people and injuring dozens targeting the health care center in Skenia village in southern Sinjar/northern Iraq These two consecutive airstrikes against Yezidis disappointed so many... Read more -
Navalny’s new “glazhnost” encounters new obstacles from the Russian government
As prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny launches a new independent news and communication app, the response from the Russian government has been harsh and immediate. The federal authority Roskomnadzor, the state communications watchdog, has confirmed that access to the website will be restricted and that users will be tracked and acknowledged by the... Read more -
Rapper Pablo Hásel vs. the Spanish monarchy
By May 15, 2021, rapper Pablo Hásel had served the first three months of his sentence at the Penitentiary Center in Lleída, Catalonia, Spain. A group of several hundred people demonstrated in the center of the city and then went to the penitentiary (Penitentiary Center in Lleída) where Hásel was being held. One month earlier, on April 11, the... Read more -
104 Yazidi victims of ISIS return home in coffins, many of their families still missing
On Saturday, February 6, 2021, after six and a half years, the remains of more than 100 victims of genocide arrived at Kocho village in Northern Iraq after the bodies were exhumed from mass graves. A mother kisses her son's shoe after his remains were exhumed from a mass grave. The funeral procession was held with the presence of more than 25,000... Read more -
Russia threatens break with EU, once and for all
“Russia is ready to break relations with the European Union." This will be the future scenario, announced Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov on the program Soloviev Life. Meanwhile, the tension grows between Moscow and the EU, given the European position in support of the imprisoned Putin opponent, Alexey Navalny. "If we see once again,... Read more -
Biden’s first call to Beijing
U.S. President Joe Biden recently had a two-hour phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The White House chief expressed U.S. concern about the situation in Hong Kong and that of the Uighurs. The White House reports that Biden then reiterated to Xi U.S. concerns about what he called "coercive and unfair economic practices," and China's... Read more -
Myanmar Coup: how, when and why
On the first day of February of this year, the army of Myanmar (also known as Burma) seized power in a coup. They arrested all key leaders of the majority party, including Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto head of government. At that moment, the army declared a year-long state of emergency, cut phone lines in both the capital city of Naypyidaw and the city... Read more -
Democracy On Fire: assault on Capitol Hill
The violent entry into the US Capitol on January 6th, and the clashes that followed, came as the US Congress prepared to certify Biden and Harris' victory. According to Trump: “This is what happens when a victory is snatched from the patriots.” In both the White House and Congress, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution was discussed, as was a... Read more -
August 3, 2014: Yazidis remember that black day
Today, August 3rd, marks the 6th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide (“Ezidi” in Kurdish) in 2014. August 3rd is the black day that destroyed many hopes, many lives, and an entire town. As a result of the genocide, almost 36,000 people had to flee their hometown of Sinjar (“Shingal” in Kurdish) and look for shelter, while others stayed on... Read more -
“Next Generation” EU Recovery Fund: Success!
On the 21st of July, European leaders finally reached an agreement on a €750 billion plan to rebuild the economies of member states most affected by the pandemic. Basically, the “Next Generation EU” fund authorises the European Commission to borrow in the capital markets on behalf of the European Union. This was achieved after four... Read more