Tag: Democracy

Aug 2020. Hong Kong Elections Postponed

August 2020. The Hong Kong government has postponed September’s parliamentary elections by a year, saying it is necessary amid a rise in coronavirus infections. Hong Kong is currently experiencing a spike in Covid-19 infections, and reported 121 new cases on Friday.However, the opposition has accused the government of using the pandemic as a pretext to… Continue reading Aug 2020. Hong Kong Elections Postponed

Jul 2020. Belarus Elections

July 2020. President Alexander Lukashenko had three main rivals in the presidential election next month. Two were jailed. One was denied registration as a candidate. The top challenger now is a woman — so, to Belarus’s longtime leader, she didn’t really count as a threat. A female president “would collapse, poor thing,” Lukashenko said on… Continue reading Jul 2020. Belarus Elections

Jul 2020. China Accused of Uighur Ethnic Cleansing

July 2020. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of “gross and egregious” human rights abuses against its Uighur population and said sanctions against those responsible cannot be ruled out. Reports of forced sterilisation and wider persecution of the Muslim group were “reminiscent of something not seen for a long time”, he told the… Continue reading Jul 2020. China Accused of Uighur Ethnic Cleansing

Jul 2020. UK – China Tensions

July 2020. Britain announced on Monday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament the treaty would be suspended immediately and an arms embargo would be extended… Continue reading Jul 2020. UK – China Tensions

Jun 2020. Protests in Mali

June 2020. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Mali’s capital demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Urged by opposition parties and government critics, demonstrators gathered on Friday in a central square in Bamako to condemn what they say is the president’s mishandling of many crises plaguing the country.

Jun 2020. China, the UK, Hong Kong

June 2020. China’s foreign ministry has accused Britain of “gross interference” in the country’s affairs after Boris Johnson said he would offer millions of Hong Kong residents a path to UK citizenship if Beijing pushed ahead with a controversial security law for the city.The ministry’s spokesman Zhao Lijian told Britain to “step back … otherwise… Continue reading Jun 2020. China, the UK, Hong Kong

Mar 2016. What Kind of Culture does India Want

March 2016. Democracy in India. She’s the second most populous country in the world, holds one of the Oldest Civilizations and yet it is one of the youngest Nations. India has came a long way and needs to be Applauded. But she needs to sort out the kind of Culture she wants to live by,… Continue reading Mar 2016. What Kind of Culture does India Want

Jan 2020. The Nigel Farage Final Speech at the EU

January 2020. It’s Wednesday 29th of January 2020 and Nigel Farage makes his Final Speech inside the EU. “My mother and father signed up to a Common Market, not a Political Union, no to Flags, Anthems, Presidents and now you even want your own Army…In 2005 I saw the Constitution, I saw it Rejected by… Continue reading Jan 2020. The Nigel Farage Final Speech at the EU

Dec 2019. Analysis of the Labour Defeat

December 2019. Labour has suffered one of its worst general election results in living memory with dozens of seats that the party had held on to for decades falling to the Conservatives. On Friday morning the party will begin its analysis of why this happened, with the debate likely to affect how Labour bounces back… Continue reading Dec 2019. Analysis of the Labour Defeat