Demonstrations in Iran and China: Dictatorships Under Popular Pressure
In Asia, the end of 2022 was marked by strong popular protests in two of the world’s most powerful authoritarian regimes: China and Iran. In the first case, the protests, More
Police Brutality and The Need for Reform in Colombia
In Colombia, and many other countries in Latin America, security forces have cracked down brutally on protestors in interactions that have been captured on camera and shared widely on both More
How Is Social Media Galvanizing Protests in Africa?
On March 8, 2021, Ousmane Sonko, the opposition leader of the Senegalese political party, PASTEF-Les Patriotes, was arrested following allegations of rape and disruption of public order. Sonko, who is More
The Pervasiveness of anti-Asian Racism in American Society
In the past year, hate crimes against Asian Americans have risen by almost 150 per cent. However, anti-Asian racism is not new; the United States has a long history of More
A Democratic Crisis in India
The farmer protests in India began in August 2020 in response to the passage of three controversial laws paving the way for free-market reform in the country’s agricultural sector. Though More
Is Social Media a Reliable Catalyst For Political Change?
On February 1st, a military coup ensued after Aung San Suu Kyi was voted as Mynamars leader in a landslide election. The Tatmadaw – Myanmar’s military, alleged this election was More
Russia’s pro-Navalny protests: A Catalyst for Political Change?
When Alexei Navalny returned to Russia from Germany on January 17, he was arrested immediately upon his arrival in Moscow. The day after, a judge sentenced Navalny to 30 days More
‘The Last Dictator of Europe’: Why Deposing Lukashenko is No Easy Feat
It has been almost three months since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected in a landslide victory, marking his consolidation of the nation’s highest office for an unprecedented 26 years. More
The Historical Significance of Black Lives Matter Iconoclasm
Throughout the past month, the world has watched protestors flood the streets of every continent demanding justice for Black victims of American police brutality. In this recent surge of mass More
No Justice, No Peace: Disruptive Tactics and the Success of the Black Lives Matter Movement
On May 25, during an arrest over the alleged use of a counterfeit $20 bill, Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. The next day, protests over Floyd’s More