by Charlotte Rezak | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
On January 22nd, 2022, Egypt’s human rights issues made headlines when Biden refused $130 million in security assistance that had originally been promised to them, citing human rights concerns. This decision follows pressure from both U.S. lawmakers and human rights...
by EKARAOGLU17@KU.EDU.TR | Jan 9, 2022 | Koç University
Spain insists that the Francoist era is long gone and buried. Despite the broad recognition of the harm endured under the nacional-sindicalista, Spain is again haunted by the shadow of totalitarianism. With the last Catalonia’s referendum, protests, and...
by HERTAS17@KU.EDU.TR | Jan 5, 2022 | Koç University
Jeanine Ánez, the interim president after Evo Morales’ resignation in 2019, was arrested in Bolivia. She is charged with “terrorism” and “incitement to riot” in the investigation of “Coup D’état” against her. Prior President...
by Madison Mahoney | Dec 20, 2021 | Suffolk University
The Republic of Colombia has a history riddled with conflict, violence, and injustices. Throughout the last two centuries, they’ve fallen from democracy and made their way back on multiple occasions. However, when is it too far gone to fix? Is the nation’s...
by Kymani McKenzie | Dec 12, 2021 | Georgia State University
Have you ever witnessed the fall of a dictatorship and the birth of a democracy? Well, that is exactly what transpired less than a decade ago with the Arab Spring Revolution. The Arab Spring Revolution was a series of pro-democracy protests that developed within the...
