by Cayden Bobley O'Connor | Dec 11, 2022 | Skidmore College
Three years ago, former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, stood behind bars, with his best years seemingly behind him. After being released in 2019 due to a Supreme Court ruling on imprisonment procedures, Lula has been the subject of what is...
by Ella Jenkins | Nov 21, 2022 | Suffolk University
In Iran, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed on September 16, 2022, while being detained for “wearing her hijab incorrectly”. This sparked a mass of protests throughout the country. This incident seemed to be the breaking point of decades of tension between...
by EPEKESEN19@KU.EDU.TR | Jun 7, 2022 | Koç University
The harsh rhetoric and actions of the Pashinyan government/movement is straying Armenia from the very democratic principles that they were vowing to achieve. In 2018 during the month of April and May an approximately one-month long series of civil unrest...
by Jasmine Thomas-Petit | May 13, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Whenever you read the news it seems like there is always a protest going on in Haiti. The most recent protest that took place in March addressed the rising insecurity of the country. Current President and Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has gotten very comfortable in...
by Jasmine Thomas-Petit | Mar 25, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
In July 2021 Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated. Prior to his death, there were various protests and riots calling for him to step down because of his corrupt regime and his refusal to step down. Moïse was elected in November 2016 and many citizens of...
