by Mart Peedel | Apr 7, 2025 | Tartu University
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia In its 2025 report, Transparency International highlighted Slovakia as a “country to watch”, noting that the reforms implemented by Prime Minister R. Fico’s government are directly associated with a...
by Eva Luna Rijntjes | Jan 4, 2023 | Sabanci University
In Hong Kong, an unusual kind of protesting started in 2014. Marked by singing and yellow umbrellas, quickly the young students that represented Hong Kong’s peaceful resilience against the growing authoritarian grip of the Chinese government became worldwide news....
by Alia Arnold | Oct 12, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
In mid-September of this year Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman was taken into police custody and died shortly after. The police stated that Mahsa Amini had a heart attack and that was the cause of her death. Although Amini’s brother, Kiarash Amini was outside the...
by Sara Jimena Méndez Bautista | Jun 8, 2022 | Koç University
Even though Colombia has fairly well-developed legal and institutional provisions to accommodate its indigenous citizens, there has to be a real and effective commitment from the government in order to fulfil the historically forgotten necessities of the indigenous...
by Rose Abdelmalak | May 28, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi wave flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday. Shortly afterward, the military staged a coup, ousting Morsi and suspending the constitution. Has Egypt returned back to its old state? Has the Arab Spring done...
