Students from different areas of study at the University of Saint Andrews came together on 14-15 October as part of a national effort to instigate social and environmental change through the ‘Hatch4Good’ initiative. The aim was to inspire and innovate, to reform the old, and invent new means to live and promote sustainable resource use,Continue reading “Hatch4Good: Solving the Challenges We Face, Now and in the Future”
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Remembering Liu Xiaobo
Last Thursday (October 19th), a service took place at Washington National Cathedral to commemorate the work and life of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Liu Xiaobo, and celebrate his wife, Beijing-based poet, artist, and activist, Liu Xia. The event included messages from the Dalai Lama, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Congressman Chris Smith, as wellContinue reading “Remembering Liu Xiaobo”
The Rohingya Crisis: Is International Intervention the Answer?
Who are the Rohingya and what is happening to them? In looking to the crisis in Myanmar and the plight of the Rohingya people, the extent of the devastation is clear. Since August, 537,000 have fled from the Rohingya’s place of origin, Rakhine state, to Bangladesh in an attempt to escape the systematic persecution theyContinue reading “The Rohingya Crisis: Is International Intervention the Answer?”
The Ethnic Cleansing of the Rohingya
The plight of the Rohingya people is a story of oppression and rejection, generation after generation. They are a stateless ethnic minority from the Rakhine state in Myanmar, as well as a religious minority, being predominantly Muslim in a Buddhist-majority state. There is currently a population of just over a million Rohingya, who can beContinue reading “The Ethnic Cleansing of the Rohingya”
Ala Kachuu: Bride-kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
Ala kachuu, meaning ‘‘grab and run” in Kyrgyz, refers to the often-violent kidnapping of young women, who are then coerced into marriage by their captor. Bride kidnapping is an extremely stressful and traumatising experience that denies a woman her rights and violates numerous international declarations of human rights. These women often experience physical, emotional, andContinue reading “Ala Kachuu: Bride-kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan”
More Than Just a Forgotten War: An Abandoned People
In March, 2015, the civilian population in Yemen was struck with disaster. Pinned between two opponents, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, supported by the United States, and the Houthi forces, the Middle East’s poorest country, Yemen, (as reported by The New York Times), experienced the deadliest terror attack to occur there up to that date, TheContinue reading “More Than Just a Forgotten War: An Abandoned People”
Importance of Food Banks for Non-food Items
In recent years there has been an increase of food banks and centres in use in Britain. A number of factors contribute to their increase and there is not a simple answer or solution regarding how to help those that use them. Food banks provide more than just food; they provide toiletries, baby supplies, cleaningContinue reading “Importance of Food Banks for Non-food Items”
A Democratic but Self-Interested, Abusive Spain? A History of Catalan Repression and Spanish Conserv
“Riot police have clashed with voters and smashed their way into a polling station as an illegal independence referendum begins in Catalonia,” reported Marc Stone from Sky News. Last week’s excessive brutality and heavy-handed approach to crack down on participants in the referendum was an outrage for Spanish parliamentary democracy. The violation of the ruleContinue reading “A Democratic but Self-Interested, Abusive Spain? A History of Catalan Repression and Spanish Conserv”
A Democratic but Self-Interested, Abusive Spain? A History of Catalan Repression and Spanish Conservatism
“Riot police have clashed with voters and smashed their way into a polling station as an illegal independence referendum begins in Catalonia,” reported Marc Stone from Sky News. Last week’s excessive brutality and heavy-handed approach to crack down on participants in the referendum was an outrage for Spanish parliamentary democracy. The violation of the ruleContinue reading “A Democratic but Self-Interested, Abusive Spain? A History of Catalan Repression and Spanish Conservatism”
A Death in Detention: Life Inside UK Immigration Removal Centres
On 3rd October 2017, Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) – an ominous, high-security, 392-room deportation centre based in Lincoln – became the site of the third detainee death in UK centres in less than a month. Carlinton Spencer, aged 38, had apparently repeatedly called for medical assistance, while his health deteriorated. He was eventuallyContinue reading “A Death in Detention: Life Inside UK Immigration Removal Centres”
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