Protests against implementation of education standards by Mainland China With an estimated 8 million citizens, Hong Kong is often described as ‘Asia’s World City’. A former British colony, Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) as part of a reunification process outlined in the 1980’s. As such, Hong KongContinue reading ““One Party, Two Systems?” Examining the enforcement of National Education in Hong Kong”
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The future of Saudi Arabia lies in Hamza Kashgari
(and incidentally, vice versa…) On the occasion of Mawlidon February 4, 2012, Hamza Kashgari, a columnist for the Jeddah-based daily Al-Bilad, published three tweets about an imagined meeting with Muhammad, addressing him as an equal. One tweet read, “On your birthday, I shall not bow to you. I shall not kiss your hand. Rather, IContinue reading “The future of Saudi Arabia lies in Hamza Kashgari”
“Khodorkovsky” – Jigsaw Falling into Place?
As Russia’s protest movement gathers momentum, the name of Mikhail Khodorkovsky is again on everyone’s lips. The organisers of the February 4th demonstration in Moscow are finalising a list of forty political prisoners, no doubt benefiting from public interest in his plight, whose release are their foremost demand, presidential candidates who once lauded his sentencesContinue reading ““Khodorkovsky” – Jigsaw Falling into Place?”
“Section Spéciale”: A Showcase For Unjustified Justice
On Thursday 6th October, the Amnesty International group of Strasbourg hosted a showing of the film “Section Spéciale” at the Odyssée cinema with Jean-Paul Costa, then President of the European Court of Human Rights, present to answer questions surrounding the topic of human rights violations throughout time. “Section Spéciale” is set during the emergence ofContinue reading ““Section Spéciale”: A Showcase For Unjustified Justice”
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