La disputa sobre la retirada de Gran Bretaña de la Unión Europea se intensificó en el Parlamento. Los diputados en la Cámara de los Comunes desafiaron al gobierno al aprobar un proyecto de ley que busca una demora en el Brexit hasta el 31 de enero si no […]
In both democracies and dictatorships, it is getting harder to speak up On JUNE 22ND there was an alleged coup attempt in Ethiopia. The army chief of staff was murdered, as was the president of Amhara, one of the country’s nine regions. Ordinary Ethiopians were desperate to find […]
Protesters ransacked Hong Kong’s legislature, spraying graffiti and waving British-era flags in the chamber after commemorations for the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China. Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, condemned the “extreme violence”. China’s government accused the demonstrators of trampling on “the rule of law”. […]