November 2019

Background On November 10th, 2019, Evo Morales resigned from his position as president of Bolivia after three terms in office. A left-leaning leader, his “administration invested heavily in public works projects and social programmes to fight poverty [resulting] in extreme poverty dropping from 38% in 2006 to 17% in 2018.” Popular support for Morales had […]

All across the world, from Catalonia to Chile to Hong Kong, citizens are taking to the streets in protest.  Meanwhile, in the Middle East, large scale protests in Iraq and Lebanon have been overshadowed. These protests, which began in October, have largely been attributed to anger over economic difficulties and Iranian interference.  In the two

University. An educational institution where people become students to learn skills, advancing their knowledge in various subjects … or if in Hong Kong, participate in large scale protests against the government. What should be a place of learning has transformed into a battleground as university students all across Hong Kong object to China’s encroachment into

The Presidency of Evo Morales When Evo Morales was sworn in as president in 2006, it marked the first time in Bolivia’s history that there would be an indigenous president in office. Before then, the country had had only elite presidents of European descent who many people felt were out of touch with the population.

On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust (Hendrix, “Netanyahu Indicted on Charges”). The Israeli Prime Minister responded with a familiar characterization, insisting that the investigation was a “witch hunt” (Hendrix, “Netanyahu Indicted on Charges”). Additionally, Netanyahu has “demanded that an independent body review the prosecution” (Hendrix,

Hong Kong is recognized as a semi-autonomous entity and its legal system provides expansive civil liberties in comparison to the code in mainland China. However, when China and Hong Kong’s governments proposed an extradition bill that would allow citizens from Hong Kong to be tried for crimes committed in the mainland territory, citizens feared they

Seven months after a horrific terrorist attack that killed 250 people, Sri Lankans voted to choose a new president. A total of 35 candidates ran in the presidential election, the third since the end of the country’s lengthy civil war in 2009. The now former president, Maithripala Sirisena, decided not to run for reelection after

Amnesty International, an organization dedicated to the investigation of human rights violations, released a report earlier this week that accused the Chilean security forces of deliberately using excessive force to deter further protests.  The demonstrations in Chile began in mid-October in reaction to an increase in public transport fees. Compared to other economically developed nations,

On November 21, 2019, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted by Israel’s attorney general on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.[1] Notably, Netanyahu is the first prime minister of Israel to ever be indicted.[2] Netanyahu has been prime minister of Israel since 2009, and previously served as prime minister from 1996 to 1990.