Politics
Hong Kong police arrested more than 50 pro-democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown yet under the national security law imposed by China.
Activism
Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.
Politics
The UK and the European Union have finally reached a trade deal for Brexit, more than four years after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Activism
Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian activist and journalist, has been executed after he was accused of inciting mass anti-government protests that rocked Iran between 2017 and 2018.
Activism
Tens of thousands of farmers have flooded the streets across India in an ongoing protest against new laws deregulating agriculture that they say may lower crop prices and lead to corporate exploitation.
Politics
Hong Kong pro-democracy student activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail for unlawful assembly in relation to a mass protest last year.
Activism
Guatemala’s congress has shelved a proposed budget that would have cut spending on healthcare and education after it sparked massive, violent anti-government protests in the country.
Politics
Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned after five days in office. He made the announcement on Sunday Nov. 15, after days of nationwide protests against the impeachment of the popular president Martín Vizcarra on Monday Nov. 9.
Politics
Ethnic Armenian villagers in Kalbajar district in Azerbaijan burnt down their homes this week before fleeing to Armenia on Sunday Nov. 15, when Azerbaijan was scheduled to take control of the region as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Politics
All of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned en masse after the government disqualified four of them.
Politics
Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo’s president, has resigned to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the war for independence from Serbia between 1998 and 1999.
Impact
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced a ban on military-style assault weapons 12 days after the worst mass shooting in the country’s history that left 22 people dead.