Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials examine trees used to decorate the Democracy Monument which were removed by protesters on Saturday. Varuth Hirunyatheb Police are under fire after being accused of attacking a volunteer medic during a pro-democracy protest on Saturday night that ended with eight demonstrators detained […]
The newly-appointed director-general of the Department of Corrections, Ayuth Sintoppant, is a classic example of what Thais call a luk mor — a staff member who has worked at the same place for a very long time, and as such, is deeply familiar with the […]
101 East follows Asian Americans who are bearing the brunt of rising tensions between the US and China. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2021/2/14/why-is-anti-asian-racism-on-the-rise-in-the-us
The United Nations has called for “transparency and promptness” in a vote recount in Ecuador to determine who will square off against the frontrunner in a presidential runoff in April. The country’s top electoral body said on Friday it would conduct a partial recount of […]
Over 100 people marched through downtown Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday afternoon as part of an annual event to honour and remember Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered and gone missing across the country. Banging drums and singing, the demonstrators walked through the city’s […]
From: Inside Story Rights groups criticise increasing use of online disruptions to suppress dissent. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/2/14/will-internet-shutdowns-become-the-norm
Supporters of opposition leader Alexey Navalny held candle-lit gatherings in residential courtyards across Russia on Sunday despite warnings that they could be arrested. Navalny’s allies have declared a moratorium on street rallies until spring in Russia after police detained thousands of people in the past […]
Kosovo’s anti-establishment party Vetevendosje is forecast to win Sunday’s parliamentary polls, according to an exit poll, a result which could further complicate efforts to resolve decades-long territorial disputes. The Pipos-Kosova Klan television exit poll showed Vetevendosje was forecast to win 41.8 percent, while another opposition […]
Separatist parties in Spain’s Catalonia region look set to jointly win a majority of seats in the regional parliament, according to an opinion poll published by TV3 as polls closed. Held more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain, Sunday’s […]
US President Joe Biden called for a reform of gun control laws in the United States on Sunday, the third anniversary of a deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. In a statement, the president urged Congress “to enact commonsense gun law reforms”. […]
