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World Oceans Day and the importance of preserving marine ecosystems
World Oceans Day came a long way from its creation in 1992 to the globally recognised celebration that it is today. The project’s aim is to draw attention on the importance of the world’s oceans, not only to humans but to ...
Why Do The Taiwanese Need To Remember The Tiananmen Massacre?
Hong Kong may have taken the lead in observing the Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, but other Chinese speaking communities, such as the people of Taiwan, also organize annual candlelight vigils in memory of the in...
Are Bangladesh’s “Men In Black” Fighting Crime Or Killing For Money
Bangladesh’s controversial, elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), have been accused of extortion, extra-judicial killings and even assassination against payment. Are the country...
Why Some Minorities In France Vote For The Far-Right Political Party Front National
[All links lead to French-language pages unless otherwise stated] When France’s Eurosceptic right-wing Front National (FN) party topped the country’s polls in last month’s European elections, it had its hardl...
Bare Breasts Breed Bad Boys: Why Censoring Nudity In The Wolf of Wall Street In India Is Beyond Unbelievable
Leonardo DiCaprio, fast cars, mountains of cocaine, nudity that would put Italian statues to shame, and Martin Scorsese: this adequately sums up The Wolf of Wall Street. About five months ago, I watched it in India, and then sa...
Hungary’s New Media Tax: An Undemocratic Legislation?
Hungary’s tumultuous political sphere seems like a never ending topic for democracy advocates. Right after the governing party’s much criticised actions (alterations in the country’s constitution, forced retirements and o...
