International news briefs
Update on Tunisia Tunisia’s recent implementation of the 2018 Finance Act has sparked intense protests among the country’s youth: the unpopular finance reforms entail a… Read More »International news briefs
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International news briefs
Protests erupt in Tunisia Demonstrations in Tunisia began on Sunday January after the government announced an increase in value-added tax and social contributions, while also… Read More »International news briefs
International news briefs
El Salvadoreans’ revoked legal status On Monday, January 8, the Trump administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) permits for more than 250,000… Read More »International news briefs
Brexit update
European Union (EU) leaders met in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 16 and 17 to discuss jobs and growth within their continent. Talks quickly turned from… Read More »Brexit update
Germany fails to form a government
On September 24, Germany held their federal election to form a new parliament. In the two months since the election, a government has yet to… Read More »Germany fails to form a government
International news briefs
Australians vote in favour of same sex marriage On November 15, the results of a nation wide survey showed that Australians are in favour of… Read More »International news briefs
International news briefs
US general elections: recap On Tuesday, November 7, a number of general elections took place in select areas of the U.S., spanning across states and… Read More »International news briefs
International news briefs: September 18-22
Second earthquake in two weeks devastates Mexico On Tuesday, September 19, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit South Central Mexico. The epicenter of the quake was… Read More »International news briefs: September 18-22
Hurricane Irma ravages the Caribbean
Beginning on Wednesday, September 6, Hurricane Irma wreaked a path of devastation across the Caribbean. As of Friday evening, the storm’s death toll stood at… Read More »Hurricane Irma ravages the Caribbean
Brazil launches investigation into murders of Indigenous people
Brazilian federal prosecutors launched an investigation this week into the reported murders of ten Indigenous people by miners in the country’s remote Javari Valley. The… Read More »Brazil launches investigation into murders of Indigenous people
International news briefs: September 11-15
Violence escalates in Myanmar and Yemen
International news briefs: September 4-8
The NDP leadership race, flooding in South Asia, and Indigenous resistance from Peru to Palestine
Pregnant Concordia student stuck in Gaza
#BringBissanHome campaign calls on Canadian government to secure exit visa for Bissan Eid
On “leftover” women in East Asia
Panel discussion dismantles pervasive social stigma
Global capitalism and migration
Saskia Sassen talks extraction, displacement, and de-urbanization