Alexei Navalny returned to Russia after being poisoned with nerve agent. He is now facing trial. Ana Hill Lopez Menchero investigates his homecoming and the precarious position of those who oppose to the Russian state.
The rationale driving anti- lockdown protests to the streets
With arrests being made in Bristol a few weekends ago, it is as clear on the streets as it is online that there are a wide variety of views on the necessity and effectiveness of […]
Discomfort is not an excuse for complacency
The truth is that no one likes to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. This is a difficult thing to admit when we want to claim that we are doing our best: we don’t want to make […]
The White People Guide To Supporting #BlackLivesMatter
People of colour have been oppressed by white people for over five hundred years. To be surprised by the George Floyd murder is to be ignorant of how the police, amongst others with institutional power, […]
Donald Trump: Out of touch and out of time
Of all the world leaders, Donald Trump is the last that we would ever want to see deal with protests and riots over race and equality. Not once has he made any attempt to hide […]
Second Arab Spring, Second Arab Winter
A worldwide spark of civil uprising has taken governments by surprise this year, both in the East and West. Ted-Orme Claye explores the reminiscence of the Arab Spring movement and its consequences. As the UK […]
Hong Kong Government Bans Face Masks
As the five month long protests in Hong Kong rage on, Carrie Lam, the country’s chief executive, has held a special administrative meeting in order to enact the ‘Prohibition of Masking Regulations’. This ordinance, which […]
“A Time for Boldness” – Climate Protests Strike London Fashion Week
This year’s London Fashion Week has once again been shadowed by protests – led by climate activism group Extinction Rebellion. The event, which took place between the 13th and 17th of September, is one of […]
The liberal who cried wolf
First things first; a disclaimer. Like 99% of the people I know I find Trump’s Muslim ban repulsive, ill thought out and counterproductive. As such it became a valid topic for what was Leeds’ third […]
Toxic Trump
After the world was left rightly distraught on Tuesday night at the thought of the racist, sexist and misogynistic pig that is Donald J. Trump becoming President of the United States of America. Masses of […]
‘TEFCO’ protest against university reform proposals
On Monday afternoon, Leeds Union activists ran a stall outside Essentials in a bid to register students for NUS’s forthcoming national demonstration. The apron wearing, tin can wielding campaigners petitioned under the banner ‘TEFCO’ in […]
Campus Watch: Wits University reopens following student protests
The University of Witwatersand (Wits), South Africa has reopened after student demonstrations forced its closure last week. Nationwide protests calling for free education have highlighted the continuing sense of inequality felt by many black students, […]