🏳️🌈 Take Pride in Knowing More
Hi all,
As Pride month comes to an end, many have asked where it all began.
This piece explores the history of Pride - from the Stonewall riots, the first
pride marches, and pride and politics.
Also included are some stark statistics highlighting the importance
🇨🇳 China and the Uyghurs
Who are the Uyghurs and why should you care about them?
Last year, then US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described China’s treatment of
the mostly Muslim ethnic majority as “truly the stain of the century.”
On the last full day of Trump’s
📜 Ireland: Division Over Unity
What do Arlene Foster and Leo Varadkar have in common?
Not much, but both agree a border poll on Northern Ireland would be incredibly
divisive.
That being said, conversations around a referendum are quietly gaining momentum
- between Brexit, the pandemic and the anticipated census
🏴 Scotland: The Debate Around Independence
The Scottish National Party was always expected to win the most seats in this
election, and Nicola Sturgeon returning as First Minister comes as no surprise.
The final results show the SNP won 64 seats - an increase of one seat from the
2016 election,
👑 Prince Philip - His Life and Lineage
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Prince Philip’s death was announced by Buckingham Palace at noon today. The
99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh “passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor
Castle”.
Much is known about Prince Philip’s role as the Queen’s “strength and stay,” but
he also lived
🇧🇾 Belarus: Europe's Last Dictatorship
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A Ryanair flight manipulated into landing in Minsk last weekend, and the arrest
of an activist and his partner on board, brought Belarus firmly back in the
headlines.
The act of "aviation piracy" shone a light on President Lukashenko's
authoritarian
🇷🇺 Alexey Navalny: Politics, Protests and Putin
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Next week marks six months since the poisoning of Putin’s most prominent
opposition figure, Alexey Navalny.
Since his arrival back to Russia, Navalny has been in jail - sparking widespread
condemnation, and protests across the country’s 11 time zones.
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