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“Hostile foreign media – most obviously RT – are apt to provide live coverage of sensitive events (e.g. protests) and to amplify grievances of any disaffected group,” reads the document.  The Times of London, in its coverage of the story, notes that “RT employs prominent figures in Western countries – …

Decrying any sort of race-based violence is not a bad thing. In fact, it would be rather weird if people didn’t. One thing that will get people here in America to give you the side-eye is the timing and the policy prescriptions that come afterwards. The current case in point …

Hundreds of demonstrators flocked to the Parliament House, which also houses the Australian government, including the Prime Minister Scott Morrison office, on Monday, as part of #MarchForJustice campaign against sexual abuse of women. Attendees carried signs reading “Enough,”“It’s time for men to change”, “Rape Place,” as they stood in the …

The figures provided by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) would make it the bloodiest day of the protests, which have engulfed Myanmar since a military coup on February 1.   Demonstrators armed with sticks and knives faced off with police in Hlaingthaya, the industrial area of Yangon. The officers …

The unusually harsh ruling was announced by the Copenhagen court on Friday. The defendant, a 30-year-old woman, was found guilty of making offensive statements that contributed to a “gross disturbance of public order as well as the use of violence against police” during an anti-lockdown protest in early January. “Are …

A report commissioned by the Los Angeles, California city council faults the police for arresting too many people, and not enough violent rioters; using too much nonlethal ammunition, but not stopping the riots fast enough; jailing too many protesters, but not setting up field jails; and assuming “racial justice” protests …

Last year, the United States initiated a historic deal with Afghanistan’s militant Islamist group, the Taliban. The agreement seemed quite straightforward: if the Taliban refrained from attacking NATO coalition soldiers and brokered peace with the Afghan government (which was not party to the talks), then America would fulfil a promise …

After incidents in the Alagniers district on Friday and the Duchère district on Thursday, violence erupted on the streets of Bron, outside of Lyon, on Saturday evening, shortly before a curfew. Police were pelted with numerous projectiles as they responded to several vehicle fires – their own vehicles were damaged …

The Gray Lady’s Jennifer Medina sought to unravel the mystery behind Latinos in the US voting Republican, in a Friday article titled: “A Vexing Question for Democrats: What Drives Latino Men to Republicans?” Medina teased out the motivations of Latino Republicans through a series of interviews, before attempting to conflate …

Incels, are ‘involuntary celibates’ who blame feminists and women for their sad, sexless predicament. Some have lashed out against their lack of sexual and cultural status, while others have murdered women in Canada and the United States. This week, Alek Minassian, a self-described incel, was convicted of killing 10 people …