Thousands gathered in Hong Kong during the last three weeks attempting to put pressure on Chinese leader CY Leung and Beijing to accept a free vote in Hong Kong. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he Hong Kong protest, also called the “Umbrella Revolution” started this September when anti-government advocates were triggered to take action and protest outside the government
“Apparently, comparisons between Putin and Hitler are not well received in western intellectual circles these days, but the fact that during the run-up to the EU Parliamentary elections, every single European extreme right party proclaimed support for the Kremlin’s policies towards Ukraine, makes one wonder why identifying the Russian as neo-fascist should be considered illegitimate
Earlier this year the animal rights group “Animal Equality” launched a human meat protest in the streets of Barcelona, Spain. According to the website Banoosh.com the demonstration took place directly out front of the Cathedral of Barcelona to commemorate the “day without meat”. The stated objective of Animal Equality is, “To raise awareness of the suffering
It has been officially announced that the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to the OPCW – The organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The official motivation being “for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons”. Here is the official statement from the Norwegian Nobel Committees website: “The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that
