Greek police officers clashed with protestors waving wooden poles with red flags at demonstrations that took place Thursday night decrying Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ bill that would grant licenses to foreign universities to operate within the nation. Videos appear to show that police later utilized tear gas against the protestors after several of their officers [...]

British Columbia announced Monday that it is halting approval for colleges to apply for approval to enroll international students until February 2026 in an effort to rid the province of exploitative educational practices. Selina Robinson, the Minister of Post-secondary Education, added that this new move served as a warning to institutions that take advantage of [...]

Nelson Chamisa, former leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), announced his abrupt resignation from the party Thursday on X (formerly known as twitter). In his full statement to the press, Chamisa accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa, leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and his followers of “hijacking” [...]

Jonathan Malaya, a representative of the Philippines National Security Council, condemned the latest action by the China Coast Guard (CCG) against local Philippine fishermen in a televised interview on Monday night. Malaya was referring to the January 12th incident, where the CCG harassed fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal area after collecting seashells along the shoreline, [...]

The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure announced Tuesday that protests along the Polish and Ukrainian borders carried out by Polish truckers have come to a temporary halt until March 1 due to an agreement facilitated by Minister of Infrastructure Dariusz Klimcza. Protests began November 6, 2023, due to Polish truckers’ insistence that the European Union reinstate [...]

Ny Nak, an outspoken Cambodian critic who was assaulted along with his wife by men with batons in 2023, was arrested on charges of defamation brought forth by a cabinet minister regarding posts he made on Facebook criticizing the Ministry of Agriculture. Nak had previously served an 18 month prison sentence after publicly criticizing the [...]

Ali Yerlikaya, Minister of the Interior for the Turkish government, announced Tuesday the arrest of 33 individuals under Operation Mole, which is concerned with the suppression of espionage activity against Türkiye. The arrests took place across 57 different addresses and eight provinces. Those arrested have been accused of working for the Israeli government, including some [...]

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported on Thursday an injury sustained by one of its peacekeeper’s during a patrol mission the same day. The peacekeeper was reportedly attacked by local male villagers in a Tabyeh, an area in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL claimed that the attack on a peacekeeper was a clear violation of [...]

Sri Lankan Prison Commissioner Gamini Dissanayake announced earlier this week that President Ranil Wickremesinghe pardoned over 1,000 prisoners because of the Christmas holiday. The exact number released was 1,004, comprising 989 men and 15 women. A majority of those who were pardoned by the president Sunday were those accused of being unable to pay outstanding [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned on Thursday the Russian Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw the LGBTQ+ movement in the country and label proponents of the movement “extremists” under new legislation. The court’s decision is the most recent development in Russia’s ongoing crackdown against LGBTQ+ people within the country. The Russian Supreme [...]