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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Protests

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Gaza U.S student protests continue despite removal orders

Pro-Palestinian protesters in New York have defied official requests for them to leave the Columbia University campus. Demonstrators have camped on college grounds for more than a week. Dozens of college and university protests are taking place across the US. Sally Patterson reports from Columbia in New York.  

todayApril 29, 2024 29

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Students protests against Israel erupt across United States

Student protests against Israel have engulfed college campuses across the United States in recent days — in New York, California, Texas — and now they've reached the nation's capital. A 'Gaza solidarity encampment' has been erected at George Washington University, just down the road from the White House. Participants say they want a, quote, 'free Palestine,' but specifically they're demanding that their faculties disclose and terminate any relationship with companies […]

todayApril 26, 2024 19

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Hundreds join pro-Palestinian protests on U.S University campuses

Pro-Palestinian protests are gaining momentum at colleges across the US, with hundreds of students being arrested in recent days. Crowds are gathering on or near university campuses, calling on colleges to divest from military weapons manufacturers and pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza. Sally Patterson reports from an NYU protest in Manhattan.  

todayApril 24, 2024 25

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What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement

    By Michael C. Davis, O.P. Jindal Global University   Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed new security legislation on March 19, 2024, handing authorities in the semi-autonomous city-state further power to clamp down on dissent. The law, under Article 23, has been decades in the making but was resisted for a long time by protesters who feared the legislation’s effect on civil liberties in Hong Kong, a special administrative […]

todayMarch 22, 2024 18

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Corrupt, brutal and unprofessional? Africa-wide survey of police finds diverging patterns

    By Matthias Krönke, University of Cape Town and Thomas Isbell, University of Cape Town   Africans generally have a low regard for the quality of policing on the continent. Perceptions of police misconduct, corruption and brutality are widespread, according to a new survey by Afrobarometer. The independent research network surveyed 39 countries between 2021 and 2023. Our survey offers new evidence of how Africans experience and assess their […]

todayMarch 14, 2024 19

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Colonial statues in Africa have been removed, returned and torn down again – why it’s such a complex history

    By Sophia Labadi, University of Kent   In 2020, the murder of George Floyd in the US served as a catalyst for the global Black Lives Matter movement. It sparked widespread protests against police brutality and systemic racism. It also ignited debates about historical symbols of oppression, such as statues of figures associated with racial injustices. These debates presented colonial statues in Africa as having been contested and […]

todayMarch 13, 2024 30

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