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December 07, 2023

Divisive to the End

Peru’s top court ordered Tuesday the “immediate” release – defying an international court’s decision – of controversial former President Alberto Fujimori, who was imprisoned for crimes against humanity, Reuters reported. The Peruvian Constitutional Court essentially reinstated a 2017 pardon, which was opposed by the Inter-American Court...

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December 07, 2023

Out of Bounds

Iran sent a capsule carrying animals into space this week, the latest feat by the country’s space program as the government prepares for human missions despite criticism from Western governments, Al Jazeera reported. State media released a video Wednesday of an Iranian-made Salman rocket carrying the...

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December 07, 2023

Shedding the Past

Irish people will vote next year to expurgate sexism from the country’s 1937 constitution, a referendum aimed at modernizing Ireland’s conservative Roman Catholic charter, Politico reported. On Tuesday, the government announced two proposed amendments to the constitutional section on family values, including the role of women...

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December 06, 2023

Dissolving Problems

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the country’s opposition-controlled parliament this week, just days after an attempted coup by members of the country’s National Guard, Bloomberg reported. Embalo announced Monday that the West African country is experiencing “a serious political crisis,” saying there was “strong evidence...

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December 05, 2023

Running Large

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won three out of four state elections this week, crucial votes that highlighted the growing strength of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls next year, the Associated Press reported. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to take control of...

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December 01, 2023

Next Best Thing

Algeria’s upper house of parliament passed a new media law this week that officials described as a victory for the country’s journalists, a move that comes amid ongoing concerns about press freedoms during President Abdelmajid Tebboune’s initial term in office, the Associated Press reported. The new...

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November 30, 2023

Finger Pointing

Peru’s top prosecutor this week accused President Dina Boluarte of the killings of anti-government protesters earlier this year, a move that further deepens the South American country’s year-long political crisis, Le Monde reported. Attorney General Patricia Benavides charged the president and her prime minister with first-degree...

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November 30, 2023

Lack of Intent

A special court acquitted French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on charges of conflict of interest, a case that marked the first time in modern France that a government minister was put on trial while still in office, Radio France Internationale reported Wednesday. The case against Dupond-Moretti...

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