What are the French protesting?
Last week saw France in the grip of another wave of mass protests which swept across the country following the killing of 19-year-old Algerian-French teenager Nahel. The boy was a…
Anatomy of a protest
No sane person can condone the violence and arson attacks that rocked Pakistan in reaction to former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023. These acts of vandalism…
‘Picturesque’ protests
In March, as Sri Lanka’s economic crisis unfolded, desperate people started gathering in front of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s respective official residences to protest endemic corruption,…
Protests’ impact on the economy
The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) government’s dismissal of Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM’s) plan to oust it from power through a series of protests culminating in a march to Islamabad in January…
The art of protest
In any country where democracy exists, the participation of people is essential. Ideally, this participation should take place through parliament, with elected representatives putting forward the demands of their people.…
PDM protests 2.0
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced another round of protests against the incumbent government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It hopes that this time it would be successful in…
The Hong Kong protests
Things in Hong Kong are not as they seem. In an Alice in Wonderland scenario right wing political leaders like Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, who invariably defend their states…
10 years ago, Iceland’s massive financial crisis erupted
Banks in ruins, a currency in free fall and the IMF called to the rescue: A decade ago Iceland's worst financial crisis erupted, a traumatic experience the nation still struggles…
PMDC staff protest against dissolution of council
Besides dissolving the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to form a new organisation, Pakistan Medial Commission, the presidential ordinance has also laid off all staff members of the regulator…
Protests against German car industry rev up in Frankfurt
Environmental campaigners plan to disrupt the Frankfurt motor show this weekend as Germany's car industry comes under increasing pressure to go green and abandon internal combustion engines. "The car industry…
