History. Geopolitics. Explained.
For more than thirty years Free Tibet have helped Tibetan people in their fight for rights and independence. There are signs however that as Chinese power grows, Beijing’s influence is impacting the extent to which organisations such as this one can freely operate, both with China and throughout the West.
Canada is used to its provinces trying to secede, as French-speaking Quebec constantly threatens to go it alone. Economic difficulties and corruption scandals have however begun to push conservative Alberta towards what social media has branded ‘Albexit’.
Establishing a national football team can be difficult, particularly if the British Government have forcibly depopulated your entire country.
Secessionist sentiment in South Africa’s Western Cape is growing, after what the movement’s activists see as an encouraging showing in May’s provincial elections.
For more than thirty years Free Tibet have helped Tibetan people in their fight for rights and independence. There are signs however that as Chinese power grows, Beijing’s influence is impacting the extent to which organisations such as this one can freely operate, both with China and throughout the West.
Between worrying about Brexit and traditionally eating curry once a week, Saint Helenians could hardly be more British.
A look at life of the Isolated British Outpost of St Helena.
Almost 60% of Londoners voted to remain in the EU. Brexit has exposed a gulf between England and its capital, and some Londoners are considering going it alone.
Thousands marched on London today calling for a second Brexit referendum and the revocation of Article 50. More than a million people are reported to have taken place in the ‘Put it to the People’ march.
A discussion on the impact of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion on the Chagos Islands was held at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) yesterday.
The ICJ ruled in February that Britain had not completed its decolonisation of Mauritius.
Canada is used to its provinces trying to secede, as French-speaking Quebec constantly threatens to go it alone. Economic difficulties and corruption scandals have however begun to push conservative Alberta towards what social media has branded ‘Albexit’.
Establishing a national football team can be difficult, particularly if the British Government have forcibly depopulated your entire country.
In 1975, Western Sahara was divided between Morocco and Mauritania. The indigenous population – the Sahrawis – were not consulted, and continue to fight for their right to self-determination.
Nestled in Italy’s scenic north-east, amongst the Dolomite mountain range, lies the autonomous province of Alto Adige. While such a
