India’s independence from Britain in 1947 was not the final chapter of decolonisation on the subcontinent. Portugal clung onto its Indian enclaves into the 1960s, prompting a strong Indian response.
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In 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The ramifications of the initial coup still run deep in Hawaiian culture, and, more than a century later, Hawaiians are still trying to find their way forward.
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“For the UK in particular the saying that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones comes to mind.”
The UK’s citizenship offer for Hongkongers gives new energy to an ongoing fight for justice closer to home.
Read moreJeremy Corbyn spoke at an event held in Westminster last night, discussing the ongoing situation in Western Sahara.
The Labour leader was joined by Nobel peace prize nominee and Sahrawi activist Aminatou Haidar, as well as the director of Independent Diplomat Carne Ross.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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