Archives for 3 月 2020

BJP和以色列:印度民族主义正在破坏印度的民主

以色列正将其民族主义品牌出口到印度和印度人民党,后者的仇外倾向使其成为亲以色列政策的理想孵化器。

India Israel Nationalism feature photo

It was only a matter of time before the anti-Muslim sentiment in India turned violent. A country that has historically prided itself on its diversity and tolerance and for being ‘the largest democracy in the world’ has, in recent years, exhibited the exact opposite qualities - chauvinism, racism, religious intolerance, and, at times, extreme

“在疯狂的疯子的怜悯下” –贾尔·博尔索纳罗如何在COVID-19期间危及巴西

巴西的反应如此冷淡,以致在某些地区,有组织的帮派实行了宵禁和封锁措施,称“如果政府做不正确的事,有组织的犯罪就会发生。”

COVID–19 Brazil

In what may be its darkest hour, Brazil is at the mercy of a deranged lunatic. This is no exaggeration, wrote independent outlet Brasil Wire yesterday. The country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID–19 on March 13, his son Eduardo confirming it to Fox News. The news came as no great surprise as 22 of the group who

委内瑞拉的冠状病毒反应可能使您惊讶

与美国不同,在美国冠状病毒治疗的费用可能高达35,000美元,而特朗普似乎更关心经济而不是人们的生活,委内瑞拉则通过将健康价值置于利润之上来应对危机。

coronavirus Venezuela Feature photo

Within a few hours of being launched, over 800 Venezuelans in the U.S. registered for an emergency flight from Miami to Caracas through a website run by the Venezuelan government. This flight, offered at no cost, was proposed by President Nicolás Maduro when he learned that 200 Venezuelans were stuck in the United States following his government’s

大卫王的古道:以色列考古学家如何协助盗窃席尔旺(Silwan)

自称“科学”的原因,并且完全无视民众的福祉,在西湾的巴勒斯坦人的房屋下挖了一些隧道,摧毁了它们的地基并迫使他们逃离。

Israel Silwan Feature photo

Jerusalem, Palestine -- Wadi Hilweh, also known as Silwan, is a lovely, ancient town that sits in the valley directly below the Al-Aqsa compound, just outside the Old City of Jerusalem. Sadly, on any given day in this ancient valley, one can see ongoing ethnic cleansing, violence incited by Israeli settlers and the erasure of history, all at the

8天从香港到智利,带我尾巴的COVID-19

“在我超过20,000公里的路程中,我看到了一个害怕的,分裂的星球。”

Traveling Coronavirus Feature photo

Santiago (21st Century Wire) -- Imagine that you are in Hong Kong, in a city where “you are actually not supposed to be”, in the first place. You are ready to go home, to South America. But just two days before your departure, via Seoul and Amsterdam, your first Sky Team carrier, Korean Air, unceremoniously decides to cancel all flights from the

The UK Hasn’t Bombed Iraq or Syria Since Last September. What Gives?

Amid COVID-19, Brexit, and an ongoing economic crisis, the UK appears to be winding down its deadly Middle East bombing campaign. So where to next for the RAF?

UK Bombing Feature photo

The UK’s involvement in the U.S.-led air war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria has slowly and quietly wound down over the last few months. Official figures show that the UK hasn’t dropped a single bomb as part of this campaign since September last year. However, where those bombs have caused significant civilian harm is still uncertain, even after