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Week 18: Thousands of pro-democracy protestors continued taking to the streets the weekend of 5 October in Hong Kong. Reacting to a new law against wearing masks in public, so authorities can facially recognize the opposition, the protest movements have become increasingly violent. Their actions have resulted in disrupting the transportation, closing of most of...

Over 100 people have been killed and over 6,000 wounded as Iraqi security forces used water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition after two days of protests that spread across the entire country. As of 6 October, eight government buildings and over 50 public and private buildings were set on fire during the demonstrations. Prime...

The Egyptian protests that began 20 September continue.  Despite the harsh government crackdown, protestors continue taking to the streets against the dictatorship of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s corruption, repression, and dire economic conditions.  Among the 3,000 arrested, many claim they were going about their daily business at the time.  Since his military takeover in 2013, El-Sisi,...

On 30 September, the President of Peru, Martín Vizcarra, dissolved Congress and called for new elections. His decision was based on what he claims was “rampant political corruption.” In response, Vice President Mercedes Aároz, who had been leading congressional opposition, announced she would move to impeach Mr. Vizcarra for what she said was an illegal...

Following the announcement on 1 October by Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno of harsh austerity measures, the country has been rocked by a nationwide strike of transportation workers and joined by students and indigenous groups.  Last February, Moreno made a deal with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.2 billion loan in exchange for some $1.4...

Hopes of reigniting talks between Korea and the U.S. didn’t last long.  Delegations from the two countries met in Stockholm last week, but the nuclear talks broke down by the end of the first day. North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong-gil, claimed the United States had arrived “empty-handed.”  The U.S. State Department released a...

In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo sparked backlash demonstrations by outlawing extramarital sex, as well as insults to himself and his VP, while reducing access to abortion. Protesters also demand that Widodo stop blocking anti-corruption legislation. In Papua, at least 33 were killed by security forces in a clash between indigenous Papuans and Indonesian security forces....

The civil war raging in Libya – brought to you by US President Barack, the “Nobel Peace of Crap Prize Winner” Obama, David “No Cajones” Cameron of the UK, and Nicolas “Slimy” Sarkozy of France – continues to escalate. More civilians are being killed, their economy continues to decline, and warring tensions keep ripping the...

On 1 October, the U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) approved increases in the production of painkillers despite the fact that deaths from opioid addiction have been rising at epidemic levels. One example cited was oxycodone, one of the most commonly abused prescription painkillers in the country.  According to...

As another sign of increasing worldwide opposition to the health dangers of 5G wireless technology, which we have written about previously in the Trends Journal, a group of Danish citizens have hired an attorney to sue the government for forcing 5G installations. The group cited the installation was being done without conducting necessary tests to...