Idlib, situated near the border between Syria and Turkey, was subject to 200 air-strikes in three days at the end of January, presenting huge implications to civilians. Fighting in the Northern province of Syria, the last stronghold of the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, has escalated in the last few weeks as the Syrian government…
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China’s re-education camps: Xinjiang
Following years of silence and denial of the existence of their internment camps, the Chinese government released a report addressing the matter on October 16, 2018. Built for the purpose of detaining Uyghur’s – a group of Turkish Muslims – the camps were depicted in the report as a place of study and re-education for…
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16 sentenced to death for murder of teenage girl in Bangladesh
16 people have been sentenced to death in Bangladesh for the murder of an 18 year old student after she refused to withdraw a case for sexual harassment against her headteacher. Nusrat Jahan Rafi filed a case for sexual harassment against the headteacher of her school, Siraj Ud Doula. She filed a complaint stating he…
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Recruitment and Opportunities fair returns to UEA
This week saw the return of UEA’s annual Recruitment and Opportunities Fair. Held at the Sportspark, the annual event offers an impressive variety of opportunities to students ranging from internships abroad to roles available in accountancy and medical sectors. Employers came from a variety of industries, with representatives from the NHS, the Royal Air Force,…
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