Since February 2014, Venezuela has experienced an outbreak of demonstrations that have led to unlawful violence perpetrated by security forces and government supporters against anti-government protestors, many of whom are unarmed civilians. Journalists and others found documenting the demonstration also face increasing personal risk as media censorship methods turn violent. “The Venezuelan government has openly … Continue reading
Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old child-activist from the war-torn Swat Valley, Pakistan, was shot in the head and neck and nearly killed by Taliban soldiers on her way home from school in October of 2011. Although Malala had led an active campaign championing women’s rights to education worldwide since 2008 and had her experiences featured in … Continue reading
The year 2013, marked by the entry foreign troops into Mali in early January, can be said to be a time when the war in the country took on the future tense. Presidential elections are projected for July and France wishes to phase out troops by the year’s end. But though tides have supposedly turned, … Continue reading
LEILA BAMBA We live in a time where the influence of the media can be felt in all aspects of our lives; from subjecting us to endless gossip on celebrities or to keeping us informed on current events. In our globalized era, this seems fine to most people until certain issues are put under the … Continue reading
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