Author: Safar Adeli
Social media in Kenya protests over Electoral Commission reform
The Kenyans worry the latest reform could lead to protests and violences The photo of a five year old boy agonizing after being shot in the back during protests in Kisumu has triggered national outrage and fear of future violence...
UK economy experienced slight grow
According to the ONS, economy in the UK as business services increased< The 0.4% increase was registered in the first three months of the year, despite consistent decreases in manufacturing and construction sectors that significantly affected the GDP in 201...
Officials in Venezuela decided to sell gold reserves
Due to severe economic crisis, Venezuela sold $1.7 billion in gold in the first quarter of 2016, in a desperate attempt to feed its nationals Despite Venezuela having larger gold reserves than Saudi Arabia (367 tonnes – 16th in the...
Artwork on building in Honk Kong gets pulled down
Giant video installation on Hong Kong’s tallest building gets scrapped due to artist embedding political message in his artwork The apparently apolitical 9-minute video created by two Chinese artists opens with the slogan “Our 60-second friendship ...
Angela Merkel will attend WHS during May 23-24 in Istanbul, Turkey
The German Chancellor and other 50 important world-leaders will participate at the first-ever world humanitarian summit that addresses the global aid strategy Despite medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announcing its withdrawal from attending WHS du...
African governments are blocking social media during elections
As a safety measure, some governments in Africa are blocking social media during elections due to political content of the posts It happened recently in Congo-Brazzaville, Chad and Uganda, because governments do not want social media to the cause of...