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Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to his charges “This is just a way of hurting me in the election," Trump said.

By Kristi Greenwood, BA Japanese Former US president Donald Trump is facing four separate court cases encompassing 91 charges, denying all. In January, Trump was found responsible for $83 million in damages for defamation of author E. Jean Caroll from last year, when he was found liable in a separate

Julian Assange Extradition Case: The Criminalisation of Journalism

By Amber Hamed, BA Politics and International Relations Photo Caption: (Stella Morris speaks on the appeal ruling)(Credit: Alisdare Hickson CC BY-SA 4.0) Julian Assange, an Australian journalist based in the UK and founder of Wikileaks, has been held in Belmarsh Prison, a high-security prison in London, since 2019.

The Case of Bishop Christopher Sanders - An Unsettling Normality within the Roman Catholic Church

By Matthew McMahon – BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics Source: New York Times opinion piece titled ‘The Scandal in the Catholic Church’. Written by Patrick Chappatte, 2018. In February 2024, Bishop Christopher Sanders was finally arrested and charged with 19 offences, including rape, indecent assault and indecency in dealing with a

Truss lashes out at “deep state” and “trans activists” at US conservative conference

By Felix Flanagan, BA Politics Photo caption (CPAC Logo, American Conservative Union, Public Domain) Shortest ever serving Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has come under fire for a speech she delivered at the most recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, USA. In recent years CPAC has become notorious for

What On Earth is Going On in the House of Commons? SNP Ceasefire Bill Chaos Explained

By Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations Humza Yousaf, leader of the SNP, stated that “Westminster is broken and people have a right to be angry” Photo Caption – SNP Commons Leader Stephen Flynn debating in Parliament (Credit: UK Parliament/Maria Unger CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On Wednesday 21 February,

Queers for Palestine Boycott Success at National Student Pride

By Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations “Queers for Palestine further stated that the result was “made possible by the incredible solidarity of our queer community and sets a precedent for other Pride organisations.” For the Queers for Palestine Logo, ‘Queers for Palestine Logo (@queers .for.palestine, Instagram)’ National

Students snubbed by security

By Gabriel Mullins, BA History “No Students’ Union representative was consulted during the decision-making process behind this policy document.” SOAS students were ignored in the implementation of new rules banning protests against Director Adam Habib. Under the new guidelines, forms of expression including protests on the SOAS steps and those