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Greeks strike blow to Eurozone austerity

Greeks strike blow to Eurozone austerity

Tom King, BA Politics Syriza has topped the polls in Greece’s snap election to oust the conservative New Democracy government from power. The far left party have pledged to end “the humiliation of austerity” which was imposed as part of a Eurozone bailout agreement. The International Monetary Fund-European Central

Attacks inflame Israel and the Occupied Territories

Attacks inflame Israel and the Occupied Territories

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish Journalist and pro-Palestine activist Ben White spoke on the controversial topic of ‘Israeli Apartheid: From Gaza to the Galilee’ this month at SOAS. White, a prominent supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, led an impassioned defence of the Palestinian right to

SOAS goes to Calais to meet Syrian refugees

SOAS goes to Calais to meet Syrian refugees

Marta Garcia Aliaga, LLB (Law) They are 80. And they are trapped behind the double wall of barbed wire that separates the French city of Calais and the English Channel. All forms of transport that could take them to the promised land that is meant to grant them asylum — Britain

The Flavour of Japanese Bureaucracy

The Flavour of Japanese Bureaucracy

Theo Cohn, BA International Relations and Chinese The place I grew up in is a land with a famously unique culture where obscure, if not bizarre, traditions remain to this day. Japan’s conservative and proud reluctance to fully align many of its practices with the west, makes it difficult

Ghoncheh Ghavami 'sentenced to year in prison'

Ghoncheh Ghavami 'sentenced to year in prison'

Photo: Anoo Bhuyan Tom King, BA Politics Former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami has been sentenced to a year in prison in Iran after being found guilty of “propaganda against the state”, according to her lawyer. The verdict has not yet been officially released, but Alizadeh Tabatabaie, the lawyer representing Ghavami,

Ghavami verdict expected within a week

Ghavami verdict expected within a week

Tom King, BA Politics After 109 days in detention, former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami appeared in court today facing charges of “propaganda against the state” after she attempted to attend a men’s volleyball match at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in June. Ghavami has spent more than 40 days in

Ghavami on hunger strike after more than 100 days detained

Ghavami on hunger strike after more than 100 days detained

Tom King, BA Politics Former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami has now been on hunger strike for over a week after being detained in Iran for more than 100 days. The SOAS alum was arrested in June after attempting to watch a men’s volleyball match. Ghavami was transferred to Tehran’