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General Election 2019: Bella Sankey completes a trio of ex-SOAS candidates

General Election 2019: Bella Sankey completes a trio of ex-SOAS candidates

By Ryan Prosser, BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) Three SOAS alumni are battling for seats in the General Election on 12 December. The newest candidate is Bella Sankey, standing for the Labour Party in the Arundel and South Downs constituency. Bella Sankey hopes to become the first ever Labour representative

SOAS hosts Student-Staff Climate Assembly

SOAS hosts Student-Staff Climate Assembly

By Anna Fenton-Jones, BA Middle Eastern Studies A cross-SOAS panel agrees that all groups must work together to accelerate change within the university in the face of the climate crisis. Representatives from SOAS SU, the University and College Union (UCU), UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN), and Campaign Against Climate Change

SOAS delivers specialised training to the British Military

SOAS delivers specialised training to the British Military

By Daniel Selwyn, Decolonising Our Minds SOAS has received up to £400,000 from the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) since the end of 2016, a student-led investigation can reveal. Using Freedom of Information requests, the investigation found that the University has delivered Regional Study Weeks (RSWs) on Eastern

Turkey’s war on Rojava: war crimes and purported ethnic cleansing

Turkey’s war on Rojava: war crimes and purported ethnic cleansing

By Tallulah Rose Taylor, BA Social Anthropology and South Asian Studies Turkey’s military invasion of North Eastern Syria, also known as Rojava, has recently intensified with reports of war crimes committed with such intentionality that they have been deemed as acts of ethnic cleansing. On 9 November, Turkey began

Israel’s assassination of Islamic Jihadi leader escalates violence against Palestinian resistance

Israel’s assassination of Islamic Jihadi leader escalates violence against Palestinian resistance

By Claire Dujardin, MSc International Politics Beginning on 12 November, rockets were fired between Israel and the Gaza strip. A ceasefire was declared on 14 November but has not been followed. 34 Palestinians have been killed, including children. This attack took place after the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Life struggles as Zimbabwe’s drought worsens

Life struggles as Zimbabwe’s drought worsens

By Josh Mock, BA Arabic and Persian Life in Zimbabwe is failing to flourish amidst the country’s worst drought in years. Hundreds of animals have died while the World Food Programme believes at least 2 million people have been affected by the drought. According to Tinashe Farawo, Zimbabwe National

Protests strike Bolivia as President, Evo Morales, forced to step down

Protests strike Bolivia as President, Evo Morales, forced to step down

By Frances Howe – Law LLB Waves of protests in La Paz, Bolivia have turned violent this month following the resignation of Evo Morales on 10 November. Evo Morales is Bolivia’s longest-serving and first Indigenous President. Morales resigned after accusations of tampering in the 2019 Bolivian General Election, where his