‘The people have woken up’: Film people and writers on expressing dissent – and the price to be paid

Why have some spoken but others been silent?

Devarsi Ghosh

· Dec 19, 2019 · 06:30 am

Is South America heading towards its own Arab Spring? Understanding recent protests in the continent

A wave of protests over public policy and economic discomfort has rocked South American countries such as Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile.

Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra, The Conversation

· Nov 13, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands defy police ban and brave the rain to march in a show of strength

A spokesperson for China’s legislature condemned statements from US senators and Congress members supporting the pro-democracy protestors.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 18, 2019 · 05:28 pm

Hong Kong protests reflect alarm over China’s growing attempts to extend control over governance

Chief Executive Carrie Lam is in a difficult position: if she yields to the protestors, she will anger her bosses in Beijing.

Tony Walker, The Conversation

· Jun 14, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Hong Kong’s top court grants bail to two pro-democracy activists

The two student leaders had been imprisoned for storming government headquarters during a protest in 2014.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 24, 2017 · 04:09 pm

Dilma Rousseff, two views of democracy, and the battle for Brazil’s future

The senate has outmaneuvered a national leader, leaving many wondering which is fighting on the right side of democracy.

Marieke Riethof, The Conversation

· Sep 06, 2016 · 05:30 am

In the Maldives, the Opposition has launched a bid to oust a ‘dictatorial’ President

Accusing Abdulla Yameen of muzzling the press and using the police and judiciary to neutralise his political opponents, alliance vows to restore democracy.

Omkar Khandekar

· Jul 27, 2016 · 12:30 pm

How can Hong Kong's democracy movement get its mojo back?

The pro-Beijing proposal Hong Kong's democracy activists dreaded has been voted down. What now?

Malte Phillipp Kaeding, The Conversation

· Jul 04, 2015 · 02:30 pm

Boundaries of illegality blur as Hong Kong protests rumble on

The city is dealing with a much more complicated reality.

Surya Deva, The Conversation

· Oct 19, 2014 · 04:30 pm