Unrest In State

Brazil’s new government needs economic growth and may sacrifice the Amazon for it

With the economy in its worst slump in decades, environmental concerns may take the back seat.

Ed Atkins, The Conversation
· Sep 11, 2016 · 11:30 pm
Five years on, the spirit of Tahrir Square has been all but crushed

The demands of the Tahrir Square protests could scarcely have been clearer – and the crackdown since 2011 could hardly have been more galling.

Lucia Ardovini, The Conversation
· Jan 26, 2016 · 06:30 am
CRPF personnel deployed to Amritsar ahead of Sarbat Khalsa Sikh gathering

More than 18,000 people are expected to arrive in the city for a protest organised against the revoking of a pardon on spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 10, 2015 · 01:11 pm