by anna | Apr 29, 2019 | Africa, Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History
By Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies On 24 and 25 April 2019 a conference at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS) brought scholars and activists from around the world to discuss the future of Eritrea. Around 70 people...
by anna | Apr 15, 2019 | Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific, Elections, Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, Media Freedom, The Commonwealth
By Dr Sue Onslow – Deputy Director of The Institute of Commonwealth Studies This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and – unlike the more dubious claims and convenient myths of the modern Commonwealth...
by anna | Mar 21, 2019 | Asia, Human Rights, India, Media Freedom
Up to 900 million eligible voters in India will go to the polls in April and May. Historically largely well informed, thanks to government and policy discussions in the media before general elections, Indians have been able to vote out incompetent or corrupt governments. But things are looking different this time, explains Dr Kiran Hassan, associate fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies.
by anna | Mar 4, 2019 | Asia, Human Rights, Media Freedom
Remarks made by Professor James Manor, former Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, as part of this panel, prompted the following discussion: On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, James Elliott wrote Subject: BBC and other media coverage of India Dear James,...
by anna | Mar 1, 2019 | Asia, Bangladesh, Human Rights, Refugees, Regions
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, and Editor in Charge, The Asian Age, Dhaka For Bangladesh, it is that old dilemma: damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The Rohingya issue is not likely to go away any time soon. A hint of that...
by anna | Feb 7, 2019 | Africa, Human Rights, Media Freedom
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at the 2015 AU Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA/Kim Ludbrook Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study Day after day Sudanese are taking to the streets to protest against the rule of Omar al-Bashir. The president, who himself...
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