While the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear topic have started again this Wednesday, March 3rd, 2015 in Montreux (Switzerland), between the head of Iranian diplomacy Mohammed Javad Zarif and the US Secretary John Kerry, voices raise here and there about the difficulties to find a political agreement before the next 31st of March. The negotiations are now “more difficult and complicated” according to China, and as the first deadline is approaching, the tensions are increasing between the two...

On the night of the 18th and 19th January, Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his Puerto Madero apartment in Buenos Aires. For nearly a month since, his death has been the cause of a people’s uprising in the capital, demanding justice and transparency. Back to the drama that always shakes Argentina. Previously ruled a suicide, the death of Alberto Nisman raises some real questions. The prosecutor was investigating the AMIA case and appeared to have made some compromising...

The deadline is rapidly approaching. The coming May 7th, the British will elect their new parliament. David Cameron has officially dissolved his government, and two televised debates have already taken place. A reflection on the first important steps on the road to 10 Downing Street. There are seven candidates who want to have a voice in the next government in power. David Cameron, current Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party; Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party and...

An independent and self-managed group of Londoners, My Fair London, is protesting against the growing inequality at the heart of their capital city. With the upcoming general elections in May 2015, the issue of poverty is more than ever a focal point of discussion. “London's economy may be doing better than the rest of the country but that obscures the fact it has the highest poverty rate”, states Bharat Mehta, Trust for London chief. According to London’s Poverty Profile, a study published at...

A new law is dividing Spain. After many others, this “public security law” aims for criminalize citizen protests in a system which is more and more disputed. This is the decoding of the “gag law” which sparks off numerous mobilisations in the whole country. It seems to endanger the Spanish democracy. According to a lot of Spanish people, it has been weakened since Mariano Rajoy’s government investiture that took place three years ago. On January 1st, the Spanish Parliament adopted the bill...

Azerbaijan is better known for its extravagant architectural revival to host Eurovision in 2012, and soon the first European Games in Baku in June 2015, than for its defense of political transparency and human rights. As a member of the young generation of Azeris, Atilla has been fighting for change in his country for six years. In December 2014, he had to flee his country following death threats and attacks towards his commitment to human rights and the LGBT cause in Azerbaijan. In September...

January 31 2015 Guy-Bertrand Mapangou, Minister of the Interior, announced the restoration of the National Union. This statement was confirmed a few hours later by the President, Ali Bongo. Less than two years before the next elections, the President of the Gabonese Republic has enabled his largest opponent to make a comeback. Back to the winding road of the party and His Excellency's intentions. Ali Bongo, leader of the Gabonese Democratic Party, won the elections in 2009. Son of Omar Bongo,...

The Carioca Circuit of Rhythm and Poetry is a cultural collective in Rio de Janeiro. Founded in 2010, it allowed the citywide expansion of previously unofficial musical encounters. Today, these “rodas culturais” are a weekly event and take place in 8 districts. While hip-hip is the DNA of this project, the latter has spread into urban culture in general. The Carioca Circuit of Rhythm and Poetry, or CCRP, is a completely independent movement, born of civilian initiative: A youth which, through...

For 50 years, security certificates have been part of Canadian law, allowing the deportation of those who are assessed to be a threat to national security. Amar Wala is the director of Secret Trial 5, a movie aiming to raise awareness around this unjust practice, justified by security concerns. This documentary depicts the stories of 5 men, submitted to these certificates, half-way between justice and politics. The Canadian Public Safety Minister depicts the security certificates procedure as...

On January 12th 2010, an earthquake registering 7.3 on the Richter scale hit western Haiti and its capital, Port-au-Prince. The cost of this catastrophe rose to more than 300,000 deaths, 300,000 injured and one million left homeless. In October 2010, a cholera epidemic hit in obscure circumstances. This is the state of affairs in a country in crisis for the last decade. Studies, notably those carried out by the CDC, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, showed that the epidemic would...