By: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate You may have seen a lot of talk surrounding Sudan in the past two weeks, particularly in profile pictures turning blue and the #IAmTheSudanRevolution and #SudanUprising hashtags. You may have even seen the occasional news article being shared. However, with how explosive and violent this internal conflict is within Sudan, the mainstream media and global politicians have been relatively silent. This reflects a pattern of general Western apathy to the struggles of small, distant nations. To the people of Sudan, however, this revolution is nothing short of a fight for their rights and their lives.…
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By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Protests continue in Armenia Tens of thousands of Armenians have once again turned to public protests, challenging the standing Republican government. The public opposition began two weeks ago when Serzh Sargsyan, who served for…
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British Columbia moved to block the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion through the announcement of its new plan to limit any diluted bitumen, or dilbit, from entering the province via the pipeline. The announcement prompted a domestic trade war…
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Pipeline protests pickup steam, while three SFU professors deal with injunctions filed against them by Kinder Morgan. Check out The Peak's written article about the rally for more information.
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