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Civil Unrest
Civil Unrest news and analysis from The Nation
December 6, 2019
Hong Kong protesters and Chinese political dissidents often look to democratic Taiwan as a place for shelter—but its government has little interest in providing it.
November 27, 2019
As the territory’s officials refuse to punish police officers for misconduct, volunteers are compiling huge archives of evidence.
November 27, 2019
Lebanon needs change. The people demand it and even some of the leaders know it. But US involvement threatens that possibility.
November 27, 2019
Passed in support of the ongoing protests, its China-versus-the-West framing hurts progressive causes on all sides of the divide.
November 25, 2019
Sixteen separate racist incidents caused Syracuse students to occupy a campus building in protest. Now, students are calling for the resignation of the university chancellor.
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November 25, 2019
As distinct as the protests seem, the uprisings rocking Bolivia, Lebanon, and scores of other countries all have a common theme.
November 22, 2019
From Bolivia to Haiti to Europe and the Middle East, citizens are rising up against corruption and government repression.
November 19, 2019
The power of the territory’s courts was dismissed by Beijing this week—proving just how weak Hong Kong’s rule of law has always been.
November 19, 2019
Popular revolts in the Middle East are pitting people against regimes.
November 18, 2019
Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.
