Riots

Protests in Hong Kong intensified on Sunday, on what marked the seventh consecutive weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations against the Chinese government, spurred by proposed legislation that would drastically change extradition policy. What started as a …

At least 65 people were killed in the 2013 riots (Express photo: Ravi Kanojia) 60 people burnt my family alive: Witness Date: September 8, 2013, Phugana police station. Judgment: August 16, 2017. Charges: Murder, rioting, arson against Gurmeet Malik, Neer…

For more than a month, Hong Kong has been rocked by an escalating series of public demonstrations that have persisted in the face of violent police suppression tactics; the demonstrations were kicked off when Hong Kong's puppet regime -- elected after China b…

Some of the inmates are nonviolent offenders; others have killed. Some have suffered bad breaks, abuse or straight-up injustice; others are dangerous, vicious and unrepentant. Orange extends understanding to all of them (as well as to bullying guards and cyn…

While AC has sent the syllabus back for reconsideration, the department committee will be the final authority on the matter. After objections were raised by a section of teachers over the undergraduate syllabus of English, History, Science, Political Science…

In 1990, a groundbreaking exhibit by artist Robert Mapplethorpe arrived at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center and practically turned the city upside down. The Perfect Moment was a collection of 175 black-and-white photographs shot in Mapplethorpes signat…

Riot Games has revealed its latest PROJECT event on Twitter. This time, Pyke, Akali, Irelia, and Jinx are the stars of the show, each playing a part in Riots action-packed cinematic.  PROJECT: Reckoning features a cyberpunk backdrop, combined with heaps of m…

Last week I read an article about CRISPR, the latest tool scientists are using to edit DNA. It was a great piece well researched, beautifully written, factually accurate. It covered some of the amazing projects scientist are working on using CRISPR, like brin…

As 2019s annual Pride month commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, people from communities the world over and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ have used the occasion as a platform for their voices to be heard. One such individual is professi…

The Great Firewall of China prevents open communication over the Internet, but technologies like AirDrop do not require the Internet to function. Protesters in Hong Kong are using AirDrop to share digital fliers without fear of censorship, via Quartz. Whilst…