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International Relations · May, 2021

Stories about International Relations from May, 2021

Greenpeace report highlights extent of European nations’ dumping of waste in Turkey

Almost 40 per cent of the UK's plastic waste ends up in Turkey

Written by Doga Celik

29 May 2021

Why Huawei was almost excluded from the 5G race in Brazil

'How can they [Huawei] be trusted if there is Chinese interference?'

Written by Giovana Fleck

28 May 2021

Greeks wage a court battle against Chinese-funded port that may poison the environment

Expansion of the Piraeus port will create a 'subaquatic toxic landfill'

Written by Andreas Bloom

27 May 2021

European Parliament calls for ‘immediate’ and ‘unconditional’ release of Armenian prisoners

607 out of 688 European Parliament members voted in support of the resolution.

Written by OC Media

24 May 2021

Belarus grounds Ryanair flight, detains independent journalist amid regime's crackdown on media

The grounding of a civilian flight by Belarus is unprecedented

Written by Tanya Lokot

23 May 2021

‘Kakoli Furniture’ viral video spawns funny memes in Bangladesh and West Bengal

"The (repetitive) words will be playing inside your head"

Written by Rezwan

23 May 2021

WATCH/LISTEN: What Eurovision tells us about Europe

Missed the live stream of the May 20 Global Voices Insights webinar on the Eurovision Song Contest? Here's a replay.

Written by Georgia Popplewell

20 May 2021

Australian government ‘mute’ on more ambitious plan to address climate crisis

Critics hit ‘depressing’ carbon emissions targets and climate change inaction

Written by Kevin Rennie

20 May 2021

Nepal appeals for international support amidst sweeping second COVID-19 wave

Nepal continues to face shortages of hospital beds, medicines and oxygen

Written by Benju Lwagun

17 May 2021

Bulgaria's COVID-hit farmers struggle under media negligence and insufficient state support

Farmers fail to apply for EU-funded aid due to cumbersome bureaucracy

Written by Nevena Borisova

17 May 2021

LIVE on May 20: What Eurovision tells us about Europe

The session will be live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch

Written by Georgia Popplewell

14 May 2021

Taiwan, ‘the most dangerous place on Earth'? Not according to Taiwanese.

The Economist's cover story has elicited a lot of criticism on Taiwanese Twitter

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 May 2021

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