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The passing of controversial legislation in Indonesia has led to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the parliament of Indonesia passed changes to the legislation in March this year that now allows a bigger role of the military in the government. Military officers will be able to take up the positions in the government, even without first retiring or resigning from the armed forces — if implemented — leading to the protests of hundreds of pro-democracy activists outside the parliament in the Capital City of Indonesia. But it remains unclear whether the changes in the legislation will bring…

The arrest of the opposition leader led to a huge protest in Turkey. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the leader of the opposition, was arrested a few days ago, leading to the protests of tens of thousands of protesters across Turkey. The opposition leader —who was also suspended from the post of Mayor — was due to be selected as the 2028 presidential nominee of the Republican People’s Party in a vote this month. The protests in the meantime led to more than 1400 arrests. But it remains unclear…

Renewed Gaza strikes by the Israeli forces have led to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has carried out a renewed web of air strikes in Gaza that led to the deaths of more than four hundred Gazans and initiated targeted ground operations. The strikes during the ongoing Gaza ceasefire — agreed between Israel and Hamas in January 2025 —led to protests in many countries including Palestine, the United States and Israel, which wants all of the remaining hostages back. But it remains unclear whether and how much the…

Improving political culture is vital in Bangladesh. The 2024 July-August mass uprisings — which led to the ouster of the Hasina-led government — have reminded the importance of improving political culture and created its scope. The Yunus-led interim government has made various steps including reform steps which have the potential for improvements in political culture in Bangladesh since there will be changes in different laws that will increase checks and balances and secure more transparency and accountability in the government and political parties that can reduce the scope of the dictatorship. But it remains unclear whether and how much the chance of…

There are proposals and counter-proposals over the fate of Gaza, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the initial Gaza plan in the ceasefire deal — reached by the warring parties in January 2025 — was to rebuild Gaza which has been devastated by more than a year-long Gaza war while the proposal of the Trump administration aims to make Gaza a Middle East Riviera, displacing Gazans. The latest proposed plan of Egypt aims at rebuilding Gaza within the next five years avoiding displacing Palestinians from the territory. But it remains…

The deaths of political prisoners are a concern in Venezuela. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, as the information of the Venezuelan Prison Observatory NGO reveals, 20 political prisoners have died in custody over the past few years in Venezuela. The latest was Reinaldo Araujo — a political prisoner and a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in the Trujillo state of Venezuela— who died last month in jail. Despite criticisms against the government, it remains unclear whether the deaths of political prisoners will end in Venezuela, which has one of the largest numbers of such prisoners in the…

Arson spree on religious sites has led to concerns in New Zealand. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, seven churches were targeted in a suspected arson attack that occurred overnight in New Zealand on February 22, 2025. Four churches were attacked in the town of Masterton — north of the capital Wellington — and three were were attacked in other areas. Though the arson attacks, carried out by a man, have not killed anyone and there have the government’s growingly strengthened efforts for years, it remains unclear whether attacks on religious sites will end in New Zealand, an island…

The European countries held a summit over Ukraine. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, while peace talks are going on for the resolution of the Ukraine war in Saudi Arabia, European countries held a meeting in France. The delegations from the United States and Russia — including the Russian foreign minister and the US secretary of state — held peace talks after the prone call between the presidents of both countries and there will be further peace talks on the Ukraine War. The peace initiative of the Trump administration is a praiseworthy step and will…

The tariff war has raised concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in the US including a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum led to retaliatory tariffs on the US goods in China including US coal and liquefied natural gas products. Additionally, increased tariffs were imposed by the United States — with the aim to increase revenue — on several goods of several other countries including Mexico and Canada, though they were later halted for a while, and there is the possibility of imposing tariffs on Europe, a crucial ally…

The effort to eliminate the Bangladesh Awami League led to criticisms. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the uprising masses who led the ouster of the Hasina government in 2024, carried out the “Bulldozer Programs” that destroyed the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum — a historic building that carries the significance of the independence of Bangladesh — and many residential homes of the BAL leaders and its party offices across the country. They carried out the programs that aim to eliminate every sign of the ousted government saying it is a response to Sheikh Hasina’s repeated social media-based political…