‘Give me peace before I close my eyes’: words in The ISIS during the Great War, 100 years on
And so, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns finally fell silent, bringing to an end the most destructive war in Europe’s history. One hundred years on, there are many ways to look back on 11 November 1918. For students, perhaps none is more sobering than a
Student vs Superpower: Meet the young Hong Kong activists fighting for free speech
When student activist Joshua Wong was arrested three years ago, 10 Hong Kong police officers dragged the skinny 18-year-old to the ground, and proceeded to beat him up. His hands were tied behind his back. He was kicked in the head and face; one officer even allegedly grabbed his genitals. His arres
