How come there are protests everywhere?
Beyond Today11 Joulu 2019

How come there are protests everywhere?

This year has seen protests spread across the globe, from Latin America, to Hong Kong and the Middle East. While some have specific political origins within their own countries, others have similar characteristics; people fed up with inequality and corruption. We hear from Stephanie Hegarty, the BBC’s population reporter, about the tactics spreading from one protest to another, and why people are singing Baby Shark in Basra.

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How did normal get so weird?

How did normal get so weird?

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What can one building tell us about Venezuela?

What can one building tell us about Venezuela?

Once a futuristic symbol of all that Venezuela could become, a building called El Helicoide in the country’s capital is now the headquarters of the intelligence services and a prison for political pri...

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Apple: is the iPhone era over?

Apple: is the iPhone era over?

Apple reported falling sales of the iPhone this week. A category-defining product since its launch in 2007, other smartphone makers have largely been playing catch up. The company is blaming a slowdow...

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R.Kelly: is #metoo closing in on music?

R.Kelly: is #metoo closing in on music?

We’ve been hearing a lot about R. Kelly since a documentary came out in the US earlier this month detailing allegations of abuse and sex with underage girls, spanning several decades. These are allega...

29 Tammi 201919min

Are we getting more allergic to food?

Are we getting more allergic to food?

When 15 year old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died after eating a baguette from Pret containing sesame seeds, a campaign to get better food labelling was launched. Now the Government has started a cons...

28 Tammi 201918min

BTS: Who made Korea cool?

BTS: Who made Korea cool?

Korean culture is increasingly playing a bigger role in our lives: We eat Korean BBQ, watch Korean dramas, and buy Korean cosmetics. But the big drive behind the Korean wave is Korean Pop, better know...

25 Tammi 201921min

How do you walk away from your ultra-religious community?

How do you walk away from your ultra-religious community?

Izzy Posen looks and seems like a normal student. But his life before university was far from the norm. He grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community in North London, speaking no English a...

24 Tammi 201919min

Should  the James Bulger story win an Oscar?

Should the James Bulger story win an Oscar?

When toddler James Bulger was abducted from a shopping centre in Merseyside in 1993 and murdered by two ten-year-old boys the country was appalled. Now a new short film has been made and nominated for...

23 Tammi 201922min

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