SOAS in the Media: 29 November - 5 December

Expert comment on global news topics from the past week 

  • Steve Tsang commented on the protests in China over Covid-19 restrictions and Xi Jinping's response for I News, TIME, The Guardian, Deutsche Welle, BBC Radio Scotland and Yonhap.
  • Laura Hammond, discussed how data is used to officially declare a famine for BBC Radio 4 amid the famine in Somalia. 
  • Phil Clark discussed attacks on journalists in China, concern of a new Turkish offensive in Syria, Russian troops looting Ukrainian museums and the schools considering a smartphone ban on Monocle.
  • Avinash Paliwal commented on the West's sanctions on Myanmar for The Print.
  • Kate Bayliss analysed whether the privatised model of England’s water system is a fair system for The Guardian as part of a wide piece on England's water system.  
  • Rachel Dwyer hosted a BAFTA masterclass with Indian film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali as reported by The Times of India.
  • Gurharpal Singh spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today Programme and BBC Radio 5 Live about the 2021 Census data and religious identities and the and the riots in Leicester. 
  • Azadeh Pourzand, discussed the three days of strike action in Iran and reports that Iran's morality police has been disbanded on BBC Radio 5 Live.
  • Katy Shahandeh writes for The New Arab about the Iranian regime's killing of young people amid the ongoing protests in the country 
  • Dafydd Fell writes about Taiwan's local elections for Taiwan Insight.
  • Colin Shindler writes for Plus6J about the presence of ultranationalists in Israel’s government and what it means for Jewish people globally.
  • Ian Inkster writes about China's strong Covid-19 restrictions and how the world has benefitted from this for SCMP.
  • Yan-ho Lai writes about the upcoming trial of Hong Kong newspaper owner, Jimmy Lai for The Conversation. 
  • Duncan Bartlett writes about the protests against Covid-19 restrictions and the “white paper” protests in mainland China for Japan Forward. He also appeared on TRT World to discuss the significance of protests at the Foxconn Iphone factory and elsewhere in China in response to Covid lockdowns.
  • Duncan Bartlett also analyses how countries in Southeast Asia are responding to the competition between China and the United States for Asian Affairs.
  • Student Union Co-President, Sushant Singh, writes about Ambedkar House where Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar once lived and is now a museum for Conde Nast Traveller India.
  • Aadil Brar, Msc student, writes about the protests in China over Covid-19 restrictions for The Print. 

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