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A danger to women and children: The ugly face of police brutality in the US

Recently, much ado has been made in the media about the Django unchained actress, Daniele Watts who was recently handcuffed by police in LA after she was accused of being a prostitute. While the case was focussed on her and opened up the debate about perceived institutional racism and the actions of all of those involved on the day, there[Read More…]

Obama pushes ahead with plans to arm Syrian rebels

Obama pushes ahead with plans to arm Syrian rebels

Obama has welcomed the backing of the House of Representatives who approved his plan to push ahead with his military intervention in Syria. His plan includes $500 million to back what he claims are “moderate” Syrian rebels. The action has been approved on the backing of videos which purportedly show radical members of the alleged terror group IS/ISIL/ISIS/take-your-pick beheading American[Read More…]

Exclusive: A day in the life: The story of one brave teenager living in Gaza

Exclusive: A day in the life: The story of one brave teenager living in Gaza

What is it like to live in Gaza? How do young people growing up in the country see their future, in the midst of the ongoing violence? How has the latest cycle of events affected the people of Gaza? Akashic Times has managed to track down one very brave individual currently living in Gaza and in this special feature, we[Read More…]

Cloud of uncertainty over James Foley video

Cloud of uncertainty over James Foley video

Over the last few weeks, the UK has watched as David Cameron kindly took a break from his continuous cycle of holidays, to investigate the alleged beheading of James Foley, the journalist apparently murdered in Syria. Foley was allegedly beheaded by a hip-hop terrorist called..wait for it…”Jihadi John”. Much ado has been made about his apparent love of hip-hop music[Read More…]

Iain Duncan Smith declares war on the poor (again)

Iain Duncan Smith declares war on the poor (again)

Britain’s most hated pensions secretary Iain Duncan smith has declared yet another war on disadvantaged people in Britain, after announcing a new round of benefits cuts. The work and pensions secretary has claimed that the crackdown on deprived people within the UK has “worked” and that the number of households where nobody had ever worked “doubled” under the last government.[Read More…]