First and foremost we here at The Stork would like to thank you, the IE community, for your continued trust and support. As the student newspaper, we are charged with providing the student body with prompt and accurate updates regarding the situation we have been faced with over the past two days. For this reason, we have and will continue to be in close contact with the administration such that accurate and digestible information arrives to you as soon as possible. Keeping this in mind we would like to make a brief statement to clarify some key points regarding the Coronavirus situation.
To remedy our reputation with Segovians as a whole, we must interact with the community. Next time you visit the supermarket, ask how the cashier’s day is going. When riding in a taxi, strike up a conversation with the driver. Ridding this “aura of superiority” will show locals there’s more to us than Thursday night hooligans.
The HTS promised to build a “homeland for all, including all sects and social classes.” Assad’s fall was announced on state television, as the flag of the opposition was hung up to replace the former. The citizens went out into the streets to celebrate, with the rebel soldiers firing at the sky to signal their victory. The residents asked to be taken to the “house of the donkey”, the presidential palace that had cost $1bn of tax money to build. People rejoiced in a newly found freedom and spoke out loud about the future of their country for the first time. Turkey claimed that 7,600 Syrians crossed the border to return home following the fall of Assad.
Protests erupted throughout Georgia after the government suspended EU membership talks until 2028, demanding democratic reforms and closer EU ties. As a country with a population of 3.7 million, its stability and sovereignty are critical in the region. Following the government's decision to halt EU membership negotiations until 2028, Georgia has seen a rise in protests and political unrest in recent weeks. At nationwide rallies in Tbilisi, thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to demand democratic reforms and renewed commitment to the EU. Georgia's long history of protecting its stability, and sovereignty, and efforts to strengthen its links with the West are highlighted by the government's efforts to handle this crisis.
