Sentences with phrase «political uprisings»

On certain occasions, they may extend their services to overcome political uprisings or natural disasters as well.

Additionally, civil wars or political uprisings can have similar effects.

The exhibition will feature Emily Prince's drawn archive of every fallen American serviceman and woman in Iraq; D - L Alvarez, Andrea Bowers, Sam Durant, and Frank Selby's renderings of iconic photos of political uprisings and counter-cultural movements; Fernando Bryce's redrawn historical archives; and Ewan Gibbs and Richard Forster's drawings after snapshots of the changing industrial landscape.

The meshing of «Urban Insights» with «Who's Afraid of Politics» drew attention to the fact that the urban fabric of Timișoara is itself deeply rooted in political uprisings.

The Marian Goodman Gallery in New York and White Cube in London both showcase her large - scale abstract paintings inspired by the Arab Spring and other political uprisings around the world.

The narrative talks of grand political uprisings and world changing events and often does so beautifully, but far too often it's easy to lose track of.

The traditional Nigerian film industry, unlike that of many other African countries, never really took off, with poverty and political uprisings...

And those blunt parallels to real life military and political uprisings from the not - so distant past and the film's near - future destiny is the greatest strength of the film.

The actor — who left Hollywood to be a rock star and hadn't been on screen for five years — thanked his mother and brother before mentioning «the dreamers» caught in political uprisings in Venezuela and the Ukraine.

Tsunami - damaged nuclear reactors, Twitter - fueled political uprisings, a possible violation of Einsteinian physics — these and other highlights defined this year in science and technology

Still convinced that Jesus would lead some kind of political uprising, the disciples argued amongst themselves about who would reign beside him when he became king.

Neither rebellion was given much chance for success, but whereas the political uprising was suppressed, the bridge revolt succeeded.

Any political uprising which isn't democratic (which isn't including the citizens as followers) will be a result of a single person's ideology shared by several others in power.

Bahrain is also still in the grip of a political uprising, with the tiny island nation undergoing a massive campaign of civil disobedience against the ruling Khalifa family.

Therefore, if the price of bread goes up five cents, they might be annoyed, but probably not ready to organize a political uprising over it.

As his company plans to improve the region's water quality, the family quickly learns that they're right in the middle of a political uprising.

Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly attack the city.

In the film, Wilson plays an American businessman who has moved his family to southeast Asia to become mixed up in a violent political uprising.

RECKLESS PASSED ON STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Chris Black (w, ep), Martin Campbell (d, ep) LOGLINE: Thriller centers on a resourceful problem solver who, when his wife is unjustly imprisoned during a political uprising overseas, resorts to entering a world of political intrigue, dangerous alliances and high emotional stakes in order to get her out.

In Southeast Asia an American family get caught amidst a violent political uprising.

Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly at... Read On

The problem that Egypt faces in the aftermath of last month's political uprising is one of perceptio...

This extensive wall installation consists of more than 200 real tomatoes splattered against the gallery wall on which beautifully crafted porcelain tomatoes are installed, evoking with a poignant sensitivity the interplay of a political uprising.

Both manmade and natural calamities are covered in travel insurance, be it a terrorist attack, political uprising, tsunami, earthquake or epidemic.

Not exact matches

With popular and sometimes violent uprisings daisy - chaining their way from Tunisia to Egypt to Libya and beyond, protesters in the so - called MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) have given fresh meaning to the old «domino theory» of political revolution.

We are seeing participation in the political arena (U.S. talk shows, faxes fueling uprisings in China and Russia).

History also shows that your formula produces bloody uprising, revolutions in the end and then a new era of political imbalance, which hurts everyone again.

As the SMC was preparing to hand over political power to an elected government after a Constituent Assembly had drafted the Third Republican Constitution, the country was hit by another military uprising on May 5, 1979 which was swiftly quelled by the authorities.

One needs to acknowledge that beyond their local political, economic, and societal implications, the Arab uprisings have triggered several developments in Middle Eastern politics and have thus affected the regional order.

Yet, with a political and economic crisis in Europe, an uprising in the MENA region and a strengthening of the East, Turkey has a unique role.

Mahmoud and Marwa represent millions of similar young Arabs who ignited and led the uprisings in their countries, aspiring for a new future where each one of them will have an equal say in the political process.

It took the UKIP uprising at the local, European elections and by - elections of 2014 for the political establishment to finally wake up to the messy and unpredictable reality of multiparty politics.

In the speech the leader of the June 4, 1979, uprising decried the spate of corruption that has characterised the political climate over the past few years describing it as a thousand times more than what prevailed prior to the June 4 uprising.

The leader of the June 4 1979 uprising, former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has decried the spate of corruption that has characterised the political climate over the past few years describing it as a thousand times more than what prevailed prior to the June 4 uprising.

Political leaders were celebrating the anniversary of the Libya uprising today, despite ongoing concerns about human rights abuses under the new regime.

Activists in the 1969 Stonewall Inn uprising accuse gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon of exploiting their efforts for political points

Hawass, who under Hosni Mubarak was recently named minister of antiquities, has been confronting an unusual uprising among his own staff as well as questions about his political future.

With its warring factions, citizen uprisings, guerrilla insurgencies, political intrigue, bloody warfare, family tensions, and homoerotic subtext, Coriolanus is one of the year's best political thrillers.

With wars, shootings, uprisings, poverty, political conflicts and problems world - wide, it's a wonderful breathe of fresh air and hope to watch Director Wim Wenders» Pope Francis - A Man of His Word written and produced by Wim Wenders and

The Intercept's Rachel Cohen noted that «as someone who did both an in - depth piece on Oklahoma's teacher uprising and a more recent story comparing political dynamics [among states] I don't think these media criticisms hold much water.»

The unprecedented anti-Common Core test uprising by New York parents has the full support of NYSUT (New York State's teachers union) and more than 120 local New York teacher union chapters, as well as the New York Working Families Party and a variety of groups on both the left and the right of the political spectrum.

From the streets of Moscow in the throes of political upheaval, to the Siberian gulags, and to the center of the Hungarian uprising in Budapest, The Secret Speech is a breathtaking, epic novel that confirms Tom Rob Smith as one of the most exciting new authors writing today.

Add to this the Mau Mau uprisings, myriad political assassinations and the mandatory forgetting of the disappearances and torture of thousands of men, women and children.

In fact, between 1840 and 1880 Germans were the largest group of immigrants, boosted by the «Forty - Eighters» - a wave of political refugees leaving the German confederacy either because they were on the government's wanted list or simply because they were disappointed by the failure of the 1848 uprisings to bring about political change and wanted to start afresh in a new country.

What the British did in Kenya to suppress the pro-independence mau - mau uprising in the 1950s, using murder, torture and mass imprisonment, was no more excusable than the mass arrests and political assassinations committed by Belgium when it was trying to cling on to the Congo.

Brings to teeming life the cultural and political history of the pivotal year of 1968, when television's influence on global events first became apparent, and spontaneous uprisings occurred simultaneously around the world.

But, for various reasons — uprisings in other parts of the empire, or shifting political situations — the plans were shelved.

Scenario-wise, the game is set against the backdrop of a rebel uprising that blossoms into a full - blown war, with Matsuno's characteristic political elements and some truly gut - wrenching story twists, many of which are consequences of the player's actions both in and out of battle.

created in response to his memory of the 1980 «gwangju uprising», these works convey suh's sense of blindness due to the lack of information about the political conditions.

Finally, the context of London as a site for political and cultural action emerges across the galleries, whether through documentation of Mona Hatoum's performance Roadworks in the streets of Brixton following the 1985 uprisings, or Black Audio Film Collective's video essay Twilight City which explores the effects on London of Thatcher's urban regeneration programme.