A small apartment building in Ottawa is using Canadian flags to send a message about Canada’s sovereignty.
Tag: Flags, Emblems and Insignia
Mexico’s President Calls Image of Flag in Protests a ‘Provocation’
On Friday, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico broadly criticized images of disturbances on U.S. streets that featured the Mexican flag as a “provocation.”
Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.
A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences
President Trump’s executive order is altering scientific exploration across a broad swath of fields, even beyond government agencies, researchers say.
Protesters in Kenya are Waving the Flag, Against the Law
Kenya has strict rules about displaying the flag. But some people have been wearing and waving them, and draping them on coffins, as a symbol of resistance.
18 Arrested at Israeli Nationalist Flag March Through East Jerusalem
The annual march celebrating Israel’s 1967 takeover of the mostly Palestinian East Jerusalem has long been a flashpoint.
Scottish Country Music Venue Ends Display of Confederate Flag
The flag, and efforts to ban it, had caused a rift among members of the Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow.
The Hottest New Accessory in Niger? A Russian Flag.
Russia has quietly been distributing its own flags throughout West Africa, where they are now considered “so cool.”
Flying Colors
State flags mix aesthetics and nostalgia.
2 Students, Punished for Rainbow Flags, Test China’s L.G.B.T.Q. Space
The students at an elite college in China found themselves on a collision course with the authorities amid a crackdown on gay and transgender expression.