Superstitious Albino Killings in Tanzania Must Stop

Telesphor Remigius Magobe 40 minutes ago Region: Tanzania, United Republic of

There have been since last year albino killings in Tanzania as the albino organs, particularly genitals, limbs, breasts, fingers and the tongue are reportedly in high demand by people involved in mining and fishing activities in the Lake Victoria Zone, especially Mwanza, Shinyanga and Mara regions.   Besides the albino killings the three regions are also notorious for killing people believed to be witches or wiz... more

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Women's lack of rights is a great obstacle for freedom of information in Bangladesh.

Mahfuzur Rahman 4 days ago Region: Bangladesh

Women are the majority part of the total population. But they are being suffered by many ways in whole world especially in the third world countries like Bangladesh. We are telling about the rights of information. But first we have to think about the rights of the huge number of women who are making a great contribution for the society to make it civilized.  women’s right refers to the freedoms inheren... more

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National Elections and Removal of Emergency

Razu Ahmed 6 days ago Region: Bangladesh

During its first-round dialogue with the Caretaker Government CPB has demanded that the promise to conduct free and fair national elections and the handing over power to the elected govt. before the end of 2008 be fulfilled. CPB cautioned against any attempt to deviate from the repeatedly declared 'road map' for national election and said that in such a case the country will be hurled into a disastrous situation and it... more

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Communal Forces Try to Create Anarchy

Razu Ahmed 6 days ago Region: Bangladesh

The communal and religious fundamentalist forces have taken to the streets and precipitated an anarchic situation in the country. Starting from early March they have raised hue and cry over a framed up allegation that the recently declared National Womens Development Policy is anti-Islamic. They have opposed equal rights of women and men' and said that women should be given `justified' rights and not `equal' rights, an... more

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David and Goliath: What is behind the EU Stabilization and Association Agreement with Serbia?

Miljan Zečević a week ago Region: Serbia

- Kosovo is once more in Serbian history the alleged determining factor of the future path that the country is going to take.            On the 29th of April, Serbian President Boris Tadić put his signature on the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union (EU). The SAA is a major step on quite a long road towards reaching a full EU members... more

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Gas shortage grounds police helicopters

Al Jeratso a week ago Region: Philippines

Good news that the Philippine National Police is scheduled to acquire some helicopters for its official use. My only worry is that these helicopters may be taken advatanged of by some unscrupulous police officials to serve their personal interests. Instead of being used for surveillance operations or monitoring robbers who are on the run in the mazy streets of Metro Manila and elswhere, these helicopters may end up tr... more

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Dirty Politics Tarnish Education in Tanzania

Telesphor Remigius Magobe a week ago Region: Tanzania, United Republic of

A recent students boycott at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) had finally and in a way that astounded most students, parents and well-wishers ended in disgrace after the Government imposed harsh measures on demonstrating students.   The Government’s action has been interpreted by some critics as a way of suppressing the students’ grievances or dodging them so that they remain subservient to the... more

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Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande passed away

Rama Lingam a week ago Region: India

One of the last remnants of Gandhian idealogy,Nirmala Deshpande died at the age of 79.The noted Gandhian espoused the cause  of  peace and communal harmony over a period of six decades.She has been conferred with the Padma Vibushan and Rajive Gandhi Sadbavana Award. Taking the cue from Mahatma, she had gone on a peace march in Orissa following the killing of  Christian Missionary Graham Staines in 1999 ... more

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Latin American Neo-Populists: Or how I learned that Populism is nothing but Rhetorical Poppycock

Alejandro López De Haro Jr. a week ago Region: Venezuela

Latin America has tragically been under the spell of populist governments through out its tumultuous history. There seems to always be an important neglected sector of the population that will always fall for the belief that someone will hold a messianic solution to their problems. Not that they are completely to be blamed because many of the neglected are simply uneducated and/or frustrated after many years of injusti... more

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Barack Obama Nation, Only This, and Nothing More

David Brant a week ago Region: District of Columbia

There is a man running for the office of what is by default the world's highest singular authority: the office of President of the United States. And many have swooned and shouted rapturously at his rallies and as he gives speeches, calling him "handsome" and "eloquent" and "a force for change" and "representative of the people" and many other wondrous adjectives and adjectival phrases. And this beat has gone o... more

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