Russia:Conspiracy Theories About Boston Bombings
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Daniel Alan Kennedy Conspiracy theories flourish in times of confusion and uncertainty. Claims that the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings were part of some sort of US government-led false flag opera... more
Views: 502RuNet: What Does the Boston Bombing Mean for Chechen Cause?
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Andrey Tselikov In the days since the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechen and “Suspect #2″ in the Boston Marathon bombings, there has been surprisingly little cogent analysis of the situat... more
Views: 523French Author Stéphane Hessel Mourned By International Activists
Region: France
Written by Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira · Translated by Alison Writer, human rights advocate, and French resistance fighter Stéphane Hessel [1], whose bestselling manifesto on peaceful uprising inspi... more
Views: 620Prostitution: Abolish or Regulate? Part I
Region: BelgiumBy Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira Two hundred NGO's from across Europe gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels on December 4, 2012. They called for the abolition of prostitution [1] and presented outlines for a ... more
Views: 880Cuba: Travel Restrictions for Citizens Lifted
Region: CubaBy Ellery Roberts Biddle On October 16, the Cuban government announced plans to eliminate controversial travel restrictions on Cuban citizens. For decades, Cubans have been required to apply for government permission to... more
Views: 930Mexico: Central American Mothers in Search of Abducted and Missing Migrants
Region: MexicoBy Andrea Arzaba According to statistics by the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement [1] [es], in the last six years around 70,000 migrants [2] [es] have disappeared in Mexico. For several years, Central American mothers ... more
Views: 739The Struggle for Undocumented Youth
Region: United StatesBy Robert Valencia Hundreds of thousand of young undocumented immigrants rejoiced at the news: President Barack Obama's Government authorized registration for the deferred action plan, which allows them to res... more
Views: 849Seven Cameroon Olympic Athletes Missing
Region: CameroonBy Richard Wanjohi After treating us to some flamboyant national costumes during the opening ceremony, seven Cameroon athletes decided to shock the world by disappearing [2] from the London 2012 Olympic village. Says Ka... more
Views: 1397U.S. Supreme Court Issues Key Decision on Anti-Immigration Law
Region: Arizona
The United States Supreme Court recently issued their decision in the case Arizona v. United States, putting into question the constitutionality of Law SB 1070. The Supreme Court struck down three sections of the law, b... more
Views: 1227Arizonans Losers Again
Region: United StatesThis is a banner week for the U.S. Supreme Court, First up, the recent political decision on the Arizona immigration case and the provisions of SB 1070, Arizona's tough "anti-illegal immigrant" bill which challenged... more
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