Nepal: Dalits beaten for requesting access to drinking water
Region: NepalTwo Dalits Karna Bahadur BK and Bimala BK in Dailekh district have been beaten for requesting access to drinking water, the state-owned Gorkhapatra daily reports on Saturday. According to the report, locals Jay Ba... more
Views: 1933Bahrain's High Court of Appeals Upholds Life Imprisonment Against Opposition Leaders
Region: BahrainBy Amira Al Hussaini Bahrain's High Court of Appeals upheld [2] jail sentences against 20 opposition figures accused of plotting to overthrow the regime today [September 4, 2012]. While international human rights organ... more
Views: 1080Political party with vested interests trying to mislead people: Sagar
Region: India
Srinagar, September 2 (Scoop News) - Asking the people to come forward and extended their active cooperation in ongoing developmental agenda of the government, Minister for Rural Development, Law, Justice, Parliamentary Af... more
Views: 1346He Said...She Said...What the Legislature Said
Region: United States
He said...she said... It's back to school time and you should know what that means. It means children showing up to school in cut-offs and short sleeves. ... more
Views: 1191Afghanistan: Taliban Blamed for Shocking Public Execution
Region: Afghanistan
By Omid Bidar In early July, an Afghan woman was executed [1] publicly in a small village in the Parwan province, about an hour's drive from the capital Kabul. The 22-year-old woman was reportedly killed after two... more
Views: 2301Portugal: Citizens Audit of Public Debt Raises More Questions Than Answers
Region: PortugalWritten byJúlio do Carmo Gomes and Translated by Sara Moreira Ever since Portugal's previous government and the troika (EU, ... more
Views: 1403Chile: Anti-Protest Law Draft Calls for Harsher Consequences
Region: ChileWritten by Felipe Cordero Chile's Minister of Interior, Rodrigo Hinzpeter has called on the Congress to approve a law that seeks harsher punishments for protesters, renewing a debate that started in the country a year a... more
Views: 967Protests Block Bulgaria's Capital City
Region: BulgariaWritten by Ruslan Trad This week, Bulgaria's capital Sofia was blocked for two days, June 13 and 14, due to the unsanctioned protests against the modification of the vague Forest Act, known as the “Amendment... more
Views: 1068Revised Birth Control Regulation Sparks Debate In South Korea
Region: KoreaWritten by Lee Yoo Eun The Korean Food and Drug Administration announced [1] on May 7, 2012, that emergency contraceptives, known as morning-after pills [2], will become available for purchase over the counter. Howe... more
Views: 1068It needs influence to get registered a FIR!
Region: IndiaLadakh, Jammu & Kashmir: Days are the gone when democracy was about equal rights to all. Now-a-days it needs influence to get registered a FIR in any dispute by the common man. On May 24 people at about 12: 15 mid da... more
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