Ethnic Tensions And Kenya's Rift Valley
Region: KenyaWinning electoral team held up as model of ethnic cooperation, but that isn’t quite reflected on the ground. By an IWPR reporter in Kenya The election of ... more
Views: 750Nepal: Oligarchic politics drowns people in profound despair
Region: Nepal
April 10 is the fifth anniversary of the historical Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in Nepal. The elected CA failed to draft a new constitution nationally agreed upon as a tool to manage the 10-year Maoist ... more
Views: 941Azeri Muslims Protest Arrest of Anti- Government Theologian
Region: AzerbaijanAuthorities’ attempt to portray Islamists as threat could drive them to team up with wider opposition. By Idrak Abbasov The arrest of an Muslim theologian who preached agai... more
Views: 581Georgia Shifts from a Presidential to a Parliamentary System
Region: GeorgiaPresident loses some powers, but his allies use vote to show they still count. By Sopho Bukia Parliament in Georgia has voted to change the constitution to restrict the powers... more
Views: 574Lebanon: Civil Marriage Legally Approved
Region: LebanonEarlier this year, Kholoud Succarieh and Nidal Darwich initiated Lebanon's first civil marriage [1]on Lebanese soil, in a country where only religious marriages could be contracted until then, and where civil status is ... more
Views: 667Jehovah's Witnesses Face Discrimination in Cuban Schools
Region: CubaRefusal to conform with state ideology exposes faith group members to discrimination. By Yaremis Flores Marín A member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cuba filed a complaint w... more
Views: 1800Cyprus: Bailout Crisis Threatens Access to Banks
Region: CyprusIf you are in Cyprus, your life's savings hangs in the balance, as the government deliberates a controversial €10 billion [1]bailout agreement reached with the Eurogroup [2] that puts the country's saving deposi... more
Views: 575Protests Against Army Deaths in Azerbaijanis
Region: AzerbaijanOfficials dismiss public expressions of anger as plot by agents provocateurs. By Seymur Kazimov, Police in Azerbaijan used water cannons and stun grenades to disperse people protesting against con... more
Views: 539Nepal in the making of a Failed state
Region: Nepal
Wiki defines Failed State as "A failed state is a state perceived as having failed at some of the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government. There is no general consensus on the definiti... more
Views: 836Accusations Link Pope Francis to Kidnapping of Liberal Jesuits During "Dirty War"
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Silvia Viñas The election of Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio as the new Catholic Pope [1] has raised questions about the former cardinal's alleged involvement with Argentina's 1976-1983... more
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