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Tag: Politics

 

Serb Party and Bosnian Elections

IWPR Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

Republika Srpska voters shift preference to ruling party’s opponent because it talks about economic problems rather than nationalist vision. By Maja Bjelajac ... more

Views: 1501
 

Putin Makes A Breakthrough in Tajikistan

IWPR Region: Tajikistan

Long-awaited deal finally reached, allowing Moscow to keep forces close to Afghan border.   By Galim Faskhutdinov - After months of stalled talks... more

Views: 956
 

Attack on 14-year-old Blogger

IWPR Region: Pakistan

Malala Yousufzai showed the way for young Pakistanis to speak freely, and Taleban extremists reacted with the only methods they know. By Anthony Borden  The Institute of War & Peace Reporting deplores the attac... more

Views: 688
 

Turkmenistan: Human Rights Activists to Address European Parliament

IWPR Region: Turkmenistan

By News Briefing Central Asia - Human rights activists from Turkmenistan will discuss the country’s dismal record when they address the European Parliament’s ... more

Views: 979
 

Iran: Collapse of Iran's Regime and Fall of Currency?

Global Voices Region: Iran

By Fred Petrossian The Iranian rial hit a record low on Tuesday October 2, 2012, yet Iranian authorities appear confused and powerless face to this financial tsunami. Sanctions [1] are being blamed for the national curr... more

Views: 1096
 

President Mikheil Saakashvili And Party's Election Defeat

IWPR Region: Georgia

Mikheil Saakashvili stays on until next year, but the coalition led by his opponent Bidzina Ivanishvili will start making the running.   By Teo Bichikashvil President Mikheil Saak... more

Views: 855
 

Vietnam: Government Arrests Three Bloggers

Global Voices Region: Viet Nam

By Mong Palatino Vietnamese bloggers Dieu Cay, AnhBaSG, and Ta Phong Tan were found guilty [1] by a Ho Chi Minh City court of violating article 88 of Vietnam’s criminal code, which involves the “spreading fa... more

Views: 1198
 

Fox News Accidentally Airs Arizona Suicide?

Betsy Ross Region: United States

This week was another banner week for the national media, and my former home state of Arizona. Recently, there was a mainstream media story regarding the "accidental" airing of a high speed chase in Arizona which was carr... more

Views: 3319
 

Iran: President Ahmadinejad's Colleague's Under Attack

Global Voices Region: Iran

By Fred Petrossian   While Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told [1] the U.N. General Assembly on September 26, 2012 that he has a vision for a new world order that would be absent of the “hegemony of ... more

Views: 1149
 

Access to Google and Gmail Blocked in Iran

Global Voices Region: Iran

By Fred Petrossian The Iranian regime has been an enemy to freedom of speech for decades but on Sunday, September 23, 2012, they still surprised many by announcing that they would begin filtering Google and Gmail in the... more

Views: 775




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