Israeli Media Criticized by Leftist for Coverage of Gaza Conflict
Region: IsraelBy Elizabeth Tsurkov The latest round of fighting between Israel and Gaza militants was covered around the clock in Israel. Media outlets largely adopted the government's narrative and justifications for the offensive. ... more
Views: 911Social Media a Battleground in Light of Airstrikes
Region: IsraelBy Jillian C. York Back in 2008, during Israel's attack on Gaza that left more than 1,400 (more than 700 of whom were civilians) dead, individuals the world over took to social media [1] to comment on the attacks and... more
Views: 2490INA: The Albanians in Macedonia have the right to Revolt
Region: Macedonia
Albanian news agency INA days ago published a special article, which called Albanians in Macedonia to revolution. Written material is Valbona Vardari. Citing the American writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, she p... more
Views: 1735Human Dignity And The Right To Choose
Region: United States
Your mommy is in a hospital dying from cancer, nothing more can be done by medicine to save her. To make matters worse mom also suffers from fourth degree Alzheimers and doesn't even know you anymore. Throughout the years... more
Views: 658Iranian Blogger Sattar Beheshti Death While in Custody
Region: IranBy Hooman Askary Iranian netizens have launched a major online storm [2] [fa] after the shocking news of a blogger's death in custody was first posted [3] [fa] by opposition websites. According to interviews [4] with Satt... more
Views: 884Better Sanitation Demanded in Rio de Janeiro
Region: Brazil
By Sara Moreira Sanitation is one of the central issues that will be addressed in the regional hackathon [1] [en] Developing Latin America [2] [en] on December 1 and 2, 2012. The work of one particular project in Brazil... more
Views: 733Mexico: 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: 739Turkmenistan: Human Rights Activists to Address European Parliament
Region: TurkmenistanBy 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: 980Vietnam: Government Arrests Three Bloggers
Region: Viet NamBy 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: 1199Perisic Appeal Hearing Set
Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina
Judges will hear appeals case of Momcilo Perisic on October 30. By Rachel Irwin - International Justice - ICTY The appeals hearing for former Yug... more
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