Ceasefire Liberia In the News
Region: Liberia
Here we are about to start a new year and I am sitting at my computer reflecting on how far the Ceasefire Liberia project and website have come over the last nine months. Since we received the first small grant from Globa... more
Views: 2082I Did Not Insult President Sirleaf, says Sen. Taylor
Region: LiberiaBY: Peter Massaquoi for Ceasefire Liberia Bong County Senator Jewel Taylor has described as laughable reports that she insulted the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. It has been reported in some quarters in Mo... more
Views: 1177Urey Resigns from Contesting Elected Posts in Liberia
Region: LiberiaBy Leroy M. Sonpon, III Following defeat by the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate Geraldine Doe-Sheriff, the Unity Party candidate Clemenceau Urey has official resigned from contesting all elected posts in Li... more
Views: 969Iranian Men Don Hijab to Support Jailed Student
Region: Iran
Hundreds of Iranian men have dressed as women in Hijab to support Majid Tavakoli, a student activist who was arrested on December 7. Iranian authorities claim Mr. Tavakoli was dressed as a woman to escape after delivering ... more
Views: 2321Iran's Green Movement Spreads Despite Crackdown
Region: Iraq
Government violence reduced number of street protests, but movement has become more difficult to control. By Behzad Yaghmaian (MR No 16, 13-Nov-09) The presidential election of June 12, which Mahmoud Ahma... more
Views: 2213Myanmar Democracy Leader Suu Kyi May be Freed for 2010 Elections
Region: Myanmar
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be released soon by Myanmar's military regime so that she can play a role in next year's general elections, a senior Myanmar diplomat Mr Min Lwin, a director-general ... more
Views: 2125The ACORN Investigation Unveiled, The US Government Releases its Findings, By Robert Paisola
Region: District of Columbia
The ACORN situation has Matt Drudge so excited, he's goin' to Disneyworld! Drudge's top headline today is "ACORN REGISTERS 'MICKEY MOUSE'" referring to the revelation that some of ACORN's canvassers were turning in applica... more
Views: 2424Uruguay: Election Season Underway
Region: UruguayUruguay is experiencing, as it does every 5 years, an electoral process that will be decided on Sunday, October 25. However, if one candidate does not receive the majority of votes, then a run-off election will take place ... more
Views: 1562Let The Games Begin: Massachusetts Politcos Jockeying For Vacant Senate Seat
Region: United States
With the passing of Ted Kennedy last week and after the weeklong media coverage of both his life, and his politcal career now over, the media's attention has now been turned toward just who might fill the empty Senate... more
Views: 1407Poor Results Prompt US to Revise Military Strategy in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanGen. Stanley McChrystal is reexamining the American military strategy in Afghanistan, and has stressed that Afghan forces must take the lead. McChrystal’s Strategy Review Sources in this Story BB... more
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