Plan to Erect Coal Power Plant in Bangladesh Provokes Outrage Among Activists
Region: BangladeshA plan to erect a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh next to the Sundarbans [1], the largest mangrove forest in the world which straddles Bangladesh and India, is drawing fire from activists in the country... more
Views: 91Teen Media Activist Killed in Syria
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
Omar Qatifaan, a 14-year-old media activist, was killed 21 May, 2013 while covering clashes between the Syrian Army and the rebel Free Army in the southern Daraa al-Ballad area of Syria near the border with Jordan.... more
Views: 133Ireland's Prominent Economic Crisis Watchdog Blogger Quits
Region: IrelandThe anonymous blogger behind Namawinelake [1], a prominent watchdog blog that chronicled Ireland's efforts to deal with its economic crisis, has stopped publishing, triggering a wave of speculation as to the blogge... more
Views: 415Mexico: Hunger Strike for Mothers of the Missing
Region: MexicoWritten by Silvia Viñas A group of mothers on a hunger strike commemorated Mothers’ Day outside the attorney general’s office in Mexico City demanding [1] [es] that the Mexican government keep its promi... more
Views: 229China:Obama's Commencement Speech Foder for Debate
Region: ChinaThis article by Rachel Wang originally appeared on Tea Leaf Nation on May 13, 2013 and is republished as part of a content sharing agreement [Format adapted to facilitate translation]. Last week, a speech by U.S. Presid... more
Views: 270Arrests During Gay Club Raid in Lebanon
Region: LebanonWritten by Joey Ayoub ‘Ghost', a gay-friendly club in Dekwaneh, Matn, Lebanon, was raided by 12 policemen under the order of Antoine Chakhtoura, the municipality's head. Customers were reportedly bullied out of th... more
Views: 279Chemical Plant Protest Censored in China
Region: ChinaWritten by Abby Residents of China’s southwestern Kunming city took to the streets on May 4, 2013 to protest against the potential production of a toxic chemical at a nearby factory. According to state media, the... more
Views: 364Women and Change in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanWritten by Omid Bidar Noorjahan Akbar, 22, is an Afghan women's rights activist and a prolific blogger. Although she is now studying in the United States, Noorjahan writes about the issues confronting women in Afghanist... more
Views: 466The South Korean Government Withdraws from Joint Industrial Complex in North Korea
Region: Korea, Republic ofWritten by Lee Yoo Eun A nearly decade-old, jointly run industrial complex in North Korea, a place often referred as “last bastion [1] of hope [1]” [ko] for Korean reunification, is on the verge... more
Views: 513Russia:Conspiracy Theories About Boston Bombings
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Daniel Alan Kennedy Conspiracy theories flourish in times of confusion and uncertainty. Claims that the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings were part of some sort of US government-led false flag opera... more
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