Georgia: Access to All Channels
Region: GeorgiaCable operators required to carry all TV channels, not just regime-friendly ones, ahead of October polls. By Nana Kurashvili Under pressure from opposit... more
Views: 922Portugal: Citizens Audit of Public Debt Raises More Questions Than Answers
Region: PortugalWritten byJúlio do Carmo Gomes and Translated by Sara Moreira Ever since Portugal's previous government and the troika (EU, ... more
Views: 1401JK CM says public empowerment imperative for good governance
Region: IndiaSrinagar ,July 06 (Scoop News) - Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday said that empowerment of general public is imperative for good governance and bringing transparency in administrative functioning. "I have put this asp... more
Views: 943Syrian Opposition Losing Credibility
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicDisconnect from conflict on the ground saps confidence in overseas political movement. By William Shaw The Syrian National Council, SNC, the main opposition coalition abroad, is losing credibility within the c... more
Views: 1018Chile: Anti-Protest Law Draft Calls for Harsher Consequences
Region: ChileWritten by Felipe Cordero Chile's Minister of Interior, Rodrigo Hinzpeter has called on the Congress to approve a law that seeks harsher punishments for protesters, renewing a debate that started in the country a year a... more
Views: 964U.S. Supreme Court Issues Key Decision on Anti-Immigration Law
Region: Arizona
The United States Supreme Court recently issued their decision in the case Arizona v. United States, putting into question the constitutionality of Law SB 1070. The Supreme Court struck down three sections of the law, b... more
Views: 1226Electricity Cuts Cripple Yemen
Region: Yemen
Written by Noon Arabia Electricity, food and water are basic human rights and have been the main demands of the majority of Yemenis long before the revolution started and still continue to be so. Nothing seems to have c... more
Views: 1218Sudan: Student Protests Indicate Action For A Regime Change
Region: SudanPresident under increasing pressure as student protests gather pace, but opposition forces still lack coherence. By Simon Jennings - International ... more
Views: 1727China: Space Mission Launch Raises Questions
Region: ChinaWritten by Oiwan Lam On June 16, 2012, China successfully launched the Shenzhou-9 capsule, the country's fourth manned space mission. In order to celebrate this national feat, Chinese portal website Sina Weibo, ha... more
Views: 1071Somalia: New Constitution Creates Rifts
Region: SomaliaWritten by Ndesanjo Macha Somalia [1] has never had a central government controlling the entire country since the fall of Muhammad Siad Barre [2] in 1991. The Transitional Federal Government [3](TFG) is the inter... more
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