Nicaraguans Support Law Protecting the Integrity of Women
Region: NicaraguaWritten by Norman Garcia · Translated by Marianna Breytma In April, a campaign called “I Support Law 779″ was launched on social networks to demand that a law protecting the physical, psychological an... more
Views: 110Mexico: 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: 218Hong Kong Dock Workers Demand Pay Raise
Region: Hong KongWritten by Oiwan Lam An ongoing strike by Hong Kong dock workers [1] demanding a pay raise and protesting arduous working conditions is delivering a costly blow to the city's port operators and winning widespread ... more
Views: 790Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating
Region: AngolaBy Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13... more
Views: 554Syrian Children Continue to Suffer the Consequences of War
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Rami Alhames This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/13 [1] During the last 10 years, around 10 million children are estimated to have been killed as a result of war, reports the Children's... more
Views: 842Crime Documented on YouTube: Executed by Hanging in Tehran
Region: IranBy Hooman Askary Two young men, Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sarvari, were executed by hanging in Tehran, Iran in the early hours of January 20, 2013 before the eyes of public spectators [1] [warning: graphic p... more
Views: 1172Bombs Falling in Gaza
Region: Israel
By Amira Al Hussaini Gazans stayed up all night as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian enclave. The situation flared up when Israel and Gaza exchanged fire - which still continues now - after Israel ki... more
Views: 810Brazil: Violence Sparked By Privatization of Public Space
Region: BrazilBy Raphael Tsavkko Garcia On October 4, 2012 hundreds of students and activists met at the Montevideo Plaza and in the Glênio Peres Square in Porto Alegre, to protest against what they called the privatization of ... more
Views: 913Iran: Collapse of Iran's Regime and Fall of Currency?
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: 1094African Viewpoints on the US 2012 Election
Region: CameroonBy Rakotomalala The United States (US) presidential election will be held on November 6, 2012, and as the campaign enters the home stretch, it's clear that the outcome of the race is likely to have big and lasting ... more
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