Full Coverage: Politics

30.09.2006 from Climate Change blog:
The Bush administration has censored the latest round of scientific inquiry, reports Glen. 'Some leaders would rather lie, kill and obstruct than lead, provide vision and save the Planet.'

29.09.2006 Recent events in Lebanon and the stalemate in the Middle East peace process have demonstrated the growing failure of the Security Council to tackle issues under its mandate, the Defence Minister of India told the General Assembly, calling for reform of the 15-member body.

28.09.2006 On September 16, over one million people raised their hands in a vote to recognize center-left leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the “legitimate president” of Mexico... This act of civil resistance ushered in a new stage in an electoral conflict that has developed into an all-out battle for the country's future.

27.09.2006 Here in Brazil, the country is on the eve of the first round of elections at the state and national level. It is the fifth time since the end of the military dictatorship that Brazilians will vote for a president, state governors and representatives. The social movements struggled hard for this right to vote­has it made a difference for the Brazilian people?

26.09.2006 “Vega” Humanitarian Organization from Skopje strongly opposes the idea of the local self-government in Suto Orizari Municipality to change the name of the “July 26” elementary school into “Arben Bajrami” Elementary. VEGA condemned the already adopted decision of the Local School Board that the name should change.

25.09.2006 A “serious problem” is looming in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula where escalating violence between the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Government forces has cut food supplies and driven 60,000 people, nearly half of them children, into displaced persons camps, United Nations agencies have warned.

22.09.2006 Journalists in Afghanistan are facing increasing pressure and threats for doing their jobs, mainly from government authorities and regional warlords, the country’s leading media association - Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) - warned in the capital, Kabul.

21.09.2006 from sustainablog:
'No one can say that Al Gore's speech at New York University's School of Law was anything short of bold and politically courageous. Gore went places that few politicians would dare, and brought the concept of the carbon tax into the political mainstream.'

12.09.2006 The week-long 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) opened Monday with the usual suspense over whether or not Cuban President Fidel Castro would be participating, although heightened this time by the fact that he is recovering from major surgery and is the leader of the host country.

07.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 7 (OneWorld) - Thousands of Latino community leaders from across the country convened in Los Angeles Wednesday for what organizers say is the first massive gathering of Latino community leaders, organizations, and elected officials since 1977.

06.09.2006 The results of Bolivia's elections sealed the right wing's defeat as a powerful political force while demonstrating just how well established the Movement toward Socialism (MAS, for the Spanish initials) has become.

06.09.2006 NEW YORK, Sep 5 (OneWorld) - Major environmental groups across the United States are hailing California's historic move to reduce global warming emissions, amid renewed calls for federal agencies and other states to do the same.

04.09.2006 According to the civilnodrustvo.ba portal, the October 1 General Elections will be monitored by 7,000 citizen observers from all municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

04.09.2006 from Climate Change News:
Activists wield their logic at Drax in response to rising risks of runaway climate change.

01.09.2006 The OSCE Presence in Albania today welcomed the agreement between Albanian ruling and opposition parties on electoral and media issues and noted that the move was a positive reflection of the parties' shared responsibility for Albania's reforms and future.