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04.07.2009
Costa Rica is the "greenest and happiest" country on the planet, according to the 'Happy Planet Index': Britain is ranked 74th.
more...From: New Economics Foundation Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Costa Rica] [Environment]
03.07.2009
Britain’s largest retailer Tesco today comes under fire over 7p-an-hour garment workers in Bangladesh as shareholders prepare to hail the company’s record £3 billion profits at its annual meeting.
more...From: War on Want Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Bangladesh] [Corporations] [Labour]
02.07.2009
Despite changes in the US approach to the Muslim world, civilian populations are at greater risk than ever before in countries at the frontline of the "war against terrorism", according to the latest Peoples Under Threat ranking.
more...From: Minority Rights Group International Related topics/regions: [United States] [Terrorism] [Religion] 
02.07.2009
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, an international rights group says in a report published today.
more...From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related topics/regions: [Israel] [Palestine] Image: Bandiere di Israele e Palestina - da Oneworld
02.07.2009
More than 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes this year as a result of significant increasing violence in DR Congo, Sudan and Somalia, an international development agency said as heads of state met at the African Union summit in Libya to discuss peace and security across the continent.
more...From: Oxfam International Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Conflict] [Refugees] |
02.07.2009
A debate over the graphic video of the death of Neda Agha Soltan in Iran, with photography professor Fred Ritchin, Iranian-American poet and writer Roya Hakakian, historian Reza Afshari and media studies professor Steve Gorelick.
more...Related topics/regions: [Iran] [Information & media] 
29.06.2009
While the world watches the stand-off between the Iranian government and protesters, the end-game begins in Nigeria between its own angry mob of citizens railing against the establishment. Nicholas Benequista reports.
more...Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Democracy] [Civil society] Image: A young boy fetches water in front of the National Electoral Commission's office in Kano, the capital of Nigeria's second largest state. In 2007, thousands of residents surrounded these offices to express their distrust of the vote counting. Nigeria's National Assembly is currently considering reforms that might help curtail election-rigging. (Photo: Nicholas Benequista)
26.06.2009
For over half a century the Rohingya, the Muslim minority population in Myanmar, has fled repression and persecution to seek refuge in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries. Now increasing violence and intimidation are forcing the Rohingya to flee once again.
more...From: Médecins sans frontières Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Myanmar] [Refugees] Image: Rohingya Muslim refugee family in Bangladesh © Médecins sans frontières
25.06.2009
The horrific image of a young woman dying on camera in the midst of a protest in Iran turned into a rallying cry for many of those participating/following the events in Iran. What are the moral and ethical implications of bearing witness to such a horrific image?
more...Related topics/regions: [Iran] [Information & media]
23.06.2009
At least 11 Sri Lankan journalists were driven into exile in the past year amid a government crackdown on critical reporters and editors, says the Committee to Protect Journalists. Sri Lanka accounted for more than a quarter of journalists worldwide who fled their countries after being attacked, harassed or threatened with violence or imprisonment.
more...Related topics/regions: [Information & media] |
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