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Assisting Rather than Deporting Victims of Trafficking in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Dic 23 (IPS) - María came to Spain from Paraguay to work as a housekeeper in a hotel. But it was a false job promise, and she ended up in a nightclub, where she was forced to work as a prostitute.
Are Things Falling Apart for Zimbabwe’s MDC-T Party?
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Dic 23 (IPS) - Losing the Jul. 31 polls in Zimbabwe may have been a heartrending experience for the country's former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, but a veiled succession struggle in his own party may prove the straw that breaks his political career.
Some Cartoons Aren't Funny
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Dic 23 (IPS) - A woman and her husband are seated at a table. As she talks, he seems to be ignoring her, his head hidden behind a newspaper.
Local Militias Hold Sway in Cote d'Ivoire's Lawless Duékoué
- Inter Press Service
DUÉKOUÉ, Dic 22 (IPS) - In Cote d'Ivoire, traditional hunters known as dozos are accused of human rights abuses and extortion. But in several areas, they also remain the sole guarantor of local safety.
Taste Test Stymies Caribbean's Climate-Resistant Crops
- Inter Press Service
CARONI, Trinidad, Dic 22 (IPS) - Ramdeo Boondoo, a root crop farmer in Caroni, Trinidad, understands better than most the challenge of developing crops that are both climate resilient and marketable.
Russia Plays the Pardon Game
- Inter Press Service
, Dic 22 (IPS) - An amnesty freeing high-profile detainees and convicts and the pardoning of arguably Russia's most famous political prisoner have failed to move critics of the country's appalling human rights record.
Iran Sanctions Bill Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 21 (IPS) - This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the Israel lobby here in decades.
Women Advance in Distant Islands
- Inter Press Service
BUALA, Solomon Islands, Dic 21 (IPS) - Women's political representation in the Pacific Islands region is globally the lowest at 3.65 percent, compared to the world average of 18 percent. Leadership is still widely perceived as ‘men's business' and voting is heavily influenced by nepotism and money politics. However, Rhoda Sikilabu, minister for community affairs in Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands is demonstrating that women leaders can drive development progress and win voter support.
Ethiopia Swamped by Tidal Wave of Returned Migrants
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Dic 21 (IPS) - The return of 120,000 young undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia has sparked fears that the influx will worsen the country's high youth unemployment and put pressure on access to increasingly scarce land.
Saudi Arabia's Ad Hoc Foreign Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 20 (IPS) - If you are confused or baffled by Saudi Arabia's foreign policy moves over the past month or so, you are hardly alone. It appears the Saudis themselves don't know quite what to make of the various situations in which they find themselves.
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