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New York's Stop and Frisk Tactic Leaves Lasting Mark
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (IPS) - A colourful mural occupies the entire facade of the right side of a three-storey house on the corner of Irving and Gates Avenue in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Bushwick. It depicts a group of youths taking cellphone footage of an arrest scene. Above it, a message reads, "You have the right to watch and film police activities."
Q&A: Everyone Loses in War Over Amazon Dams – Part 1
- Inter Press Service
SAO PAULO, Aug 27 (IPS) - In the war over major hydropower dams in the Amazon jungle, everyone loses - even the winners who manage to overcome the opposition and build them, but who suffer delays, costs that are difficult to recoup, and damage to their image.
Exclusive Bus Lanes Speed Things Up in Buenos Aires
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 27 (IPS) - A new system of exclusive lanes for bus rapid transit appears to be benefiting public transport passengers and bus drivers in the most congested part of the centre of the Argentine capital.
Rwanda Tribunal Digs Up Partial Truth
- Inter Press Service
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug 27 (IPS) - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) based in Arusha, Tanzania, is due to conclude its business at the end of 2014 following several deferrals. A United Nations Security Council Resolution set up the tribunal in 1994.
Censorship Threatens to Re-emerge in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (IPS) - One year after the government officially struck down laws obstructing free press in Myanmar, a parliamentary bill could allow previous censorship practices to re-surge.
Peace No Longer Rests on the Palestinian Issue
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 27 (IPS) - The end of the world's most enduring conflict was always regarded as the essential linchpin of Mideast security. As direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resume following a three-year hiatus, it seems too late for peace between them - if the declared goal of a peace deal within nine months is achieved - to end the violence unleashed by the ‘Arab springs'.
Widows Celebrate a Little At Last
- Inter Press Service
VARANASI, India, Aug 27 (IPS) - Namuna Gautam was among millions of Indian women who celebrated Rakshabandhan this year, but one thing set her apart. It was the first time the 80-year-old took part in the festival, in which sisters pray for the long life, health and happiness of their brothers.
Major U.S. Debate Over Wisdom of Syria Attack
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - While some kind of U.S. military action against Syria in the coming days appears increasingly inevitable, the debate over both the why and how of such an attack has grown white hot here.
U.S. Sells Attack Helicopters to Indonesia amid Rights Concerns
- Inter Press Service
U.N.'s New Phone Network Vulnerable to Surveillance
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (IPS) - The U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance and telephone data collection programme has come under heavy fire for violating privacy laws, even as the U.N.'s new telephone network appears vulnerable to hackers and eavesdroppers.
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