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Israeli Soldiers Show No Mercy to Palestinian Children
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 26 (IPS) - In a hamlet of the occupied West Bank, the testimony goes, Israeli troops chase a Palestinian child. “He was about two metres away – the company commander cocked his weapon in his face...The kid fell on the ground, crying and begging for his life.”
Gangs and Government Put Their Cards on the Table in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 25 (IPS) - The two main youth gangs in El Salvador and the government have exchanged the main points they would like to discuss in talks aimed at bringing to an end to two decades of spiraling criminal violence. But the media, legislators and the public at large remain hostile to the possible start of negotiations.
Whose Timber is it Anyway?
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 25 (IPS) - With Pakistan’s last major stands of deodar (cedar) threatened by a ‘timber mafia’, the local people in the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are resorting to direct action to stop the denudation of their picturesque alpine homeland.
Whose Timber is it Anyway?
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 25 (IPS) - With Pakistan’s last major stands of deodar (cedar) threatened by a ‘timber mafia’, the local people in the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are resorting to direct action to stop the denudation of their picturesque alpine homeland.
Veil Falls Over Egyptian Media
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 25 (IPS) - The former regime of Hosni Mubarak tightly controlled the press and intimidated journalists who dared to criticise it. Now it appears the Muslim Brotherhood has adopted similar tactics to stifle dissent.
“Justice Fallen to the Wayside” in South Sudanese County
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Aug 25 (IPS) - South Sudanese soldiers are allegedly beating and torturing civilians in the midst of a disarmament campaign in Jonglei state, and many have been unable to access justice because of a lack of prosecutors and judges, according to the United Nations and Human Rights Watch.
Gangs and Government Put Their Cards on the Table in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 25 (IPS) - The two main youth gangs in El Salvador and the government have exchanged the main points they would like to discuss in talks aimed at bringing to an end to two decades of spiraling criminal violence. But the media, legislators and the public at large remain hostile to the possible start of negotiations.
“Operation No Back Way to Europe” Keeps Young Farmers at Home in Gambia
- Inter Press Service
BANJUL, Aug 24 (IPS) - Mohamed Ceesay, a 20-year-old farmer from the Central River Region in the Gambia, is a high school dropout. But thanks to an initiative to discourage local youths from emigrating to Europe, he earns almost half the salary of a government minister from his rice harvest.
Why Are Hindus from Pakistan Crossing Over to India?
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Aug 24 (IPS) - Narain Das, a cloth merchant from Jacobabad in northern Pakistan, blesses his lucky stars that he has three sons, aged 18, 16 and 12. “If they were daughters, I, too, would seriously be thinking of migrating from here,” he reflects on the lack of protection his community faces.
Marketing in the Mud Along the Dominican Border
- Inter Press Service
JIMANÍ, Dominican Republic, Aug 24 (IPS) - Getting around on market day along the muddy border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti is almost impossible for those unfamiliar with the art of dodging the trucks, motorcycles and bicycles swerving amidst the messy piles of products scattered all over, and weaving among the hundreds of people coming and going between the two countries.
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