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Mapuche Indians Fight New Airport in Southern Chile
- Inter Press Service
TEMUCO, Chile, Nov 28 (IPS) - "This is a project that reflects the occupation…of Mapuche territory," said Iván Reyes, an indigenous leader staunchly opposed to the construction of an international airport in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía.
Amidst Turmoil, Nuke-Free Mideast Conference Derailed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - A long outstanding international conference on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, scheduled to take place in Finland next month, has been postponed, giving rise to speculation on whether it will ever get off the ground.
Elected a President, Got a Dictator
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 28 (IPS) - Brandishing flags and carrying banners denouncing "the new pharaoh", thousands of protesters thronged to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to voice their opposition to President Mohamed Morsi's attempt to expand his powers.
Feminists Want to Paint Cuba Purple
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Nov 28 (IPS) - There were no purple billboards on city streets, and no public service announcements on television to mark the date. But many different voices in Cuba remembered that this year marked the centennial of the birth of the local feminist movement, a platform for fighting for equality and against gender-based violence.
Taking the Knowledge of Doha back to Kenya’s Rural Communities
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Nov 28 (IPS) - The skyscraper Qatari capital city of Doha is a far cry from Cecilia Kibe's home in Turkana district, a remote area in Kenya inhabited by mostly nomadic communities and pastoralists hit hard by the effects of climate change.
Justice Lost in Mongolia’s Prisons
- Inter Press Service
ULAANBAATAR, Nov 28 (IPS) - Tucked away from the scrutiny of civil society, Mongolia's jails epitomise the limits of democracy in this county of 2.8 million people, where marginalised members of society often bear the brunt of a corrupt and under-resourced justice system.
South Sudan Oiling up for Self-Reliance
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Nov 28 (IPS) - As South Sudan continues negotiations with Sudan regarding the resumption of oil production and transit, the South Sudanese government says that it is developing its own industry and will start producing fuel for domestic consumption within the next eight months in order to avoid continued reliance on its neighbour.
Settlement Begins in U.S. Mismanagement of Native Funds
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (IPS) - After 17 years in litigation, the U.S. government has announced that hundreds of thousands of Native Americans will soon be receiving payments from what has been described as the United States' largest class-action lawsuit, which accused the government of massive mismanagement of trusts covering indigenous peoples' monies and lands.
Brazil, Turkey, India, Indonesia Key to U.S.-Backed Global Order
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (IPS) - The United States should focus increasingly on courting Brazil, India, Indonesia and Turkey, four "global swing states" critical to the preservation of the Western-dominated international order, according to a new report released here Tuesday by two major U.S. think tanks.
Why Are Women Shut Out of Peace Talks?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (IPS) - Against the backdrop of an upcoming U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on women, peace and security, a coalition of some 63 international women's groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has decried the absence of women during peace negotiations in post-conflict situations.
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