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Executions Rising in Iran
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 20 (IPS) - As many as 700 people were sentenced to death in Iran last year, according to UN estimates. Most were charged with drug-related crimes and belonged to ethnic minorities, new studies show.
OP-ED: Protect Elephants and Gorillas to Sustain Our Forests
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Mar 20 (IPS) - Of the endangered species listed for protection under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) a great many are forest dwellers – West African elephants, gorillas, bats and many birds.
Trade - Growth Recovering but Restrictions on the Rise
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 20 (IPS) - The Bali Package, approved on Dec. 7 by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members, was a historic achievement, representing a significant boost for trade, growth and development around the world. But its true significance lies in what it allows us to do next to conclude the Doha Development Agenda.
Russians Stand Strong Against Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Mar 20 (IPS) - As the West imposes what have been called the most comprehensive sanctions on Russia since the end of the Cold War, many ordinary Russians say they have no fear of any economic measures the U.S. or the EU may take against their country.
West Africa’s Refugee and Security Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Mar 19 (IPS) - In West Africa, the Malian and Ivorian political crises have resulted in the biggest number of refugees in the region. But brewing insecurity could mean that they will be unable to return home any time soon as armed groups remain a threat to West Africa.
Amidst the Guns, Free Choice for Crimeans
- Inter Press Service
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Mar 19 (IPS) - Crimean officials have reported that roughly 97 percent of Crimeans voted for independence from Ukraine on Sunday, with a turnout of about 80 percent. Yet the security situation in Crimea has led many to question how free the vote really was.
Behind Bars for Being Young, Poor and Wearing a Hat
- Inter Press Service
CÓRDOBA, Argentina, Mar 19 (IPS) - Just being young, dark-skinned, poor, and wearing a hood or cap exposes you to arrest as a suspected offender in the Argentine province of Córdoba. Arbitrary police detentions are based on the misdemeanour of "loitering", meant to prevent crime but in fact a violation of constitutional rights.
Fight Brews over Wild vs. Hatchery Salmon in U.S. Northwest
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, Oregon, Mar 18 (IPS) - Built in 1909, Bonneville Fish Hatchery is one of the oldest and largest in the Columbia River Basin, located in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
Cameroon ‘Safe Haven’ Town Strains Under CAR Refugee Influx
- Inter Press Service
Garoua-Boula, Cameroon, Mar 18 (IPS) - Abdul Karim arrived in Cameroon's eastern border town of Garoua-Boula from Central African Republic's Yaloke district at the end of February as part the largest influx of refugees into Cameroon.
Rapping to Uganda’s News Beat
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Mar 18 (IPS) - "People in Ukraine took over power.
"Celebrated a few days, then the party went sour…" raps Sharon Bwogi, aka Lady Slyke, on NewzBeat, a weekend show that airs on Uganda's channel NTV in both English and the local language Luganda.
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