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Political Violence in Venezuela, a Game With No Clear End
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Feb 17 (IPS) - Violence on the streets of Venezuela, with anti-government protests in the capital and 12 other cities, is a sign of hardening stances by both the government and its opponents as President Nicolás Maduro takes a trial-and-error approach to the economy in crisis.
Students Take On the Army
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 17 (IPS) - Disturbed by civilian casualties and moved by the plight of people living like refugees in their own country, students from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are demanding an end to army operations against militants on their native soil.
Refugees Ski Too, in Iraq
- Inter Press Service
PENJWIN, Iraqi Kurdistan, Feb 16 (IPS) - No one here has heard of the Sochi Winter Olympics. But the snow conditions are perfect in these Kurdish mountains of Iraq and 11-year-old Syrian refugee Hassan Khishman is thrilled to glide on skis for the first time.
Somalia Powerless to Stop Al-Shabaab Mobile Internet Shutdown
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (IPS) - Osman Ali, the owner of an electronics shop in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has been hard-hit since Al-Shabaab forced the biggest telecoms company to switch off its mobile internet service in this Horn of Africa nation.
European Ruling Ignites Freedom Debate
- Inter Press Service
BERN, Switzerland, Feb 15 (IPS) - A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to a Turkish national has kicked up a new row on anti-racism legislation.
Russian Health Going Down With Vodka
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (IPS) - Sitting in the dining room of a Moscow hotel, manager Yulia Golovanova explains why she always likes to see Russians, rather than foreigners, bring guests in.
Abolitionists Want to Set a Deadline for Nuclear Ban
- Inter Press Service
NUEVO VALLARTA, Feb 15 (IPS) - Countries in favour of nuclear disarmament have reached the point where they are ready to set a date for the start of formal negotiations to eliminate nuclear weapons, a decision that could be taken in Austria at the end of this year.
Growing Inequality Mars 20 Years of Women's Progress
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) - As the world moves closer to the 2015 end mark of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a new U.N. report illuminates how far global society has come, but also how far it still must travel to achieve its objectives.
Nuclear Weapons Leave Unspeakable Legacy
- Inter Press Service
NUEVO VALLARTA, Mexico, Feb 14 (IPS) - For decades, Yasuaki Yamashita kept secret his experiences as a survivor of the nuclear attack launched by the United States on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945.
South Africa’s Law to Stop Hate Crimes Against Gays
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Feb 14 (IPS) - "Every day I live in fear that I will be raped," said Thembela*, one of thousands of lesbians across South Africa being terrorised by the scourge of "corrective rape".
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