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EGYPT: Eerie Silence Follows ‘Unprecedented Brutality’
- Inter Press Service
Tear-gas and smoke wafted through the air of the Egyptian capital on Friday as police moved swiftly to disperse anti-government demonstrations throughout the city.
Rampant Speculation Inflated Food Price Bubble
- Inter Press Service
Billions of dollars are being made by investors in a speculative 'food bubble' that's created record food prices, starving millions and destabilising countries, experts now conclude.
EGYPT: Embattled Regime Cuts Internet Services
- Inter Press Service
Twitter was an early casualty. Then Facebook access became spotty. But when the Internet itself went down, Egyptian pro-democracy activists knew their protests were having an effect.
SOUTH AFRICA: New, Assertive Women's Voices in Local Elections
- Inter Press Service
Noncedo Pulana lacks many things, but she is certainly not short of confidence as she prepares to stand for election as Khayelitsha ward councillor. She feels her long years as an activist in the sprawling township have prepared her to do a better job.
Russia Struggles to Get a Grip on Corruption
- Inter Press Service
A government initiative aimed at rooting out deep-seated corruption in Russia has hit a number of stumbling blocks since its implementation. According to experts, the initiative, adopted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the beginning of his term, has been unsuccessful in combating the pervasive issue of corruption, particularly in regional administrations and offices, in this eastern European country.
Dams Threaten Aboriginal Tribe
- Inter Press Service
Over the years, the Kadars, a dwindling aboriginal tribe who live on the borders of the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, have survived pestilences, extreme exploitation and even mass sterilisations. But a new government plan to build a hydroelectric dam across the Chalakudy River would have been the death knell for the group who now number about 1,500.
AFRICA: France Plays Suspicious Role in Countries in Crisis
- Inter Press Service
The three African states in which political crises have recently erupted — Côte d’Ivoire, Niger and Tunisia — all feature a strong French economic presence as well as close military and political ties to the former European colonial power, with France at times playing a protective role towards elites accused of abuses.
Forest Summit Seeks 'People-Friendly' Solutions
- Inter Press Service
Earlier this month, on a hot and humid day in the Jambi province of Indonesia, a group of local farmers was critically injured after being shot as they attempted to harvest fruit on a contested palm plantation.
ALGERIA: Civil Society Demands End to State of Emergency
- Inter Press Service
The lifting of the state of emergency that has been in force in Algeria for nearly 20 years has emerged as a rallying point for groups united for democratic change.
VIETNAM: Communist Party Steps on Already Stifled Newspapers
- Inter Press Service
A week after Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party ended its pivotal congress of the country’s political elite, there is little evidence in the state-controlled media of a possible return to the openness that once saw high-profile corruption scandals exposed in print here.
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