News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 105
Mideast Crackdown Puts U.S. Democracy Line to the Test
- Inter Press Service
As popular protests escalated in some restive Arab countries Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama criticised the regime- sanctioned blood- letting of innocent demonstrators mobilising against government corruption and repression.
U.N. Chief Rebukes Repressive Middle Eastern Leaders
- Inter Press Service
As the military and the police try to violently suppress demonstrations spreading across Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, Iraq and Iran, a usually reticent U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is taking a hard line against the oppressive authoritarian regimes in the politically volatile Middle East - and specifically against unrelenting leaders cracking down on protesters.
As Talks Stall with Iran, U.S. Steps Up Propaganda War
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's revolution appears to have stiffened the spine of the Barack Obama administration when it comes to Iran.
Soviet Shadow Over Russia
- Inter Press Service
With less than a year remaining for parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia, human rights activists and opposition forces have become targets of political intimidation and frequent harassment by law enforcement agencies. They see an effort to exclude them from the country’s democratic process.
Jailed Reporters at 14-Year High, CPJ Says
- Inter Press Service
The number of reporters in detention around the world has reached the highest level in 14 years, with China and Iran claiming top spots as jailhouses for journalists, according to the annual 'Attacks on the Press' report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Tuesday.
Q&A: 'Art Can Transform Small Aspects of Society'
- Inter Press Service
For the first time, Cuba's National Fine Arts Prize was awarded to a member of the country's '80s generation': René Francisco Rodríguez, whose work crops up in the most unexpected places in urban communities, and who finds it hard to relinquish the 'utilitarian character of art.'
Elephants Find a Place in Cricket Cup
- Inter Press Service
Sri Lanka goes into a frenzy this month as it plays co-host to the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Conservationists hope the national pasttime will share national and international media attention with an endangered Sri Lankan resident: the elephant.
PHILIPPINES: Island Kids Get Connected
- Inter Press Service
In a remote island community where fishing is the main source of living, one would expect children to be surfing the waves and not surfing the net.
PAKISTAN: Divided Between the Mullah and the Model
- Inter Press Service
A spat between a Pakistani actress and an Islamic leader has emerged as a vivid revelation of a deep split across the nation between different sets of values.
ARGENTINA: Boom in Gay-Friendly Theatre
- Inter Press Service
The nearly 200 theatres in the Argentine capital have been staging an increasing number of plays exploring gender identity or specifically gay issues in recent years, in mainstream, fringe and state-run productions.
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