News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 110
SRI LANKA: Tamils Fearful For the Future
- Inter Press Service
As Sri Lanka celebrate 61 years of independence from British colonial rule on Wednesday, the enthusiasm is understandably not shared by minority Tamils living under the military jackboot in the north of the country.
Q&A: 'Internet Should Not Build Firewalls of Hate'
- Inter Press Service
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, one of the world’s leading human rights activists, is often heard on the subject of hate. He is an international authority on issues related to digital hate over the Internet.
MEDIA-SOUTH AFRICA: Battle Over Future of Public Broadcaster
- Inter Press Service
A powerful coalition of civic organisations is calling for a complete overhaul of the legal framework of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to force it to fulfil its public broadcasting mandate.
JAPAN: NHK World TV - New Kid on Broadcast Block
- Inter Press Service
Determined to tell its own story to the world Japan on Monday launched its own 24-hour English-language TV news channel - NHK World TV.
MEDIA-US: Gaza Coverage Echoed Govt Support of Israel
- Inter Press Service
U.S. television coverage of the recent three-week conflict in the Gaza Strip failed to tell both sides of the story, according to a number of media analysts.
THAILAND: Malay-Muslims Complain in Court of Torture
- Inter Press Service
A year after they were allegedly subjected to torture by the Thai army, two young men from the country’s troubled southern provinces have done what no other victim of similar abuse in the area has dared to do - go to court.
CHINA: Striking Hard in Tibet 50 Years After The Uprising
- Inter Press Service
China is preparing for the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising - which saw the Himalayan territory’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, flee into exile - with a 'strike hard' campaign and propaganda on the evils of feudal oppression in pre-1949 Tibet.
SRI LANKA: India Speaks Up For Embattled Tamils
- Inter Press Service
As humanitarian agencies warned of a major crisis unfolding in Sri Lanka, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee made a quick dash Colombo to extract promises concerning the safety of some 250,000 ethnic Tamils trapped in fighting between separatist rebels and government troops.
THAILAND: Don Challenges Lese-Majeste Law - Risks Jail Term
- Inter Press Service
In a country where the culture encourages people to bow, worship and even grovel before authority, Giles Ungpakorn has always been an exception.
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: Malaysian, Thai Officials Trafficking Burmese Migrants?
- Inter Press Service
A scandalous trade in Burmese migrant labour involving Malaysian and Thai officials and international human traffickers is now coming to light.
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