News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 112
CHILE: Ex Political Prisoners in Therapeutic Theatre
- Inter Press Service
A group of former political prisoners in Chile will become actors and actresses this month to heal the wounds left by the 1973-1990 dictatorship. They will be performing a cycle of plays written in torture camps and in exile.
MALAYSIA: By-Poll Will Test Political Drift
- Inter Press Service
Following the political tsunami in March, which propelled a disparate opposition alliance to power in five of 13 Malaysian states, voters in the capital of oil-rich Terengganu state will determine Saturday if an 'east coast monsoon' will drive the alliance closer to national power.
POLITICS: Israeli Attacks on Gaza Escape Global Media Scrutiny
- Inter Press Service
Israel's relentless air attacks on a besieged Gaza, which have killed over 1,000 Palestinians and destroyed hundreds of homes, continue to take place away from the gaze of the international news media.
RELIGION: Catholic Church Family Meet Slams Door on Diversity
- Inter Press Service
The social diversity and broad range of thinking among Catholics is conspicuously absent from the Sixth World Meeting of Families taking place in the Mexican capital this week, say observers.
CULTURE-PAKISTAN: Artistes Caught in Crossfire
- Inter Press Service
Arson attacks and killings have shut down girls’ schools and brought a thriving entertainment industry to its knees in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
SRI LANKA: Journos Vow to Carry on Slain Editor's Legacy
- Inter Press Service
Every Tuesday the editorial of ‘The Sunday Leader,’ the feisty, investigative Colombo newspaper, goes through a ritual. Through the morning the editorial staff amble in and out with tension levels rising as deadlines near.
EL SALVADOR: Central America’s Leader in Cell Phone Use
- Inter Press Service
By the end of 2008, El Salvador had the largest number of cell phones per person in Central America, with 6.6 million for a population of 5.8 million.
MIDEAST: Malaysia Exercised Over Gaza
- Inter Press Service
As an economically advanced country that seeks a key role in the Muslim world, it is perhaps natural that Malaysia and its people are exercised over Israel’s war in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
RELIGION-INDIA: Reviving Buddhism Where It Was Born
- Inter Press Service
Over 50 years ago, the author of India’s constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, set in motion a Buddhist socio-political movement which many believe is now ready to fructify through Mayawati, chief minister of northern Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state.
RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA: No Accountability For Anti-Terror Errors
- Inter Press Service
Despite the Kevin Rudd-led government committing to introduce all ten recommendations of the inquiry into Australian authorities’ bungled terrorism investigation of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, civil rights groups are concerned at the lack of accountability for mistakes made.
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