News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 13
Georgia’s Dangerous Anti-LGBTQI+ Law
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Georgia's ruling party has put LGBTQI+ people firmly in the firing line ahead of next month's election. On 17 September, parliament gave final approval to a highly discriminatory law that empowers the authorities to censor books and films with LGBTQI+ content, stop discussion of LGBTQI+ issues in schools, ban people from flying rainbow flags and prevent Pride events. The law excludes LGBTQI+ people from adopting children, bans gender affirmation surgery and refuses to recognise same-sex marriages of Georgians conducted abroad.
Severe Floods in Nigeria Magnify The Dire Humanitarian Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) - On Monday, the Alau dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, collapsed, causing flash floods to ravage neighbouring regions in Nigeria. This comes after weeks of torrential rain, which caused severe structural damage to the dam. The floods have changed the lives of thousands and caused high levels of damage to infrastructures. The impacts of the recent floods compound with Nigeria's pre-existing humanitarian crisis, which includes armed conflict, widespread malnutrition, and a failing economy.
TOGO: ‘The International Community Must Send a Clear Message That Power Grabs Won’t Be Tolerated’
- Inter Press Service
Sep 11 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the crackdown on civil society in Togo with a human rights defender who asked to stay anonymous for security reasons.
Nicaragua, China, India among 55 Nations Restricting Freedom of Movement
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - At least 55 governments in the past decade have restricted the freedom of movement for people they deem as threats, including journalists, according to a Freedom House report published last Thursday.
Venezuela Struggles to Hold on to Hope
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 19 (IPS) - There was an unusual sense of hope going into Venezuela's 28 July presidential election. Democracy seemed on the horizon. María Corina Machado, the opposition's rallying figure, had inspired a rare level of enthusiasm, promising millions of exiles they'd soon be able to return to a new Venezuela.
Freedom of Press in Jeopardy With Journalists in Crossfire in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 15 (IPS) - In the heart of Nairobi, as tear gas clouded the streets, the line between journalists and protesters blurred in the eyes of Kenyan law enforcement. A wave of anti-government protests, ignited by opposition to a proposed finance bill, has spiraled into violence, with journalists increasingly caught in the crossfire between police and protesters.
Will the New Cybercrime Treaty be Used as a Tool for Government Repression?
- Inter Press Service
Aug 08 (IPS) - A new UN Cybercrime Treaty, which is expected to be adopted by the UN General Assembly later this year, is being denounced by over 100 human rights activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) as a potential tool for government repression.
The treaty is expected to be adopted by a UN Ad Hoc Committee later this week and move to the 193-member General Assembly for final approval.
Nigeria: Why #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests Gained Traction
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Aug 06 (IPS) - Thousands of Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest against bad governance, corruption, soaring inflation, and the rising cost of living, in what has been termed "10 Days of Rage" and believed to mirror Kenyan protests organized by the youth.
Cambodia’s Young Environmental Activists Pay a Heavy Price
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) - It’s risky to try to protect the environment in authoritarian Cambodia. Ten young activists from the Mother Nature environmental group have recently been given long jail sentences. Two were sentenced to eight years on charges of plotting and insulting the king. Another seven were sentenced to six years for plotting, while one, a Spanish national banned from entering Cambodia, was sentenced in absentia.
Paraguay: ‘Bureaucratic Criminalisation’, New Legislation Threatens NGOs and Democracy
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Jul 29 (IPS) - In a move that has aroused national and international concern, the Paraguayan Senate has given preliminary approval to a controversial bill that imposes strict controls on NGOs in a case of ‘bureaucratic criminalisation’.
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