News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 140
HAITI: Artists Join UN to Rebuild Cultural Life
- Inter Press Service
As international donors prepare to meet at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss ways to rebuild Haiti, after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, the country’s artistic community has been mobilising to make culture a key aspect of reconstruction.
US-CHINA: Google Puts Ball in Beijing's Court
- Inter Press Service
Internet users in China are reporting varying degrees of censorship on Google search results after the company moved its Chinese operation out of mainland China.
BRAZIL: Bringing the Multicoloured Soul of the Favela to Life
- Inter Press Service
The 'favelas' or shanty towns of Brazil are a uniform red ochre, the colour of unplastered brick walls. But two visual artists from the Netherlands want to paint them every colour under the sun, a facelift intended to showcase the colourful soul of these poverty-stricken neighbourhoods.
CUBA: Replica Slave Ship Drops Anchor amidst Debate on Racism
- Inter Press Service
A replica of the historic Cuban slave ship Amistad, which was taken over by the Africans aboard in 1839, is visiting Cuba, where academics and community leaders have begun to publicly debate the problem of racial discrimination that has not been stomped out in Cuban society.
SRI LANKA: Attack Over ‘Offensive’ Music Video Revives Old Fears
- Inter Press Service
Anger against the popular rap and hip-hop singer Akon, whose music video has footage of bikini-clad women dancing near a Buddha statue, may have been just a ruse used in this week’s attack on a private media house in Sri Lanka, media advocates fear.
TUNISIA: Rights Groups Condemn Harassment of Ex-Prisoners
- Inter Press Service
The Tunisian government should stop the harassment of political prisoners after their release from jail, say rights groups in two new reports.
BAHRAIN: Debate on Proposed Alcohol Ban Far From Over
- Inter Press Service
Legislators say it would encourage more Islamic behaviour and cure social ills, but critics say a complete ban by Bahrain on selling alcohol would mean big losses in tax revenues and lead to a black market in liquor.
CHILE: Restoring National Heritage in Wake of Quake
- Inter Press Service
The major earthquake that recently shook Chile - the fifth most powerful in the world since 1900 - and the subsequent tsunami not only destroyed thousands of homes, but wreaked havoc on historical monuments, museums, theatres, churches, parks and heritage zones.
MEDIA-MALAYSIA: Censorship Taking A Religious Turn, Critics Say
- Inter Press Service
For many Malaysian journalists these days, it has become very tricky to draw a clear line between commenting critically on an issue and offending a particular community and thus threatening social order.
BELARUS: Crackdown on Dissent Feared Ahead of Elections
- Inter Press Service
Civil rights leaders in Belarus are facing a campaign of persecution and harassment as autocratic President Aleksandr Lukashenko looks to crack down on the opposition ahead of local and presidential elections over the next year, rights activists warn.
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