Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 22
MIDEAST: Israelis Stage an Investigation Act
- Inter Press Service
Israeli soldiers and security forces have conducted a string of arrests and violent raids over recent weeks, at Jenin’s renowned Freedom Theatre, in their investigation into the murder of actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, the theatre’s former director and co-founder, earlier this year.
WikiLeaks Blames Guardian Newspaper for Leaks
- Inter Press Service
WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing website, has said that its massive archive of unredacted U.S. State Department cables was exposed in a security breach, which it blamed on its one-time partner - Britain's Guardian newspaper.
OP-ED-MEDIA: Colombian Law Sets Dangerous Precedent
- Inter Press Service
Colombian lawmakers are studying the 'Lleras law', the latest effort by that country to secure a free trade agreement with the United States by submitting to U.S. demands to comply with U.S. intellectual property laws. The bill is currently being fast-tracked with little input or consultation from Colombian citizens.
COLOMBIA: Risky Games Against National Peace Meeting
- Inter Press Service
One of Colombia's most popular national radio stations broadcast the wiretapped telephone conversations of a leader of a regional movement of displaced persons, David Martínez, misreporting that the voices heard were those of 'guerrilla ringleaders'.
Q&A: 'When People Are Mad, They Start to React' to Corruption
- Inter Press Service
The fight against corruption has taken centre stage in the government of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, and has led to the resignation or dismissal of several ministers over just a few months.
Aiming a Kick at Homelessness
- Inter Press Service
Loud bursts of cheering startled the throngs of tourists posing for pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower here last weekend.
IRAN: Music Finds a Voice in Tehran
- Inter Press Service
The waiter at the coffee shop moves rapidly to the entrance for a quick glance outside. Within, a young Iranian musician has started to play the saxophone. He has five minutes to perform, he cannot risk a raid on the 'guerrilla' location for a little music.
CULTURE-CUBA: Women Rappers a Vocal Minority
- Inter Press Service
Women are still a small minority on Cuba’s hip hop scene. 'If the situation is hard for us nationwide, imagine what it’s like in the eastern region, where this genre has very little recognition,' says Yaneidys Tamayo, leader of the group Las Positivas.
EGYPT: People-Funded TV Challenges Big Business
- Inter Press Service
Egypt’s most organised political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, is tapping crowds as a new financing method for its nascent TV station and media outlets to be able to compete with well-oiled challengers in corporate and government- run media.
INDIA: Hunger Shows its Power
- Inter Press Service
If India’s powerful central government that rules over the destinies of 1.2 billion people quails before a slight 74-year-old man, it is because he is armed with a weapon that has rarely failed in this country — extreme renunciation through a fast-unto-death.
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