Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 23
LATIN AMERICA: Citizens Chart Crime Using Online Maps
- Inter Press Service
'I was walking down the street, talking on my cell phone, when a guy on a motorbike came by and grabbed the phone out of my hand. I ran after him but I couldn't catch him. He had probably been following me.'
U.S.: Major Mobile Firm in Struggle With Striking Workers
- Inter Press Service
As unemployed young rioters rage across London and frustrated homeless people in Holon burn tires on the streets of Israel, the great capitalist democracy across the Atlantic is also feeling repercussions from its own floundering economy.
Turks Police Own London District Amid Rioting
- Inter Press Service
As London simmered under a heavy police lid last night, there were some areas of the city that had no need for flashing blue lights and riot shields to maintain the ragged sense of calm.
Restoring the Cuban City with a French Colonial Air
- Inter Press Service
The city of Cienfuegos, known in Cuba as the 'Pearl of the South', is unique for its spotless cleanliness, the orderly grid pattern of its streets, its 19th century architecture and its air of 'Grande Dame' elegance. Now its past splendours, ravaged by time or left to deteriorate because of economic difficulties, are being restored.
SWAZILAND: Impossible for Children to Access Public Information
- Inter Press Service
Many public officials in Swaziland do not think that access to information is a public right, but rather a privilege — which can be withdrawn at anytime.
CHINA: Microbloggers Launch Long March to Freedom
- Inter Press Service
China’s rapidly growing legion of microbloggers is proving a worthy foe against ongoing government efforts to monitor, influence and censor information on the country’s vast Internet. Government efforts have failed to curb an outpouring of anger and grief in the wake of the recent Wenzhou train disaster.
CHINA: Tianjin Embraces its Colonial Legacy
- Inter Press Service
When the old Astor Hotel reopened to great fanfare from the local city fathers here in 2010, it marked more the return of the 'Grande Dame of Tianjin' to the city’s growing collection of luxury hotels. It was a travel back to the future. It manifested the city leaders’ eagerness to embrace and rebrand the colonial heritage as a way of boosting Tianjin’s modern identity.
NEPAL: Religious Practices Oppress Women
- Inter Press Service
The recent gang-rape of a Buddhist nun and her expulsion from her sect have sparked a debate about the deep-rooted religious traditions and biases that foster discrimination and violence, especially against women, in this South Asian state.
People Find Online Power Now in Malaysia
- Inter Press Service
Following a major rally involving tens of thousands of protesters calling for electoral reforms in Malaysia, someone set up a Facebook page calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down. Within ten days, the number of people who said they 'like' the page crossed 200,000.
Freedom of Expression Can Be Limited Only in 'Exceptional Circumstances'
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations Human Rights Committee confirmed the central role of freedom of expression in human rights, making it clear that it can only be limited in the most exceptional circumstances, and calling for the first time for unrestricted public access to official information.
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