News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 51
Sri Lanka Gets Temporary Reprieve Over U.N. Report on War Crimes Charges
- Inter Press Service
“Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - A leading advocacy group warns of a "worldwide deterioration in freedom of information" last year.
Sri Lanka Seeks U.S.-U.N. Backing for Domestic Probe of War Crimes Charges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 06 (IPS) - Sri Lanka's newly-installed government, which has pledged to set up its own domestic tribunal to investigate war crimes charges, is seeking political and moral support both from the United States and the United Nations to stall a possible international investigation.
Battling Terrorism Shouldn’t Justify Torture, Spying or Hangings, Says U.N. Rights Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is the legal guardian of scores of human rights treaties banning torture, unlawful imprisonment, degrading treatment of prisoners of war and enforced disappearances, is troubled that an increasing number of countries are justifying violations of U.N. conventions on grounds of fighting terrorism in conflict zones.
Twiplomacy Gets Its Day in the Sun at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) - Formerly derided as the domain of time-wasting and self-obsession, social media has emerged as an unlikely shining light for international relations and social activism.
OPINION: Looking Two Steps Ahead into Saudi Arabia’s Future
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (IPS) - Much has been written about King Abdullah's legacy and what Saudi Arabia accomplished or failed to accomplish during his reign in terms of reform and human rights. Very little has been written about the role that Muhammad bin Nayef, the newly appointed deputy to the crown prince, could play in the new Saudi Arabia under King Salman.
OPINION: After the Terrorist Attacks in Paris
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (IPS) - What happened in Paris on Jan. 7 – known all over the world – is totally unacceptable and inexcusable.
U.N. Helpless as Saudi Flogging Violates Torture Convention
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (IPS) - Flogging a dead horse, as the old idiom goes, is far removed from flogging a live Saudi blogger.
Press Looks at Future After “Charlie”
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jan 15 (IPS) - In the wake of last week's attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead, a heated battle of opinion is being waged in France and several other countries on the issue of freedom of expression and the rights of both media and the public.
OPINION: Islamic Reformation, the Antidote to Terrorism
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (IPS) - The horrific terrorist attack on the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo has once again raised the question about violence and Islam. Why is it, some ask, that so much terrorism has been committed in the name of Islam, and why do violent jihadists seek justification of their actions in their religion?
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