News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 69
Cuban Intellectuals Discuss the Transformation of the Public Sphere
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Aug 06 (IPS) - On discussion panels, by email and in the blogosphere, Cuban intellectuals are speaking out to bring a critical perspective and propose roads forward to national development. And they increasingly seem to be including the transformation of public space as one of their goals.
Native Peoples Take on Threadbare Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - With the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples coming up on Thursday, native communities are increasingly using media to challenge a legacy of stereotypes.
Women Rights Defenders Targeted in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - There has been an alarming increase over the past two years in violence against women human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico, according to women’s human rights organisations.
Mexican Activists Defend Internet Freedom
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jul 18 (IPS) - Mexican advocates of internet freedom are mobilising to protest their government's decision to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a multilateral treaty whose stated aim is to protect intellectual property right through enhanced international cooperation and enforcement.
Rights Groups, U.S. Denounce Sentences of Ethiopian Journalists
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 17 (IPS) - Human rights groups, press watchdogs, and even the U.S. government have strongly denounced recent prison sentences meted out against journalists and opposition activists accused of violating Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws.
Report Details Steady Erosion of Iranian Justice System
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 (IPS) - While Iran’s human rights record has “never been satisfactory”, since the 1979 Islamic Revolution the situation has deteriorated daily, according to Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi.
Americas Team Avoids Paraguayan Rights Groups
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCIÓN, Jul 06 (IPS) - Paraguyan rights groups are disappointed at being denied access to a delegation of the Organisation of American States (OAS) sent in this week to discover the facts behind the impeachment and removal of President Fernando Lugo on Jun. 22.
Students Flock to Online Black Market
- Inter Press Service
Former university graduates, current students and professors are embroiled in an unusual scandal this exam season, as news reports filtering in from around the Balkans reveal a major online trade in stolen final papers.
CDs Become Weapon in Political Armoury
- Inter Press Service
Kunasekaran Krishnan (43) is a member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) who hopes his newly released CD of 10 'revolutionary songs' will help convince voters to back the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance) in the general election that is widely expected to be held this year.
Desert Opera Finds New Meanings
- Inter Press Service
The imposing stronghold is almost transparent, barely noticeable, in the pitch- black desert. On top of the stands, with a thousand kilowatts at his finger’s tip, Avi Yona Bueno turns the night into lights, revealing sets, sites, and sounds. 'I’m god,' smiles the lighting designer. 'I’m god to my children.'
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