News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 70
RELIGION-TURKEY: Alevi's Future Bleak Despite Equality Moves
- Inter Press Service
A political initiative to eliminate discrimination against the Alevi, Turkey’s main religious minority, risks being stymied by the Diyanet, the country’s powerful religious body that does not recognise anything but Sunni Islam.
HAITI: U.N. Supports Move to Protect Heritage
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, and the government of Haiti have joined forces to try to safeguard and protect the Caribbean nation’s artistic heritage in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake which destroyed not only countless lives but also many national art treasures.
U.S.: Telecom Lobby Tests Pledge of Transparency
- Inter Press Service
Despite President Barack Obama's pledge in his State of the Union address last month to 'require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or Congress,' the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says the Obama administration has been 'fighting hard to stop the release of the names of these representatives.'
RELIGION: Young Western Muslims Fight Misperceptions
- Inter Press Service
Islamophobia is rising in the West, and sectarian clashes have undermined unity in the Muslim world, but there is hope from 'within', says a group of young Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (MLTs) working to address these problems.
MIDEAST: Gaza's Female Scribes Face Worse Than Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
Female journalists worldwide complain about discrimination on the grounds of gender. However, their colleagues in Gaza also face death threats, the dangers of working in a war zone and the struggle for daily necessities as the Israeli siege on Gaza drags on.
EGYPT: Press Freer, but Still Fettered
- Inter Press Service
Not long ago an editorial like the one that appeared in the independent Al- Dustour newspaper this week might never have made it into print.
RIGHTS-MEXICO: Reporters, Activists Demand State Protection
- Inter Press Service
Journalists and human rights activists in Mexico are frantically seeking a mechanism to protect them from attacks related to their work, but the state has been slow to respond. The Colombian model might provide a solution.
CULTURE: Asia Lets the Year of the Tiger Roar
- Inter Press Service
The impact of the global recession may still be around, but Chinese communities all over Asia are bent on letting the Year of the Tiger come in with a festive, prosperous roar on Sunday.
BALKANS: Arrest of Wahhabis Highlights Extremist Threat
- Inter Press Service
The arrest of seven Wahhabis, following a police crackdown on the remote Bosnian village of Gornja Maoca, has raised concerns over the continued presence of Islamist fundamentalists who first arrived in the country during the bloody 1992-1995 Balkans war.
COLOMBIA: Magazine Closure Deals Major Blow to Investigative Reporting
- Inter Press Service
What would have happened in Colombia if the financing of former president Ernesto Samper's (1994-1998) election campaign by the Cali cartel had not been uncovered?
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