News headlines for “Racism”, page 111
MALAYSIA: New Govt Stifling Public Opinion
- Inter Press Service
A huge public protest on Aug. 1 calling for the repeal of the Internal Security Act, a law that the authorities have used to jail extremist and legitimate political opponents alike without trial, was broken up using brute force.
SRI LANKA: As Fighting Stops, Sri Lanka Hopes to Woo Back Tourists
- Inter Press Service
Hope has once again returned to Sri Lanka’s resplendent beaches. Everyone, including hoteliers, boat operators, and beach boys, are hopeful that the end of a three decade old civil war will herald better fortunes.
CULTURE: Young Women in Chat Rooms Beware
- Inter Press Service
Internet and mobile phones have spawned a new kind of marriage in the Gulf.
RIGHTS: Outspoken Activists Defend Africa's Sexual Diversity
- Inter Press Service
The second World Outgames, held in the Danish capital, offered up a veritable smorgasbord of sport, politics and arts while celebrating sexual and gender diversity. But it also reminded participants that bigotry against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, sometimes culminating in violence, remains a scourge across the world.
INDIA: Rural Communities Turn to Traditional Climate Mitigation
- Inter Press Service
In Tamilnadu, southern India, and Uttar Pradesh, northern India, villagers have revived ancient systems of storing surface and groundwater that are putting them in a good position to contend with today’s changing climate.
PAKISTAN: Kashmir Carpet Industry Hit By Recession
- Inter Press Service
Kashmir’s carpet industry has been hit very hard by the global economic slowdown, 47-year-old Bashir Ahmad Bhat explained while working on his loom in a run-down hut in downtown Srinagar.
CHILE: Dakar Rally Left Trail of Archaeological Damages
- Inter Press Service
The Dakar rally, held this year for the first time in Chile and Argentina, caused severe damage to archaeological sites in northern Chile, according to a report by the Council on National Monuments.
PARAGUAY: Dance Helps Disabled Kids Leap Barriers
- Inter Press Service
Nicolás, a 14-year-old disabled boy, was finally able to open up and begin expressing himself thanks to Open Wings, a project in Paraguay that uses modern dance as a tool to help youngsters with disabilities develop on both the physical and psychological level.
CUBA: Following the Trail of a Woman Who Lived as a Man
- Inter Press Service
When Cuban historian and anthropologist Julio César González and his Spanish friend Alberto Góngora Sanz arrived at the birthplace of Swiss physician Enriqueta Favez, in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, their joy at finally reaching their destination was so great that they broke into tears and dropped to the ground in the square across the street from her house.
MEDIA-ASIA: Editorial Cartoonists Turn to Pens and Mice
- Inter Press Service
Against the backdrop of challenges ranging from the global financial crunch to the popularity of new media, editorial cartoonists are drawing up ways to be creative in more ways than one.
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