News headlines for “Racism”, page 112
POLITICS-JAPAN: Untested New Regime Raises Fresh Hopes
- Inter Press Service
The stunning victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday’s election has left Yasuyo Takahashi, a Tokyo suburb resident, more upbeat about the prospects for change in her country.
EAST TIMOR: ‘No Resolution in Sight on Issue of Justice’
- Inter Press Service
Ten years since its people voted 78.5 percent in favour of independence, how has East Timor fared?
THAILAND: Lese Majeste Law Tests Mettle of Human Rights Groups
- Inter Press Service
Thailand’s draconian lese majeste law is steadily emerging as a testing ground for the principles that renowned international human rights lobbies stand for.
THAILAND: Muslim Women Carve Leading Roles as Insurgency Rages
- Inter Press Service
Till last year, the rice fields near this village that sits in the midst of a rubber plantation had remained abandoned. It was neglect that is easily explained: a steady rise in the price of rubber had been more enticing to the villagers.
RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Young Girl’s Suicide Ignites Public Debate
- Inter Press Service
By all accounts, 14-year-old student Anuthara Jayawardene was an unobtrusive child. But her death, by hanging herself inside a toilet in her school premises on July 22, has brought her right into the middle of media attention. Her name and the circumstances surrounding her death are now at the centre of a public dust storm.
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Attacks on Christians Spotlight Blasphemy Laws
- Inter Press Service
The death of nine people following this month’s riot directed against a Christian colony in eastern Pakistan has cast a pall of gloom over a nation carved out from the Indian subcontinent in the name of religion.
BAHRAIN: Seeking Gender Equality in Quran
- Inter Press Service
For the first time, feminists in Bahrain are seeking new Islamic perspectives on gender and women's empowerment, and asking for modern interpretations of the Quran.
LATIN AMERICA: Investigative Journalists Show Their Mettle
- Inter Press Service
'One way of ensuring the future of journalism is to improve content quality, and this means investigating what is deliberately hidden, like corruption,' said Gerardo Reyes, a reporter for the Miami newspaper El Nuevo Herald, on a visit to the Peruvian capital.
RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: The Unfinished Story of the 'Disappeared'
- Inter Press Service
'The night of Oct. 23, 1976, nearly 33 years ago, was the last time I saw my son Pablo. He was 17 years old, and he was terrified. Since then I have had no reliable news about his fate. My family and I have been left at the mercy of the anguished torments of our imagination.'
POLITICS-THAILAND: Border Town Enjoys Peace Amid Insurgency
- Inter Press Service
They are not leaving anything to chance in this far-flung southern Thai town that has earned a reputation as an oasis of peace and harmony in a region gripped by a bloody insurgency, now in its sixth year.
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