News headlines for “Racism”, page 113
POLITICS-JAPAN: Voters Sceptical of Change in Run-up to Election
- Inter Press Service
The Aug 30 elections in Japan will be the most important in a generation, signifying many voters’ dissatisfaction with the current political status quo under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
POLITICS-MALAYSIA: Umno Stokes Racial Fires to Regain Lost Ground
- Inter Press Service
Race relations here, unsteady even in the best of times, are worsening with the ruling Umno party ratcheting up racial and religious issues to maintain its influence over majority Malays, who make up some 60 percent of the population of 27 million.
FILM-COLOMBIA: A Priest's Passion for Justice
- Inter Press Service
The latest film out of Colombia is based on the true story of a priest in a rural town whose passions include a search for justice in an area that, like so many in this civil war-torn country, is hemmed in by armed groups, whether far-right paramilitaries, leftist guerrillas or state security forces.
RIGHTS-CHILE: Personal Stories Bring the 'Disappeared' to Life
- Inter Press Service
Two Chilean women living in the United States were so moved by the plight of people who were detained and disappeared during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet that they overcame the problems of distance, and wrote a book reconstructing the personal lives of eight victims through the accounts given by their closest relatives.
INDONESIA: Women Activists Draw Lessons from Failed Election Bids
- Inter Press Service
Four months since Indonesia’s legislative elections, Ditah Indah Sari still grapples with her unsuccessful foray into electoral politics. 'We are curious why we did not get elected,' she said.
HEALTH: Swine Flu's Impact on 7 Billion Dollar Hajj Industry
- Inter Press Service
A swine flu advisory issued by the Saudi government, banning the entry of pilgrims under 12 and over 65 years, is a blow for Hajj pilgrims as Muslims the world over prepare for Ramadan which starts this weekend.
ARGENTINA: 20 Years for Manager in Tragic Club Blaze, but Band Acquitted
- Inter Press Service
Nearly five years after a fire in a night club in the Argentine capital claimed the lives of 194 young people, a court sentenced the club manager and several city officials Wednesday. But the judges absolved the members of the band that was playing that night, touching off angry reactions from families of the victims waiting outside the courthouse.
SRI LANKA: Religious feast embodies a nation’s hopes for peace
- Inter Press Service
The jungle church was once again filled with devotees camping out for days to take part in the feast of the Virgin Mary of Madhu. It had been over 27 years since the last occasion when tens of thousands of believers streamed into the church located at Madhu, in the north-western Mannar District, about 300 km from the capital Colombo.
POLITICS-THAILAND: Army Drives Muslim Rebels to the Hills
- Inter Press Service
The Blackhawk helicopter flies fast and relatively high above an endless expanse of hills, some gentle and rolling, some with sharp peaks, in this southernmost tip of Thailand, where an insurgency has been raging for over five years.
CULTURE-URUGUAY: Music to All Ears
- Inter Press Service
Taking in a classical music concert, learning to make films or attending a literary workshop are no longer activities reserved for the elite in the Uruguayan capital. In addition to the existing initiatives offered by the city government, a new project is under way to promote cultural production and recreation among the poor.
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