News headlines for “Racism”, page 124
PAKISTAN: Bracing For More Drone Attacks
- Inter Press Service
On Jan 23, days after Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States, a series of missiles slammed into Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border - in continuation of Washington’s policy of targeting al-Qaeda and Taliban elements regardless of sovereignty issues.
ECONOMY: Germany Helping South Africa With 2010 Soccer World Cup?
- Inter Press Service
As the building of new soccer stadiums and transport infrastructure in South Africa steam ahead, little seems to have come of the agreed assistance by the host of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany, to the 2010 FIFA World Cup host, South Africa.
TRADE-UGANDA: ‘‘Green’’ Burial Cloth Gets New Lease on Life
- Inter Press Service
Bark cloth, a fabric historically used by the Buganda in central Uganda to wrap their dead before burial, is making a comeback in the form of trendy crafts, clothing and household goods.
INDIA/PAKISTAN: Artists Take On Post-Colonial Partitions
- Inter Press Service
With national boundaries continually being redrawn in the post-colonial world, it’s time to deal with the reality of partitions and find a way 'to make peace with our partitioned selves', contends international banker-turned-art curator Hammad Nasar.
Q&A: 'Internet Should Not Build Firewalls of Hate'
- Inter Press Service
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, one of the world’s leading human rights activists, is often heard on the subject of hate. He is an international authority on issues related to digital hate over the Internet.
JAPAN: NHK World TV - New Kid on Broadcast Block
- Inter Press Service
Determined to tell its own story to the world Japan on Monday launched its own 24-hour English-language TV news channel - NHK World TV.
THAILAND: Malay-Muslims Complain in Court of Torture
- Inter Press Service
A year after they were allegedly subjected to torture by the Thai army, two young men from the country’s troubled southern provinces have done what no other victim of similar abuse in the area has dared to do - go to court.
THAILAND: Don Challenges Lese-Majeste Law - Risks Jail Term
- Inter Press Service
In a country where the culture encourages people to bow, worship and even grovel before authority, Giles Ungpakorn has always been an exception.
MEDIA-BRAZIL: Free Speech and an Open Mic
- Inter Press Service
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 'betrayed' community radio stations, said Magno Cruz, the head of Radio Conquista, speaking at a round table discussion at the International Laboratory for Free Media, held in the capital of the northeastern state of Maranhao.
PAKISTAN/INDIA: Women Beat Unorthodox Paths to Peace
- Inter Press Service
As high-profile delegations from Pakistan visit India after the launch of a month-long cross-border signature campaign to press for resumption of dialogue between the two countries and call for peace, IPS interviewed three Pakistani women who are pushing this agenda in their own unorthodox ways.
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