News headlines for “Racism”, page 128
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.
POLITICS-MALAYSIA: By-Poll Debacle May Hit Reforms
- Inter Press Service
A key parliamentary by-election on Saturday that fell to a resurgent opposition alliance has piled pressure on Malaysia's prime minister-to-be, Najib Razak.
INDIA/PAKISTAN: Civil Society Mounts Peace Offensive
- Inter Press Service
A visit to India by a delegation of civil society activists from Pakistan as part of a ‘peace offensive’ is expected to help keep the two South Asian neighbours from going to war over the Nov. 26-29 terror attacks on Mumbai city.
BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
'Did you know they want to throw God out of Bolivia?' asks a television spot frequently broadcast by opponents of leftwing Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the Jan. 25 referendum on constitutional reform.
CHILE: Ex Political Prisoners in Therapeutic Theatre
- Inter Press Service
A group of former political prisoners in Chile will become actors and actresses this month to heal the wounds left by the 1973-1990 dictatorship. They will be performing a cycle of plays written in torture camps and in exile.
MALAYSIA: By-Poll Will Test Political Drift
- Inter Press Service
Following the political tsunami in March, which propelled a disparate opposition alliance to power in five of 13 Malaysian states, voters in the capital of oil-rich Terengganu state will determine Saturday if an 'east coast monsoon' will drive the alliance closer to national power.
RELIGION: Catholic Church Family Meet Slams Door on Diversity
- Inter Press Service
The social diversity and broad range of thinking among Catholics is conspicuously absent from the Sixth World Meeting of Families taking place in the Mexican capital this week, say observers.
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