News headlines for “Racism”, page 95
INDIA: After Slowdown, Art Market Picking Up
- Inter Press Service
After sitting out the slowdown in the art market until last year, Ambica Beri, owner of an upscale art gallery here in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, is cautiously hosting shows again this year.
MEXICO: Soundtrack to Violence
- Inter Press Service
'What a sad childhood Juanito had/ when shooting started in his barrio/ he was left lying on the ground/ so young/ he went to his grave'.
RELIGION-LATIN AMERICA: Scarred for Life
- Inter Press Service
As Catholic Church authorities in Latin America close ranks around the Vatican, whose credibility has been undermined by countless cases of child sex abuse committed by priests, other sectors are calling for major structural reforms in the institution.
RIGHTS-BAHRAIN: It’s Time to Abolish the Death Penalty - Activists
- Inter Press Service
Bahrain has observed a de facto moratorium on the death penalty for years, but many are watching to see if the Gulf country will follow the international trend toward the abolition of capital punishment in the future.
SOUTH AFRICA: Teaching Girls to Report on the World Cup
- Inter Press Service
For the nearly 50 million people of South Africa, the 2010 World Cup represents an opportunity to show the world its progress through sports. But for a new nonprofit organisation, soccer's biggest stage also offers an opportunity to publicise young women who tend to go unheard.
CHINA: Public Space Shrinks for Discussing Fate of Heritage Area
- Inter Press Service
The emails started arriving two weeks ago, first in a trickle but slowly in increasing numbers. They talked about a public forum to discuss plans for the controversial redevelopment of a historical area of the Chinese capital Beijing.
PAKISTAN: Militancy, Security Fears Defeat National Games
- Inter Press Service
By now, Pakistan’s National Games should have been underway, with spectators cheering on the men and women competing in them. Instead, athletes and officials are ruing how militancy and violence have caused the games’ postponement.
SOUTH AFRICA: Playing Football for Hope
- Inter Press Service
Sixteen-year-old Neo Malema and his brothers and sister live with his grandmother in the impoverished Alexandra Township in Johannesburg. Despite his poor background, Malema dreams of one day playing football for the country’s national squad, Bafana Bafana.
CHILE: A Newspaper Of and For 'the Voiceless'
- Inter Press Service
Diario Uno, a newspaper with an innovative business model put out by a group of journalists and academics, went on sale Sunday in Chile, promising to provide a voice for those who do not feel represented by the country's economic model nor by the mainstream media.
ARGENTINA: Football Violence Flares Up Ahead of World Cup
- Inter Press Service
'Your president is willing to confront the wildest hordes of opponents, but not a football fan, ever,' Argentine President Cristina Fernández once joked.
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