Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 240
Proud of Being Able to Speak the Truth: Journalist Nidhi Razdan on her Cyber Attack
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Aug 12 (IPS) - Sania Farooqui is a journalist and filmmaker based out of New Delhi.Earlier in January, Indian journalist Nidhi Razdan found out she was a victim of one of the most sophisticated and elaborate cyber attacks. Razdan wrote in a piece that it was all an attempt to access her bank account details, personal data, emails, medical records, passport and access to all her devices, including computer and phone.
Trouble in the Land of Smiles?
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (IPS) - Could the rise of the youth-led 'Ratsadon' movement lead to changes in Thai politics?
Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha now faces an ongoing threat as the movement continues to mobilize many, especially young people, against the government. They have broken traditional taboos by opening new conversations about the monarchy and shaping public discourse to question many conservative views in Thai society.
How to Sustainably Finance Universal Health Care
- Inter Press Service
PENANG and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (IPS) - To achieve universal health coverage, a country needs a healthcare system that provides equitable access to high quality health care requiring sustainable financing over the long term. Publicly provided healthcare should be on the basis of need, a citizen’s entitlement for all regardless of means.
We Were Born to Do This!
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 09 (IPS) - The first time I visited South Sudan in 2004 - prior to its independence - I travelled across the entire the country which was then a region devastated by man’s inhumanity to man. Although South Sudan is slightly larger than France, I could find only one concrete school building in Rumbek.
Between Horror and Hope in the Villages of Ituri
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 06 (IPS) - “We have buried twenty-eight people. I have seen them with my own eyes. We also found three bodies in the fields and buried them too. I can show them to you. It’s not far from here. We buried them there.” The man points to the hills. He doesn’t want to show his face or say his name, but he agrees that his voice can be recorded, so that his words don’t get lost. The camera can’t shoot him; it can only look at the tall grass or at the forest towards the countryside where it is no longer possible to cultivate food. The man talks while music from Lengabo’s catholic church marks the time of truce and hope.
Olympian Turned Volunteer Keeps Traffic Running in Busy Lagos
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, NIGERIA, Aug 05 (IPS) - Bassey Etim Ironbar is a rare example of an Olympian that transformed from an athlete to a volunteer who does menial jobs like sweeping the streets and clearing debris from open sewers.
'Dont Forget Leprosy' Campaign Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Aug 04 (IPS) - A visit to a leprosy facility in Korea with his father, Ryoichi Sasakawa, spurred Yohei Sasakawa to dedicate his life to eliminating both the disease and discrimination of those affected.
Multilateral Peace Operations in 2020: Developments & Trends
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / THE HAGUE, Aug 04 (IPS) - The writer is a Researcher with the Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic saw wide-ranging impacts on multilateral peace operations.
The crisis simultaneously affected all operations, host nations, headquarters and contributing countries. It caused major disruption—from the political-strategic level where mandates are drawn up, down to the operational and tactical levels.
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Family Hope ‘Lessons are Learnt’ to Protect Investigative Journalists
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Aug 03 (IPS) - BRATISLAVA, August 2 (IPS) - The family of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has called for “lessons to be learnt” after an independent inquiry found that the Maltese state bore responsibility for her death.
Central Banks Must Address Pandemic Challenges
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 03 (IPS) - Hopes for an inclusive global economic recovery are fast fading. As rich countries have done little to ensure poor countries’ access to vaccines and fiscal resources, North-South “fault lines” will certainly widen.
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