News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 91
Arab Spring at Azerbaijan’s Door
- Inter Press Service
Campaigners are asking the Azerbaijan government to introduce radical reforms early to avoid a popular uprising sweeping the Arab world.
EGYPT: Shia Hope for New Chapter
- Inter Press Service
The political currents that sweep across the Middle East often surge out of Iran, form treacherous eddies in Lebanon and Iraq, then slam into the front door of Ahmad Rasem El-Nafis' apartment in the northern Egyptian city of Mansoura.
U.S. Reports Decry Curbs on NGOs, Internet, Minorities
- Inter Press Service
Growing government harassment of civil society organisations (CSOs), restrictions on Internet use, and persecution of vulnerable minorities constituted three of the most worrisome trends that slowed the spread of human rights around the globe in 2010, according to latest annual edition of the State Department's massive 'Country Reports'.
LIBYA: U.N. Experts Probe Human Rights Abuses
- Inter Press Service
The international commission of inquiry established by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate alleged violations of human rights in Libya will start its mission next week, and report on all crimes, committed by anyone, including foreign powers.
Privatisation Aided Egypt Revolt, Army Says
- Inter Press Service
Anger at Egypt’s privatisation programme, involving the transfer of billions of dollars worth of public assets to private hands, aided the Egyptian revolution that elbowed the Western-backed Hosni Mubarak out of office in February, a top army general said.
Bahrain's Hospital of Ghosts
- Inter Press Service
Salmaniya Medical Complex, once one of the most renowned medical facilities in the Gulf and a jewel in the crown of Bahrain's public healthcare system, has been transformed into a virtual ghost town.
Migrant Workers Caught In The Whirlwinds Of 'Arab Spring'
- Inter Press Service
Migrant workers caught in the crossfire of the ongoing upheavals in Bahrain and Libya highlight the need to develop international migration policies based on migrants' rights rather than the economic interest of labour sending and receiving countries, knowledgeable sources say.
Amid Uprisings, Africa Readies for Slew of National Polls
- Inter Press Service
As the resounding cry for multi-party democracy reverberates violently throughout the Middle East, the African continent, long known for military rule and dictatorial regimes, is readying for a slew of presidential and parliamentary elections this year.
Arab Uprisings Break Down Media Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
Exhaustive media coverage of the wave of popular revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa has helped to dispel myths and stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims, and foster better cultural understanding, media experts said during a conference in Cairo on Wednesday.
U.S.: Libya Splitting Republicans in 1990s Redux
- Inter Press Service
In something of a replay of the infighting among Republicans over Washington's military interventions in the Balkans in the 1990s, U.S. involvement in the civil war in Libya is exposing serious splits among self-described conservatives.
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