Central African Republic: the hidden hands behind ‘yet another good coup’
‘Is the coup d’état which ushered President Francois Bozizé of Central African Republic’s overthrow yet another Libya or Ivory Coast? All signs point to a ‘Yes’ answer to this question.’ Pambazuka News HISTORY…
Joyce Banda has bigger problems than Madonna
The historian Margery Perham once wrote that “the basic difficulty” with the British colonial technique of indirect rule, of which she was a major architect, was “the great gap between the culture of…
Turkey condemns “blasphemy”, Fazil Say given 10-month sentence
Source: Reset DOC After long legal proceedings involving the Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and novelist Elif Şafak, once again Turkey hits the headlines with news of a court order against one of the…
Burma: the forgotten nightmare of the Rohingya Muslims
Source: Reset DOC Last month more than 40 people were killed and a state of emergency was proclaimed and during the past few weeks 13 more were killed, all young people. The dead…
Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests
Source: Democracy Now Venezuelan President-elect Nicolás Maduro has accused the United States and opposition of planning a coup against him after seven government supporters were killed and 60 people were injured in clashes…
Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President
Source: Democracy Now A historic trial against former U.S.-backed Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity came to an abrupt end Thursday when an appeals court suspended…
Why is there a news media blackout about political repression in Djibouti?
March 15, 2013 By Sean Jacobs Source: Africa is a Country Guest Post by Abdourahman Waberi, Ali Deberkale and Dimitri Verdonck On the eve of the legislative election of February 22, 2013, in the…
Caste Based Discrimination in the UK – Demonstrations outside Parliament and the Debate Outcome in the Lords
Source: Sanhati March 13, 2013 We wanted to say a big thank you to all supporters for showing your presence at the demonstration outside Parliament on Monday. We know legal protection for victims…
“Two Years of Deaths and Detentions”: Bahraini Pro-Democracy Protesters Mark Anniversary of Uprising
democracynow.org, February 14, 2013.
Performing democracy in Zimbabwe
From: Africa is a Country, January 21, 2013. By Jacquelin Kataneksza A few days ago the BBC reported on Zimbabwe’s impending elections, amidst concerns of renewed violence and human rights abuses in the…
