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Myanmar: A brighter future sparkling on the horizon?
2012-01-27 06:00:00 The spotlights of the international world are fully shining on Myanmar, or Burma, because of some major breakthroughs. The country has been under military rule for almost fifty years, but last year signalled a great change as the first nominally civilian government was installed. As recent as two weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary ... Mer om: Asia
Femen: ?come, get topless and win?
2012-01-25 06:00:00 How does one imagine a feminist movement? Traditionally feminist movements have been about campaigning for reproductive rights, equal pay, women?s suffrage, protesting to increase awareness of sexual harassment, domestic violence and many other issues affecting women’s lives. Yet, in Ukraine this has taken on a new form ? topless protest. The Femen movement came into ... Mer om: Media
Freedom on the Internet
2012-01-23 06:00:00 Dissecting the SOPA and PIPA bills. Except for fame, what do celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift have in common? Well, alongside with the Sony Corporation, all four have officially been made targets by a hacktivist group, Anonymous, a global and loosely linked network of hackers, for approving of the ... Mer om: Media , News
War criminals and the ?Hague Hilton?
2012-01-20 06:00:00 Charles Taylor, Ratko Mladi? and Ante Gotovina are just a few who are detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands. ICC has the authority to investigate and prosecute those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes when national authorities are unable or unwilling to do so. Important to ...
Happy Holidays!
2011-12-23 12:06:00 Thank you all for a wonderful fall together. Thank you all readers, writers, editors and proof readers. We will be back next year with a surprise! All the best, Edith & Cecilia
Australia?s Asylum-Seeker ?Problem?
2011-12-21 06:00:00 Although Australia is a nation conceived and developed by immigrants, the contemporary political climate towards asylum-seekers is one of hostility?a hostility that has seeped into the Australian population. The recent failed attempt by the Australian Government to introduce a refugee swap deal with Malaysia highlights the core issue regarding Australia?s immigration policies and discussions?the debate ...
Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan?s independence
2011-12-19 06:00:00 Mr. Democrazy and his way of approaching Taiwan ?s independence The question of Taiwan?s independence from mainland China still remains unsolved. For centuries throughout its history, Taiwan has been occupied and oppressed by various colonial powers. In the 20th century Japan annexed and ruled it from 1895 and until the end of the Second World War in 1945, when ... Mer om: Asia
South Sudan: Darkness after the Dawn
2011-12-16 07:30:00 A new dawn for a new country. After fifty years of bitter struggle, South Sudan officially became an independent nation on 9th July 2011. It has been a tough five months for the South since its independence. The challenges facing the new country are as grave and problematic as ever. Internal conflicts, food shortages, as ... Mer om: Africa , Konflikt
After the Egyptian Elections
2011-12-14 06:00:00 - Winners and Losers Many international and domestic political observers have watched the Egyptian parliamentary elections with hope. This round of parliamentary elections came to bridge a gap of trust between the national Egyptian institutions and the Egyptian people, who had been rendered voiceless by the previous regime. Whereas the SCAF (Supreme Council of Armed Forces) ... Mer om: News
The Eastern Partnership and the Danish EU Presidency
2011-12-12 06:00:00 The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is the part of the EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy facing towards East. Poland, who is holding the EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2011, has managed to develop it to a successful ANEDD important program. Challenges like the Euro crisis can, however, risk the future of the EaP. How ...
?You can listen, you can talk?
2011-12-09 06:00:00 - Music and Politics in China A few years ago a sleazy, run down bar called D22 was one of the few places where Chinese underground bands in the capital could get a chance to try their wings. Its location in the middle of Beijing?s northwestern district, in close proximity to several of China?s biggest ...
Chinese Youth Culture
2011-12-07 06:00:00 In the West, it is commonly believed that a thriving music scene goes hand in hand with criticism of the established political system. One would think that this would be the same in China , where youth culture and music has exploded in the past decade. But is this really the case? Chinese rockabilly bands and ...
China?s Increasing Impact on Africa
2011-12-05 06:00:00 China?s economy has grown rapidly over the last two decades. Due to this growth, the standard of living has improved in China. At the same time, Africa n exports to Asia have grown by at least 10 percent every year since the early 1990s, and Chinese investments in Africa have risen at a similar rate. The ... Mer om: China
The DRC Elections
2011-12-02 06:00:00 Monday, November the 28th marked the beginning of the second democratic general election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, since the end of the Congo Wars. Although this large Africa n country is rich in mineral resources it?s GDP is only $300 per capita and according to the Freedom house it is listed as ?not ... Mer om: News , Konflikt
The onset of Mexican Drug Cartels
2011-11-30 06:00:00 ? A threat for the development in Central America In May 2011, 27 people were murdered – most of them beheaded – at a ranch situated in the Peten province, close to Mexico ?s border to Guatemala. The killings were carried out by members from a Mexican drug cartel, allegedly the Zetas, which is the second ... Mer om: Konflikt
A Turn to the Right ? The Guatemalan Election
2011-11-28 06:00:00 Every fourth year the western media massively mobilize to cover every single detail of the presidential election of the United States of America. Meanwhile, other states hold elections that pass by without anyone taking notice. One of these countries is Guatemala, a small country in Central America known for its ancient pyramids (that appear as ...
Occupation Movement grows bigger
2011-11-25 07:20:00 More than two months have passed since activists started demonstrating against social and economic inequalities in Zucotti Park, Wall Street, New York. Now the so called Occupy Wall Street movement has grown and become known globally. Critics say that the movement must have a concrete agenda in order to be taken seriously. Yet the occupiers ...
Women?s Rights in Pakistan ? Interview with Hina Jilani
2011-11-23 06:00:00 Last week Hina Jilani was invited by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and the Lund University to give a lecture in the memory of the late Swedish Foreign Minister ? Anna Lindh. Ms. Jilani has been fighting for the human rights for over 30 years, not only in her home country, Pakistan but around the world. ...
Ukraine ? Lost in transition
2011-11-21 06:00:00 The trials of Ukrainian opposition leaders, Yuliya Tymoschenko (Former Prime Minister, imprisoned for 7 years) and Yuriy Lutsenko (Former Minister of Internal Affairs, still on trial), have become controversial not only in Ukraine, but around the world. At the same time the current Ukrainian government expresses a strong interest in the European Union, trying to ...
Elections in Egypt
2011-11-18 06:00:00 A step towards or away from democracy The ?Arabic Spring?, also called the ?Facebook/Twitter Revolution? brought down many regimes in the Arab World. The wave of revolution started in Tunisia, but spread as a wildfire to North Africa and the Middle East. Protests have taken place in 20 states. However, only two countries overthrew the ...
Belarus ? Europe?s Last Dictatorship
2011-11-16 06:00:00 Belarus has been branded the last dictatorship in Europe. The country is currently ruled by President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994. Electoral fraud, suppressed opposition and disregard for human rights have been characteristic throughout Lukashenko?s presidency. Despite massive protest from the citizens, sanctions and criticism from the international community, the Belarusian ... Mer om: Russia
Swiss Election
2011-11-14 06:00:00 Switzerland – Stuck in the Middle? The elections for the national Swiss council took place on October 23 2011. What has changed and what can be expected from the ?stubborn? country in the middle of Europe? This year, a modest but constant leftist- wave has started to overrun central Europe. Starting in the city elections ...
Juliano Mer-Khamis and the Freedom Theater
2011-11-11 06:00:00 The conflict in Israel is one still causing great tragedy for its inhabitants today. Beginning when the state was founded after the Second World War, many see no end to the turmoil caused by the division between the Israeli and Palestinians. Juliano Mer-Khamis, a half-Palestinian, half-Israeli actor, director, playwright and political activist, sought an end ...
Hugo Chávez
2011-11-09 06:00:00 Yesterday, Today and Beyond - A Portrait of the Charismatic President of Venezuela Closing down radio channels, passing laws confining the liberty of the press, and being accused of an alliance with the FARC guerrillas and squandering Venezuelan oil money like it was his own possession. Still he is the most well known president of ...
MULTICULTURALISM
2011-11-07 06:00:00 - Part of the racist problem A Rice-picking Chinese girl? A Wine swilling Aboriginal man? They are just the tip of the iceberg. In Copenhagen airport there is a shirtless, bearded Indigenous Australian man. His face is painted and he appears generally unrefined, except for the glass of red wine held beneath his lips. The ...
A Snapshot from Poland
2011-11-04 06:00:00 - Human Rights, Religion and Politics When it comes to human rights, and the lack thereof, it is usually dictatorships in other parts of the world that come to mind. It is easy to forget that these complex questions may just as well surface in Europe; for example Poland , a stable democracy with strong Catholic ...
The Palestinian Refugee
2011-11-02 06:00:00 - 63 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE By May 15, 1948, the Zionists’ militia forced approximately 700,000 Palestinians (1) to leave their homes in the historic land of Palestine. Currently there are over 4.7 million registered Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, and the passing of time has not weakened their struggle for getting the right ... Mer om: Israel
Failure of the Greek Asylum system
2011-10-31 06:00:00 Asylum-seekers, being in that vulnerable position, could be seen as the subject par excellence of the human rights and most in need of a grid of protection. And to be sure, again and again their rights are violated. In Europe, a grim record of human rights violations, in the wake of the Dublin II regulation ...
The Mother of Europe
2011-10-28 07:00:00 Massive budget deficits cause increased unemployment rates and poverty in big parts of the Euro-zone. While Angela Merkel, Germany ?s Chancellor, promotes increased financial aid to the affected economies, she is facing domestic critique for giving away German billions. Others criticize her for not being efficient and decisive enough. But Merkel is determined in her belief: ...
63 Years Later: al-Nakba and the Right of Return
Mer artiklar från denna bloggen:2011-10-26 13:09:00 On May 15, demonstrations commemorating the anniversary of Israel?s creation in 1948, an event known as the Nakba or ?catastrophe? in Arabic, ended in bloodshed. In Gaza , the Golan Heights, and Lebanon, protests by Palestinian refugees demanding the right to return to Palestine after 63 years in exile were met with Israeli fire. The demonstrations ... Mer om: Konflikt 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 91-120, 121-150 |
