by Moira Birss –Colombia/USA– Fulfilling expectations after a solid showing in May’s first round, former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos handily won Colombia’s June 20th presidential run-off election. Though Santos and his contender, Antanas Mockus, the former mayor of the…
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Fundamental Change in Colombia Unlikely with President-elect Santos
Tagged with: Colombia, corruption, Elections, Guerrilla warfare, human rights, Latin America, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, Special Election Coverage
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, Special Election Coverage
Despite Tensions Tibetans Remain Devoted to Dalai Lama: The Sun Behind the Clouds
by Jessica Mosby –USA– The Chinese have ruled Tibet since 1959. For Tibetan refugees living around the world, the dream of returning to a free Tibet continues to define their existence in exile. The new documentary film The Sun Behind…
Tagged with: China, Dalai Lama, Film & Documentaries, Interviews, Politics, Self-Determination, Tibet
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Local Arizona Voices Chime In on Immigration Debate
by Melissa Hahn –USA– When Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law, she thrust the state into the national spotlight as a catalyst for immigration reform. As the reverberations pulse across the country, the law is best…
Tagged with: Arizona, Economy, Immigration, Mexico, Politics, United States
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Israel Must Move Beyond War
by Patricia DeGennaro –USA– Israel’s May 31, 2010 attack on the Freedom Flotilla in international waters garnered nothing more than global condemnation. The assault on six ships with approximately 700 activists carrying 10,000 tons of aid to the besieged Gaza…
Tagged with: Gaza, human rights, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Political Violence, Politics, Strikes & Boycotts
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
From Protective Shields to Leaders: Kyrgyzstani Women Claim First Female Presidency
by Anna Kirey – Kyrgyzstan– The small, mountainous, post-Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan rarely makes international news. When it does, the headlines are either related to the presence of US and Russian military bases or protests against the government. Years of…
Tagged with: Elections, Europe, gender equality, Kyrgyzstan, Politics, Women in Leadership
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Climate Refugees: The Human Toll of a Changing Planet
by Jessica Mosby – USA – The world’s weather is changing and millions of people will be displaced. This tragic reality is captured in the new documentary film, Climate Refugees. Without engaging in the divisive global warming debate, director and…
Tagged with: alternative energy, Arts & Culture, climate change, Environment, Films & Documentaries, interview, Michael Nash, Politics, Refugees
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Colombia’s Government Wants a Country of Snitches
by Moira Birss – Colombia – The other day I was translating at a meeting between a U.S-based NGO director and a Colombian human rights lawyer. The NGO director remarked how the situation in Colombia reminded him of the story…
Tagged with: Colombia, human rights, Informants, Latin America, Militarization, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
“Deeply Divided”: Sri Lanka through the Eyes of Adele Barker
by Mandy Van Deven – India – During the year she taught Russian literature at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Arizona University professor Adele Barker found herself more comfortable in the role of perpetual learner than educator.…
Tagged with: Asia, Books, Ethnicity, Interviews, Politics, Sri Lanka, War & Conflict
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
