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BOOKS: In the Shadow World, Only Blood, Gold and Gunpowder

Mon, 9 Feb 2012 07:13 GMT

They called themselves the "cut hands commandos" because they lopped off their victims' hands with machetes; the "burn house unit", for the thousands of families who were locked into their homes and roasted alive; the "born naked squad", in reference to the hapless hundreds who were stripped naked and raped before being bludgeoned or burned to death.

Senegalese Students Call for President to Step Down

Fri, 6 Feb 2012 01:14 GMT

The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master's student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term of office.

RUSSIA: Putin Remains Leading Candidate in Presidential Elections

Sun, 1 Feb 2012 09:51 GMT

Election season in Russia promises to be stormy, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin emerges as the leading candidate in the presidential race scheduled for March 4 and unresolved issues of voting fraud and voter manipulation spark massive protests amongst opposition groups.

CUBA: Party Aims for Efficient, Inclusive Socialism

Sun, 1 Feb 2012 07:30 GMT

Cuba's communist leaders have mapped out a strategy to modernise their country's one-party socialist model and make it more efficient, which implies making it more inclusive and representative of a society that is increasingly diverse.

SIERRA LEONE: Government Online Mining Database to Increase Transparency

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:49 GMT

The launch of Sierra Leone's first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country's rich natural resource sector.

HONDURAS: Support for President Lobo Hits All-Time Low

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:01 GMT

Last Friday marked two years since the inauguration of Porfirio Lobo as president of Honduras, amidst accusations of corruption, an unprecedented crime wave, and his lowest approval rating yet.

SPAIN: Trials of Judge Garzón Called Scandalous by Rights Groups

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:08 GMT

Another trial opened Tuesday with Spain's best-known judge, Baltasar Garzón, in the dock for attempting to investigate crimes against humanity committed during the 36-year dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Informal Economy Ensures Equitable Development

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:25 GMT

Although Papua New Guinea is known as a resource-rich country, 85 percent of the population depends on the informal economy for a living.

KAZAKHSTAN: Dissent Stifled Amid Indifference

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:46 GMT

President Nursultan Nazarbayev, re-elected last April with an improbable yet typical 93 percent, presided last weekend over parliamentary elections that maintained his iron grip on his oil-rich country's parliament, and further stifled dissent.

NIGERIA: Corruption Fuels Public Anger

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:52 GMT

As a nationwide strike and protests against the lifting of the fuel subsidy paralysed Nigeria for the third day in a row Wednesday, analysts say the billions of dollars a year lost to corruption in the oil industry could have been used to leave the subsidy in place.

KENYA: Inflation Deflates New Year Joy

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 10:35 GMT

Kenyans entered the New Year with less pomp and colour that has characterised previous new year celebrations. Due to the harsh economic situation and the fact that it is time for most students to go back to school, many families shied away from entertainment places to save that elusive shilling for their school-going children.

INDIA: Fighting for a Less Corrupt New Year

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 02:10 GMT

After failing to muster support in parliament for the passage of a watered- down anti-corruption bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must find ways to satisfy opposition parties, allies and civil society that his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is serious about curbing graft in the New Year.

ARGENTINA: Anti-Terrorism Law Upsets Harmony Between Government and Activists

Sun, 22 Dec 2011 16:29 GMT

Human rights groups and legal experts are concerned that a law passed by the Argentine Congress in the early hours of Thursday morning to crack down on terrorism could be used to criminalise social protest.

Conflict Minerals Law Hold-up Threatens Lives in DR Congo

Sat, 21 Dec 2011 07:11 GMT

Electronics are at the top of many holiday gift lists in the U.S. this season, but some of those products could be made using minerals from areas of the world where conflicts have led to widespread human rights abuses.

U.S.: Hundreds Rally in Support of Accused WikiLeaks Source

Tue, 17 Dec 2011 18:46 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered today outside a U.S. military base where evidence against Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified information to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, is being presented before a military judge for the first time since Manning's arrest.

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