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African initiative aims to step into breach for civil society
Kumi Naidoo | August 23 2016 | Business Day IN BURUNDI, lawyers who dared expose torture by its governing party’s youth wing face disbarment; human rights activists are regularly targeted in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and in Zimbabwe, a nonagenarian runs roughshod over an increasingly poverty-stricken country. Protestors gunned down by Ethiopian security forces … [Read more...] about African initiative aims to step into breach for civil society
Converting tweets into feet: can Zimbabwe’s social media activism oust Robert Mugabe?
Ciara McCorley | August 26, 2016| The Conversation Protests against the rule of Zimbabwe’s ageing president, Robert Mugabe, have become commonplace in recent months. In one of the latest incidents on August 24, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a “Mugabe Must Go” protest in the capital Harare. In April, Evan Mawarire, an unknown pastor, inadvertently … [Read more...] about Converting tweets into feet: can Zimbabwe’s social media activism oust Robert Mugabe?
Ethiopian Runner Won’t Return Home, but Doesn’t Know Where to Go
JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | AUG. 23, 2016 | The New York Times NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ethiopian marathoner who flashed an antigovernment gesture as he crossed the finish line in second place at the Rio Olympics will not go home. The runner, Feyisa Lilesa, will not fly back to Ethiopia on Tuesday with the rest of his team, his agent said, choosing instead to remain in Brazil with his … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Runner Won’t Return Home, but Doesn’t Know Where to Go
France defended Charlie Hebdo’s right to offend – so why can’t a Muslim woman in a burkini ‘offend’ us too?
Sunny Hundal | 25 August 2016 | The Independent Whether or not people feel unsafe over a modest piece of clothing is besides the point. They should have no right to impose their prejudice on others Despite angry crowds, François Hollande defiantly declared: “We've seen the protests, and I would say that in France all beliefs are respected. .... in particular freedom of … [Read more...] about France defended Charlie Hebdo’s right to offend – so why can’t a Muslim woman in a burkini ‘offend’ us too?
The internet is stronger than any regime
Mohamed Abul Ghar | Tuesday 23 Aug 2016 | Ahram Dictators, all of them, want to go back to times where a head of state was fully in control of all the media. But this is not happening. On the contrary, the internet is making continual progress and is becoming much more accessible through fast-advancing smart phones, which in turn are increasingly accessible. In Egypt, the … [Read more...] about The internet is stronger than any regime
An Epochal Discovery: A Habitable Planet Orbits Our Neighboring Star
Rebecca Boyle | Aug 24, 2016 | The Atlantic No one will ever find a closer exoplanet—now the race is on to see if there is life on its surface. One hundred and one years ago this October, a Scottish astronomer named Robert Innes pointed a camera at a grouping of stars near the Southern Cross, the defining feature of the night skies above his adopted Johannesburg. He was … [Read more...] about An Epochal Discovery: A Habitable Planet Orbits Our Neighboring Star
Special Report: Enslaved in Libya – One woman’s extraordinary escape from Islamic State
Selam Gebrekidan | Thu Aug 18, 2016 | Reuters On the night of June 2, 2015, gunmen blocked a highway on Libya's northern coast and stopped a white truck speeding toward Tripoli, the capital. The men trained their assault rifles on the driver. Three climbed aboard to search the cargo. Ruta Fisehaye, a 24-year-old Eritrean, was lying on the bed of the truck's first … [Read more...] about Special Report: Enslaved in Libya – One woman’s extraordinary escape from Islamic State
Does Henry Kissinger Have a Conscience?
Jon Lee Anderson | 20 August 2016 | The New Yorker Last March, when President Obama travelled to Argentina to meet with the country’s new President, Mauricio Macri, his public appearances were dogged by protesters who noisily demanded explanations, and apologies, for U.S. policies, past and present. There are few countries in the West where anti-Americanism is as … [Read more...] about Does Henry Kissinger Have a Conscience?
Past bloodshed and fighting put aside to restore Christianity’s holiest sites
JUDITH SUDILOVSKY | 08/20/2016 | Jerusalem Post Monks of the different denominations that share the Church of the Nativity and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher put aside friction to allow restoration at two of Christianity’s holiest sites. THE NETWORK of specially designed scaffolding that has crisscrossed the inside of the Church of the Nativity for three years as an … [Read more...] about Past bloodshed and fighting put aside to restore Christianity’s holiest sites
Sweden – the “goodest” country in the world – is considering making it illegal for poor people to beg
Vilhelm Carlström | 19 August, 2016 | Business Insider Sweden has been ranked the most good country in the world, when it comes to contributing to the common good of humanity. Whatever smugness that was worth may now go down the drain as the Social Democratic government opened today for legislation illegalizing begging. "The foundation of the governments work is … [Read more...] about Sweden – the “goodest” country in the world – is considering making it illegal for poor people to beg