Archives for January 2017
Hassan Nafaa | 26 January, 2017 | Al-Ahram In the Obama era, the Arabs did almost nothing to define and defend together their common interests. This simply must change now, writes Hassan Nafaa Here is the 44th president of the United States, Barack Hus …
Swiss arrest ex-Gambian minister in crimes against humanity probe Published: January 29, 2017
SATURDAY JANUARY 28 2017 | DAILY NATION GENEVA Switzerland on Thursday detained former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko, who is under investigation for crimes against humanity during the regime of ex-president Yahya Jammeh. The arrest and probe c …
German Foreign Min cites torture, executions in Libyan migrant camps: report Published: January 29, 2017
Sat Jan 28, 2017 | REUTERS Migrants face executions, torture and other systematic rights abuses in camps in Libya, according to a report prepared for the German government by the German embassy in Niger, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday …
John Edgar Wideman Against the World Published: January 28, 2017
THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMS | JAN. 26, 2017 | The New York Times Late in a career marked by both triumph and tragedy, the fiercely independent author has written a new book exploring the unsettling case of Emmett Till’s father — and the isolation of bla …
What Did Cedric Robinson Mean by Racial Capitalism? Published: January 28, 2017
ROBIN D. G. KELLEY | January 12, 2017 | BOSTON REVIEW This essay is the introduction to Boston Review’s new print issue, Forum I, titled Race Capitalism Justice. Inspired by Cedric Robinson’s work on racial capitalism, this themed issue is a critical h …
The Art Of Protesting: How To Organize A Protest That Brings Results Published: January 28, 2017
Deevra Norling | 01/27/2017 | The Huffington Post As America ushered the controversial Donald Trump into the White House, Americans and the rest of the world reacted sharply. Never before in U.S. politics has there been such a fierce backlash to the in …
Corruption Threatens to Tear Apart S. Africa’s Ruling Party Published: January 28, 2017
Michael Cohen and Sam Mkokeli | 27 january 2017 | Bloomberg The pursuit of money among some members of South Africa’s African National Congress is becoming so intense that senior officials say it’s threatening to split the ruling party and damage its a …
Europe’s crackdown on African immigration is hitting vulnerable refugees Published: January 27, 2017
Martin Plaut | Thursday 26 January 2017 | The Guardian The EU is involved in secret talks with Sudan and Eritrea to prevent an exodus to southern Europe, leaving thousands at the mercy of repressive regimes Refugees from Eritrea and other countries wa …
EU looks to camps in Africa to cut immigration Published: January 27, 2017
Gabriela Baczynska | VALLETTA | Thu Jan 26, 2017 | REUTERS EU interior ministers on Thursday pushed ahead with plans to finance camps in Africa, where the U.N. refugee agency and aid groups would process migrants to prevent them from trying to cross th …
መደብ ሓቅን ብጋህድን ካብ ስደት ቍ.13 Published: January 27, 2017
ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ | Jan 13, 2017 | meskerem.net