Jailed human rights defender Azimzhan Askarov © Private By Maisy Weicherding, Central Asia Researcher at Amnesty International Five years ago I was first introduced to Azimzhan Askarov, a gentle and unassuming man in his fifties, in the chaotic…
MINSK — The Belarusian opposition Youth Front has said that a jailed activist has been «tortured» in the prison where he is serving a 3 1/2 year jail term, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service reports. According to the Youth Front,…
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: Egyptian women who fought alongside men for the resignation of former president Hosni Mubarak are now fighting for equality. During the 18-day Egyptian uprising, help from women protesters was welcomed by men, despite women’s traditional roles being…
Seven Palestinians were injured yesterday during violent clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in the west of Ramallah.According to local sources, residents of Deir Qadis area peacefully marched toward the Apartheid wall with the participation…
Her name does not resonate like that of Rosa Parks, and she did not garner the kind of national attention that a group of black students did when they took seats at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., in…
Police vehicles set on fire during Guangdong clashes which began after fracas between security officers and vendor Chinese protesters reach a standoff with riot police in Zengcheng, near Guangzhou. The clashes highlight the authorities’ struggle to control social…
Could Kim Jong Il’s regime be the next autocratic government to fall? Don’t bet on it. BY SEBASTIAN STRANGIO | JUNE 8, 2011 SEOUL — In mid-February, as Libya shook to the incipient revolt against Muammar al-Qaddafi, around…
Market traders won’t sell anything as a «warning strike» on June 15. June 07, 2011 MINSK — Vendors at a major Minsk market announced on June 7 that they will hold «a warning strike» on June 15 to…
Social media sites are a force to reckon with in the Palestinian territories, says former PA communications minister, adding that if a new uprising erupts, that is where it will begin to brew. WASHINGTON – Although his father…
Anna Hazare’s move follows government’s violent crackdown against a similar anti-corruption hunger strike in New Delhi. Police used batons and tear gas to break up a hunger strike on Sunday, leaving dozens of people injured [Reuters] Police used batons and…
