Written by Sana Saleem, Global Voices On the 1st of May around 10 p.m. EST it was announced that President Obama would hold a press conference on an important issue. While the world was waiting for Obama to appear Twitter was flooded with thousands of tweets guessing about what he was going to say. A […]
US-Pakistan Blame Game
Pakistan entered in war on terror long before 911, when prior to attacks on WTC Pakistani government started banning militant out fits, which originated during and after completion of American jihad in Afghanistan. After 911 Pakistan Again Became ally of United States and Free world but this time it had to fight war in side its own territory. […]
Amazon tribe’s unique fishing ritual could be their last
The Enawene Nawe tribe of Brazil have begun their unique annual fishing ritual, amid fears that the 80 dams planned for the Juruena river basin are destroying their fish. The tribe’s extraordinary ‘Yãkwa’ ritual is recognized by Brazil’s Ministry of Culture as part of the country’s cultural heritage. But in 2009, for the first time, […]
Trial of Indian leader’s ‘assassins’ resumes
The trial of three men accused of murdering renowned Guarani Indian leader Marcos Veron is set to resume on Monday in São Paulo, Brazil. Marcos Veron, an internationally respected Guarani Kaiowá leader, was beaten to death in 2003 by gunmen working for a local rancher, after he led his community’s reoccupation of their ancestral land.


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DR of Congo : Discreet Commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of Patrice Lumumba’s Assassination
Patrice Lumumba, photo Wikimedia January 17th 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, first elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire. In 1997, with Laurent Désiré Kabila coming to power, this date has become a public holiday in the country. The irony of this morbid calendar is […]
Is Duvalier’s Haiti Visit a Political Red Herring?
By Janine Mendes-Franco A little more than a year after a debilitating earthquake practically leveled the Haitian capital and destroyed innumerable surrounding towns, killing thousands and leaving survivors homeless (tent cities are still full, despite millions of dollars in relief aid pledged), exiled dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to his homeland. Many bloggers are still stunned at this latest political development […]
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