Pakistan’s political history can best be understood as a struggle between democratic political forces from all parts of the country and an establishment belonging to the power corridor geographically located between Lahore and Rawalpindi-Islamabad. The PPP’s decision to nominate its co-chairman Asif Zardari for the presidency is aimed at ending the monopoly of the undemocratic […]
Saudi Arabia: Independent Women
While there are no doubt restrictions for women living in Saudi Arabia, they do not necessarily match the oppressive image that many foreigners have of the country. In this post we have advice for women wanting to visit Jeddah alone, a review of a women-only hotel in Riyadh, and a plea to those foreigners who […]
Wsvn.com, Channel 7 News Miami, Bay News 9 Swamped with Hurricane Fay
News outlets in South Florida such as WSVN Channel 7 and Bay News 9, have been swamped by users trying to find information about Hurricane Fay, currently heading towards Florida from Cuba. WSVN, Channel 7 News in Miami, is experiencing so much traffic on their Web site, wsvn.com, that the site is down and unable to help […]
Tbilisi Reports on War
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online See Global Voices special coverage page on the South Ossetia crisis. Below are a few posts from bloggers who are currently in Tbilisi, Georgia. LJ user merienn wrote this (RUS) from Tbilisi on Aug. 11 and 12: Aug. 11, 2008 – 10:46 AM: At 6 AM today, […]
PLA Men Getting Ill
Forced to drink contaminated tubewell water full of arsenic, Maoist people’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighters camped at Chulachuli in the Eastern Nepal are getting sick. They have been staying there in the UN-monitored cantonment for about two years as guided by the country’s peace process. The division Assistant Commander of the Chulachuli Cantonment Pawel informed […]
Philippines Faces Migrant Worker Dilemma
By Sophia Ann Torres (PHR No. 2, 25-Jun-08) They are called the country’s "new heroes”, but Filipino migrant workers – who sent home record remittances of 14.4 billion US dollars in 2007 – can pay a heavy price for supporting their relatives back home, often facing discrimination and exploitation. Thousands of Filipinos mourned domestic servant […]
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