Low pay and male prejudice deter Gyumri’s poorest women from earning much-needed incomes. By Nelly Shishmanyan, Roza Hovhannisyan, Lusine Avagyan Single mothers in Armenia often find it hard to escape poverty because they are paid very little, if they can get a job at all. But those living in Gyumri, the country’s second-largest […]
Recognition Awards May 2012 | The Saigon Horn: Part 2
This article was chosen as one of the best published so far in 2012 on Ground Report. The winners received a prize of $60, which comes from an anonymous donor. By Michael Smith Don’t believe everything you download “Rhino horn with wine is the alcoholic drink of […]
The Saigon Horn : Part 2
Don’t believe everything you download “Rhino horn with wine is the alcoholic drink of millionaires,” said the vietbao.com article. Anninhthudo.com said it is “like a luxury car”. Quang Trung street in HCMC’s Go Vap District is a hot, dirty, dusty, noisy continuation of Hai Ba Trung Street, the street where Vascos is in […]
"Michelle" by David & Jonathan
I found an album called "Michelle" at my wife’s childhood home, in the suburbs of Poughkeepsie. I’d never heard of this "vocal group" (on the top of the album is written, in tiny print: "File under: David and Jonathan – Vocal Group") described as "England’s Newest Chart-Busting Team" elsewhere on the (largely white) cover. This […]
Big Buns
A splendid moment at Slush Fund Towers – the arrival of a batch of delicious Big Buns!This new range of filled muffins from Graham’s Home Bakery in Dromore is truly scrumptious, and we wolfed our lot down in minutes. They’re available in four flavours – Cappuccino, christian louboutin shoes which is filled with Dulce de […]
New Wave of Violence Against Iraqi Gays
Rights advocate speaks of an "extraordinarily brutal campaign", saying hundreds may have been killed in last few months. By IWPR trainees in Baghdad (ICR No. 295, 3-July-09) Iraqi gays are being targeted and killed in what rights campaigners say is some of the worst violence against the community in recent years. At least 68 gay […]