Posted by Lova Rakotomalala to Global Voices Online 21 farmers from the locality of Ankorondrano-Analavory (90 km west of Antananarivo, Madagascar) were sentenced by the state court of Miarinarivo to various sentences because of a collective act of rebellion that stemmed from a dispute over land ownership. To protest the expropriation of lands that they […]
Alliance Francaise,Puducherry, launched a new website
Alliance Francaise,Puducherry(Pondicherry) launched a new website, accessible in both French and English, in June. Through www.alliancefrancaisepondicherry.com the institute hopes to promotes its activities and enhance communication.In keeping with its monthly programmes, Alliance will screen five movies of director Woody Allen as part of its Sunday Cinema, according to a press release. Attaching priority to enhancing […]
NY Times Building Climbers Protest Wrong Causes
Two climbers have scaled the New York Times headquarters building opposite the Port Authority using the ceramic bars designed by architest Renzo Piano as so many step-ladders. The New York Police Department greeted at the top by arrest, charging them with reckless endangerment and criminal trespass. A French climber unfurled a banner protesting global warming […]
112 th Annual Flower show began at Ooty
With the onset of summer, the Queen of Hills, Ooty is busy and brimming with confidence. 112 th annual flower show at the Ooty botanical garden was inaugurated on Saturday that attracted about 80,000 visitors from various parts of the country. The two-day flower show was inaugurated by Minister for Khadi and village Industries Mr.Ramachandran in […]
The Shock Doctrine in Myanmar
The Shock Doctrine in Myanmar: “The people there (Myanmar) have the right to demand international assistance free of U.S. demands or sanctions.” This is the last sentence in an article by Sara Flounders (” U.S. Hostility Blocking Relief”). It postulates that the U.S. plans to supply humanitarian aid to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis as […]
Interview: Palestine as seen by Matt Rees, author of crime novels
What is the right book to read during the celebrations for Israel 60th anniversary? Probably a crime fiction set in Palestine. That is, what Matt Rees’ books are about. Matt Beynon Rees is (or he might prefer to say was) a journalist from Wales who for over a decade wrote stories from the Middle East for […]
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