Written by Nina Jobe At the end of July, Moscow oblast’s Acting Governor proposed [1] [ru] the establishment of a detention center for illegal immigrants on a former military base near Yegoryevsky. The cost of renovations to repurpose the property is estimated to be 200 million rubles (over $6 million). Not surprisingly, local residents were […]
Cuba: Government Control Over Web Access
Government slowly making internet more widely available, but it’s expensive and many sites are blocked. By Nico Cervantes – Latin America Internet users in Cuba say the first few months of an initiative to increase access to the web have been marred by tight government controls and censorship. Access has also been restricted by high […]
Hindus and Sikhs Struggle in Afghanistan
Dwindling community struggles to maintain identity. By Mina Habib, Abdal “We aren’t treated as human beings,” Sikh businessman Amrit Singh said as he sat in his small grocery shop in the Kabul neighbourhood of Shor Bazaar. “When we are alive, we are disrespected, insulted and beaten…. And when we take our dead to the crematorium, […]
Cuba: Homeless Families Abandon Occupied Plot of Land
They say they were forced out by intimidation and false promises. By Osniel Carmona Breijo – Latin America 26 Jun 13 Most of the homeless families who took over an unused plot of land in Cuba’s Mayabeque province have decided to move out, citing threats by officials and heavy fines. Only five families remain on […]
JK Govt settles issues of remote areas on-the-spot:Sakina
Dardgund (Kulgam)/Srinagar, June 22(Scoop News)-The Minister for Social Welfare, ARI and Trainings, Ms Sakina Itoo today said that it was a dream of the Late Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah to reach out at the doors of the people of far-flung and remote areas and provide them all the facilities at par to urban populace and […]
Havana Buses Improved, But Services Remain Patchy
Problems remain despite government efforts to restore public transport to former efficiency. By Carlos Rodríguez Although public transport in the Cuban capital Havana has improved after a five-year investment programme, travellers say both the buses and the roads they drive on are in poor shape, and services remain patchy and overcrowded. Prior to 1990, the […]
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