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In Morocco, Being Raped Is Not The End Of The Story
Nowhere To Turn: The Eviction of Burma’s Minorities
Korean Students Speak [Pictures]
Radovan Karadžić: The Other Side of the Glass
Asia
A big step has been made in the fight against the illegal animal trade. The sixteenth conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), held in the Southeast Asian hub of Bangkok this March, announced a “watershed moment” in its battle against the trafficking of endangered animals. In what has been hailed [...]
Africa
Just a couple of days ago, a little girl was happily playing in her neighborhood away from the hustle and bustle of the city, peacefully absorbed in her own imaginary little world. A few hours later, she is laying in a hospital, her face completely cut and deformed by about fifty stitches, an almost-lost right [...]
Asia
The by-election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi last year promised much hope for Burma. Since then, and with pressure from the international community, the government of Thein Sein has been slowly forthcoming with reforms. However, abuses committed against the country’s minorities in recent months – in particular the Muslim population – have threatened to [...]
Asia
South Korea has the world’s longest working hours, worst stress indexes, and highest suicide rates, and students can be in class for up to 15 hours a day. Inside the classroom there is little opportunity for freedom of expression. Fulbright teaching assistants in South Korea have embarked on a novel project that is gaining international attention. Korean Students Speak [...]
Europe
Guided by a security guard, we entered a room with a glass partition dividing the observers from the courtroom filled with red robed judges and black robed lawyers. The defense advisors of the Republic of Srpska’s former president, Radovan Karadžić, turned to watch us enter. To my surprise, our close proximity meant that not only was [...]
