Morgenie Pillay, the Andrew Mellon lecturer in the department of politics and international studies at one of my old stomping grounds, Rhodes University, and a visiting doctoral research scholar at the London School of Economics asks (and tries to answer) an important question in The Mail & …
Liberia's former President, Charles Taylor, one of Africa's most ruthless thugs (a bold claim, to be sure) will go on trial at a UN-backed Special Court at the Haguie next week. He will face war crimes charges stemming back to his years as Liberia's Big Man. A …
The United States has announced that it will increase sanctions on Khartoum as part of President Bush's much ballyhooed “Plan B” to deal with the human rights catastrophe that is Darfur. Smith College's Eric Reeves, one of the most perspicacious Sudan observers, argues that …
A Zimbabwe's inflation rate, which long ago reached the status of being the worst in the world, doubles and trebles, the country's humanitarian crisis worsens. Thabo Mbeki continues to try to facilitate dialogue between Robert Mugabe's thugocracy and the opposition, most notably the Movement …
This events firm, "established in 2003 by a team of professional, environmentally aware event experts," have held conferences with over 4,000 attendees from 76 countries. You should check out their upcoming events and visit their "live" blog from the conference they're holding now in …
An Australian coroner has been told by an Australian inquiry to refer two individuals for war crimes prosecution for the murder of five Australian journalists during the invasion of East Timor in 1975. The so-called "Balibo five" were allegedly killed while attempting to surrender to Indonesian …
The Eighth Session of the EurASec Interparliamentary Assembly met yesterday in St. Petersburg to discuss further economic cooperation, education, and coordinated anti-terrorist activities, particularly in regard to terrorist finance. EurASec is an economic collective security joined by Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The IPA is the legislative arm of EurASec, designed …
The Republic of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding in regard to increased direct investment in the Tajik Republic.
What's upcoming: facilitation of Iranian business investment; the reconstruction of one cement plant and the construction of another; some large-scale construction projects; and the development of an …
Every year, a new typhoid epidemic:
The most famous one in 2003, during the Central Asian Games, hosted in Dushanbe. Officials made one public service announcement, while residents and visitors continued to get sick. Tajikistan does better with this obligation now, because they are reporting that:
Right now, in Kulyab, Tajikistan, there …
As highlighted recently in the newspapers El Financiero and Milenio.com, new studies show that community forest management in Mexico has reduced poverty and social inequity while conserving natural resources. Over 2,300 forest communities in Mexico have been given “forest use permission,” resulting not only in effective conservation, but also in …
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The problem of homelessness, poverty and street children faces every country and should concern us all. The United Nations estimates that their are over 150 million street children world wide. Whether the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Mumbai, …
Okay, it's not Friday, it's Wednesday. That should be your first hint.
At Registan.net, they’ve been discussing how ridiculous things get in a hurry when news analysts get dramatic. This is particularly related to new developments in the Nazarbaev – Aliev controversy now spinning out.
This …
For the first time, Mongolia's representative (Nyamaa Enkhbold) attended the EU-based Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which is held every two years. Benito Ferrero-Waldner praised Mongolia's progress. New aid in the amount of Euro 17 million (USD 23 million) over the next three years almost doubles the earlier annual aid levels of Euro …
Today in the Wall Street Journal, the President of the Uyghur-American Association and World Uyghur Congress writes about the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang province. Ms. Kadeer was jailed for five years in China for her activities.
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The United Nations Security Council is to vote on the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute individuals suspected of involvement in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik al-Hariri. The US, France, and Britain expect to get the 9 votes needed to pass the resolution despite …
