AltWeeklies Wire
Religion Clouds Aid In Afghanistannew
The former head of Canada’s aid program in Afghanistan has expressed concern that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s religious beliefs are hampering humanitarian efforts.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
12-16-2010 |
International
The Russia Housesnew
A Dagestani politician isn’t telling the truth about his Wikileak-ed connections to Carlsbad, Calif.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
12-09-2010 |
International
Strings Attachednew
Skilled masters manipulate the child and adult victims of human trafficking.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-27-2010 |
International
Dealing With Human Traffickingnew
At some point, you may come face-to-face with a trafficking victim. Here's how to react.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-23-2010 |
International
Tags: Human Trafficking
Chile’s Renewed Resistancenew
September 11 marked the 37th anniversary of the bloody coup in Chile that ushered into power one of the most brutal dictatorships the world has ever seen.
VUE Weekly |
Ricardo Acuña |
09-14-2010 |
International
Juarez's Children: Drugs, Death and Fearnew
In the city of Juarez, more than 5,000 people have been killed over the past two and a half years (an average of more than five a day), in an intensifying drug war that has reached deep into children's lives.
Dallas Observer |
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky |
09-09-2010 |
International
Idaho's Cuban Connectionnew
Idaho is closer to Cuba than you'd think.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-08-2010 |
International
Tags: Cuba, Juan Serrano
The Martyr and the Stool Pigeonnew
Untold tales behind the release of the imprisoned Cuban journalists.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-26-2010 |
International
Tags: Cuba, Manuel David Orrio
Sticks and Stones on the High Seas, and a Lesson for Lefties
Was violence justified against the Israelis, even in self-defense? Maybe yes, maybe no. The point is: it worked. Had the six hundred-plus Turkish activists acted like American lefties, allowing themselves to be led off like sheep to be arrested, processed and deported, the blockage of Gaza—and the resulting humanitarian crisis—would have continued without an end in sight.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-03-2010 |
International
Ted Rall on the Revolution in Kyrgzystan
The revolution in Kyrgyzstan could have far-reaching effects. Ted Rall, who travels frequently to the country, responds.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-08-2010 |
International
Tags: Kyrgyzstan
Nova Scotia Activists Surprised by Clinton Apology to Haitinew
Former US president Bill Clinton has apologized for flooding Haiti with cheap American rice beginning in the mid 1990s, making it impossible for Haitian farmers to compete.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
04-02-2010 |
International
Lost Boy of Sudan Makes North Carolina Homenew
Mariak Chuor of Sudan finds a new life—and vocation as an author—in Garner, NC.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
04-01-2010 |
International
Tucson Woman's Campaign to Get U.S. to Recognize Haitian Siblingsnew
One day in 1984, Jean Berrier Ciceron put his three young children and his pregnant wife on a plane from New York City to his home country of Haiti. He then severed all contact with his family. Nanette Longchamp first heard about the three siblings in 2003.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
03-17-2010 |
International
Refugee Uses Website to Help Others Learn About Sudannew
The horrors of Sudan, halfway across the world, still chug in Duop Wuol's veins, urging him to do something. So this month, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs philosophy major, husband, father of four, and former Southern Sudan refugee waged a truly all-American protest: He started a website.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-04-2010 |
International
Security Hysteria is Feeding the Fight for Food in Haitinew
Ostensibly, the primary problem at the epicenter of the earthquake area is the threat of confrontation between hungry crowds and aid givers. That’s why the U.S. military is now busy securing the country. But locals gathered in front of the mayor’s office on day nine have a different analysis.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Schwartz |
01-29-2010 |
International
