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Kidnapped Journalist Talks About His Ordeal

NOW Magazine | May 2, 2008

The BBC's Alan Johnston refused to cover the Mideast conflict from comfort of a hotel, and was kept in a three-month captivity as a result.

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Tags: BBC, media, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, kidnapping, Alan Johnston, Army of Islam, journalists

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Cuba Pushes Gay Rights, but Rum-Soaked Despair Lingersnew

Four decades after gays were sent to forced labor camps, and two decades after people with AIDS were forcibly hospitalized, the country recently celebrated its second international day against homophobia. But if the new political page is meant to salvage the standing of the revolution, it's not going down well among the people I meet. Cubans are more overtly cranky than on my last trip a few years back, none more so than the young gay guys on the Malecon.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Wheeler | 06-30-2008 | LGBT

Tags: Cuba, communism, gay & lesbian issues, Cuban National Centre for Sex Education, Mariela Castro, Raul Castro, The Malecon

Call to Palestinenew

Mustafa Barghouti says activist visits are the key to stopping extremism.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Wheeler | 11-05-2007 | International

Tags: international

Iran: GLBT Terra Terrornew

Gay groups have used a information shortfall to put their own spin on facts about Iran, as was made clear at a recent confab in Toronto.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Wheeler | 02-23-2007 | LGBT

Tags: Iran

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How Many Cops are Enough?new

Bottom line on Summer Safety Initiative: budget cuts mean more dead bodies

NOW Magazine | ENZO DI MATTEO | 09-25-2012 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Police, public safety

The Occupation of Torontonew

A new movement for a fair economy in the midst of a global financial crisis showcases a fresh paradigm where leaders, demands and hierarchies no longer exist – and that’s a good thing.

NOW Magazine | Ellie Kirzner | 10-21-2011 | #OCCUPY

Tags: Occupy Wall Street, #OCCUPY, Occupy Toronto