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Masked Bahraini anti-government protesters carry petrol bombs ahead of a march in Malkiya, Bahrain, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, where marchers were calling for freedom for political prisoners and honoring those killed in the uprising from Bahrain's western villages. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain Bans All Protest Gatherings Amid Violence

Archives for October 2012

Arrests And Intimidation Plague Victims Of Marikana Massacre

A British lawyer is concerned that South African police are jeopardising an inquiry into the massacre of miners by intimidating key witnesses. He claims that witnesses to the shooting of 34 striking miners at the Lonmin mine in Marikana are being arrested before giving evidence, compromising the Farlam Commission, the body set up to investigate the […]

Maeve McClenaghan
By Maeve McClenaghan
Striking mineworkers throw stones as police open fire on striking miners at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo)

A British lawyer is concerned that South African police are jeopardising an inquiry into the massacre of miners by intimidating key witnesses. He claims that witnesses to the shooting of 34 striking miners at the Lonmin mine in Marikana are being arrested before giving evidence, compromising the Farlam Commission, the body set up to investigate

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Fear, Social Issues Drive Middle Class To Vote Against Economic Interests

(MintPress) – Over the course of this year’s presidential election season, both President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney have promised voters that their policies will help one demographic in particular: the middle class. But with two wildly different visions of how the economy should be introduced to a recovery, it only makes […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Protesters gather at the Hennepin County Government Plaza during an demonstration held by OccupyMN in support for protests that began on Wall Street Friday, October 7, 2011, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

(MintPress) – Over the course of this year’s presidential election season, both President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney have promised voters that their policies will help one demographic in particular: the middle class. But with two wildly different visions of how the economy should be introduced to a recovery, it

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Violence Against Rohingya Population Persists As US Deepens Economic Relations

(MintPress) – Despite efforts by human rights organizations to highlight the violence carried out on the Rohingya Muslim population at the hands of the Rakhine Buddhists and Burmese government, the conflict has only intensified — and the world has remained uninterested in a struggle that has targeted one of the world’s most persecuted populations. Satellite […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Muslims take refuges at Thae Chaung refugees camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Sunday, Oct.28, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

(MintPress) – Despite efforts by human rights organizations to highlight the violence carried out on the Rohingya Muslim population at the hands of the Rakhine Buddhists and Burmese government, the conflict has only intensified — and the world has remained uninterested in a struggle that has targeted one of the world’s most persecuted

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Grassroots Efforts Look To Limit Impact Of Voter ID Legislation

(MintPress) – As the barrage of political television advertisements will only grow as Election Day nears, candidates and activists acknowledge that grassroots efforts could be one of the strongest ways to emphasize the importance of voting. The events take many different shapes: In Minneapolis, Congressman Keith Ellison joined rapper Brother Ali at the #GetOutToVoteMN show, […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Gloria Gilman holds a sign during the NAACP voter ID rally to demonstrate the opposition of Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

(MintPress) – As the barrage of political television advertisements will only grow as Election Day nears, candidates and activists acknowledge that grassroots efforts could be one of the strongest ways to emphasize the importance of voting. The events take many different shapes: In Minneapolis, Congressman Keith Ellison joined rapper Brother Ali at

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60 Percent Of Chileans Refuse To Vote, Reject Austerity Measures

(MintPress) – Sixty percent of Chile’s 13 million registered voters abstained from casting a ballot in municipal elections last week, a clear sign of discontent that could be a harbinger of overall voter discontent one year before the 2013 presidential elections. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says that the mass abstentions are a “warning sign that should […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
In this Aug. 28, 2012 photo, protesters march to demand education reform in Santiago, Chile. After more than a year of mass protests over education and environmental policies that mobilized millions of people but left many activists feeling frustrated and ignored by the political establishment, municipal elections on Oct. 28, 2012 provides a chance for 5.3 million new voters, more than half of whom are under 30, to be heard. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)

(MintPress) – Sixty percent of Chile’s 13 million registered voters abstained from casting a ballot in municipal elections last week, a clear sign of discontent that could be a harbinger of overall voter discontent one year before the 2013 presidential elections. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says that the mass abstentions are a “warning sign

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SIGAR Pinpoints Corruption In Afghan Reconstruction Projects

(NEW YORK) MintPress – After John F. Sopko was selected to serve as the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by President Obama in May of this year, he hit the ground running, actively combating corruption in the implementation of more than $89.5 billion taxpayer dollars provided to programs aimed at rebuilding the country. In […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, left, foreground, talking to members of the Afghan National Civil Order Police at a military base in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – After John F. Sopko was selected to serve as the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by President Obama in May of this year, he hit the ground running, actively combating corruption in the implementation of more than $89.5 billion taxpayer dollars provided to programs aimed at rebuilding the

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