Tag: human rights
Europe's plan to aid North Africa toward democracy
In response to uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, European countries are creating a kind of Marshall Plan to push North Africa toward democracy....
Tunisia: New freedoms for speech and press
Speech and press freedoms are new for Tunisia. With president Ben Ali gone, they're now being allowed to flourish....
UK Uncut: British protest public service cuts
The UK Uncut protest movement is trying to force the government to reverse budget cuts by pushing corporations to pay more taxes. ...
Women in the Egyptian protests
Women have a long history of activism in Egypt, and the protests against Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square were no different....
Could Egypt's protests spread to Jordan?
Protests have broken out across the Arab world, after the protests in Egypt toppled the Mubarak regime. Could Jordan be next?...
An American detained in Egypt
An American student, detained by the Egyptian military police, talks about her 16 hours of incarceration....
Kicking sexism out of soccer
Rupert Murdoch's Sky Sports was dragged into the center of a debate over sexism in soccer and sports....
Battling brain drain in the developing world
Cameroonian professionals, including doctors and lawyers, who are educated abroad tend not to return to their home country. The problem is common in the developing world....
Facebook helps foment revolution in Egypt and Tunisia
Social media is helping dissidents rise up against the government in Egypt and Tunisia, and social media companies are helping....
Theater under censorship in Belarus
A co-founder of the Belarus Free Theatre talks about her arrest and the artistic climate under the Belarus authoritarian regime....
