Justice

December 09, 2013

Two decades after the end of apartheid, South Africa's eleven official languages don't always sit well together. And their relationships are changing.

Global Politics

The truth is, almost no one bet Mandela would succeed

The World

December 09, 2013

Author Adam Hochschild was 19 and writing for an anti-apartheid newspaper in Capetown, South Africa, when Nelson Mandela was arrested and put in prison. He couldn't imagine that Mandela had a chance against a government with the most military might in Africa.

Global Scan

Many considered Nelson Mandela a saint

December 06, 2013

Here are just a few of the many stories and memories about Nelson Mandela that people are sharing. Also, the US military says it will stop revealing hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay. And we tell of a famous filmmaker who may pay a hefty price for violating China's one-child policy, while another man talks up the male pill. All that and more, in today's Global Scan.

Global Politics

Denis Goldberg, for years at Mandela's side, recalls their struggles

The Takeaway

December 06, 2013

Nelson Mandela was "a leader among leaders" in the drive to end apartheid. One of those leaders who stood next to him was Denis Goldberg, who recalls Mandela's commitment — and how far he was willing to go to achieve equality.

Global Politics

Watch Mandela's first TV interview, when he was on the run

The World

December 06, 2013

On the run from police and branded a terrorist, Nelson Mandela decided he should do a TV interview. The then-42-year-old lawyer spoke with ITN reporter Brian Widlake — and Widlake walked away totally confused about the man he'd just met.

Conflict & Justice

Russia grants bail to most of the Greenpeace activists charged with hooliganism

The World

November 20, 2013

A Brazilian Greenpeace activist walked out of a courtroom in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Wednesday, free until her trial on charges of hooliganism. She was holding a sign that said "Save the Arctic." Most of the 29 others picked up in the Arctic while protesting offshore drilling there, have been granted bail and should be released this weekend.

Global Politics

Did Edward Snowden really ask for clemency?

The World

November 04, 2013

Did he or didn't he? Members of Congress seem to think Edward Snowden, the man responsible for leaking thousands of pages of National Security Agency documents, wrote a letter asking for clemency. Some aren't so sure.

Global Politics

Hunger strikes are last resort for Pussy Riot band member and Russian mothers

Global Voices Online

September 29, 2013

In Russia, women are using hunger strikes to draw attention to what they perceive as injustice. But only one hunger strike, by a member of the band Pussy Riot, is really drawing attention.

Global Politics

Artist draws America's most wanted at Gitmo

The Takeaway

September 27, 2013

The courtroom in Guantanamo Bay is highly secured, with reporters sequestered in another room. And no cameras are allowed — but thanks to one woman, we can get an idea of what the scene looks like.

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