Hundreds of thousands eek out a miserable existence as the West re-embraces Myanmar. Jane McClenahan reports.
Myanmar Map Courtesy of UN
Myanmar’s Forgotten War 1
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Looking Ahead 1
Jane McClenahan writes: As we move into 2014, I’d like to share a few things I’m following this year. It’s a list to encourage discussion, is far from exhaustive and is shamelessly biased towards my own interests.
Terracotta army of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang, third century BC.
Photo by Barbara Borst
Zimbabwe’s Poor Restart Reply
Prominent Zimbabwean attorney and human rights activist Beatrice Mtetwa talks about the problems with her country’s new constitution and new government, as Barbara Borst reports.
Beatrice Mtetwa, left, speaking about Zimbabwe at the International Peace Institute, with Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie of IPI.
Photo by Barbara Borst
Preventing Political Violence in Kenya Reply
A new study assesses how Kenya avoided another round of widespread ethnic violence in the March 2013 elections and what steps it still needs to take. Barbara Borst reports.
A teacher in western Kenya speaks to two boys whose families were displaced during political violence. Photo by Barbara Borst (2008)
A family that had to flee political violence in central Kenya. Photo by Barbara Borst (2008)
Egypt: Reflections on Revolution Reply
Cairo professor Khaled Fahmy discusses the political and social turmoil in Egypt since the revolution of January 2011 and the army intervention of July 2013. Barbara Borst reports.
Professor Khaled Fahmy, left, of the American University in Cairo talks about the turmoil in Egypt.
Photo by Barbara Borst
Middle East Startups: More than Good Intentions Reply
Thalia Beaty reports on programs to strengthen entrepreneurs in a region undergoing economic as well as political transformation.
Proposal to let immigrants vote in New York elections Reply
Maggy Donaldson reports on the drive to make New York the first big U.S. city to allow legal immigrants to vote in municipal elections.
New York City non-citizen eligible voter population by council district, based on census data. Map courtesy of NY Coalition to Expand Voting Rights.
Peru: Pulling back the Veil 1
The eight journalists were buried in four graves excavated next to a creek near Uchuraccay. Their bodies were exhumed four days after they were massacred. Photo courtesy of Carmen Hulbert.
Leave Lima, travel a long road to 4,000 meters up in Peru’s central highlands and you come to Uchuraccay. It’s a remote and desolate place. Most people outside Peru have never heard of it. Jane McClenahan on a story rarely been covered in mainstream media.
Living up to the Mandela Legend Reply
Reflecting on Nelson Mandela’s death, Barbara Borst recalls the sacrifices of those he inspired to struggle for freedom.
South African school children, 1987.
Photo by Barbara Borst
Homeless in New York Reply
After 12 years, New Yorkers are getting a new mayor. The city is braced for big change when Bill de Blasio succeeds Michael Bloomberg in January 2014 as Jane McClenahan reports.
Housing Protest in Downtown Manhattan. Photo by Barbara Borst
School for Afro-Colombians is a refuge from conflict Reply
When Kevin O’Dowd set out to make a documentary film about an unusual education project in Colombia, he didn’t expect to get caught up in the country’s decades-long conflict himself.
Courtesy of Kevin O’Dowd
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