Newly emerging popular movements for reform were the driving force behind the Middle East’s major gains in democratic rights last year, according to Freedom in the World 2013, Freedom House’s annual report. But other regions experienced setbacks due to …
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January 16, 2013
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Democracy in decline, autocrats on the offensive
December 11, 2012
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Global Trends 2030: decline in US power, but ‘new era of democratization’
Global megatrends could be leading to a new era of democratization, according to a new report from the U.S. government’s National Intelligence Council.
But that is only one of several scenarios outlined in the report, Global Trends 2030, which …
October 31, 2012
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UN calls for inquiry into killing of Somali journalists
The director-general of UNESCO today called for an investigation into this week’s killing of two leading Somali journalists.
“I condemn the murder of Mohammed Mohamud Tuuryare [left] and Ahmed Farah Ilyas,” said Irina Bokova. “The number of journalists killed …
August 14, 2012
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Call to end impunity for killing of Somali journalists
Human rights activists are calling for an international commission of inquiry to investigate attacks on Somali media workers and journalists following the murder of two reporters in Mogadishu over the weekend.
“Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) should urgently open and …
May 4, 2012
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Somali journalist slain – on eve of World Press Freedom Day
Radio journalist Farhan Jeemis Abdulle (left), was shot and killed by masked gunmen in Somalia’s northern town of Galkayo late Wednesday.
The killing came on the eve of World Press Freedom Day, an annual event to highlight threats to …
February 24, 2012
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Webs of conflict, pathways to peace in the Horn of Africa
The world must focus on rebuilding Somalia after decades of conflict, famine and terrorism in the country, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the international conference on the war-torn state. As the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) prepares to …
Grenade attack damages independent Puntland radio station
Media and human rights watchdogs are demanding a rigorous investigation into a grenade attack against the independent Daljir radio station in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
“The bomb attack wounded one of the security guard of the radio and …
Mother Teresa meets Rambo in Somali activist
“What a woman! And what a Muslim!”
Hawa Abdi, a 63-year-old Somali doctor, personifies the “other” Islam, writes Nicolas Kristof, the alternative to the ugly ideology that inspires the Muslim militias’ atrocities.
Somali Journalist Mourned
The Solidarity Center reports the loss of Nasteh Dahir Farah, Vice President of the National Union of Somali Journalists, (NUSOJ).
Witnesses report that on June 7, 2008, Nasteh was returning home to his pregnant wife and 10-month old son
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