Alberto Pizango, exiled president of Peru’s national organization for Amazonian indigenous peoples, AIDESEP, was arrested at Lima’s airport as he returned from Nicaragua.
A Muslim Woman Confronts Her Fear of Voting—Eight Years After the Gujarat Massacres by Subuhi Jiwani, Sarai Reader The dot on my index finger nail has been moving stealthily towards the edge. It is the show-sign of patriotism. I have… Read morePOGROMS, PARANOIA AND POLLING IN INDIA
Continue ReadingPOGROMS, PARANOIA AND POLLING IN INDIAAs Obama pledges to mobilize 1,200 National Guard troops to the Mexican border, Fox News ups the ante with claims of a Somali terrorist threat in Texas.
Gregorio Sánchez, gubernatorial candidate from Quintana Roo, was arrested by Mexican federal police on drug trafficking charges—but his supporters say the bust is politically motivated.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the cleric accused by India of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, cannot be imprisoned due to lack of evidence.
The Indian government has offered to hold talks with the Naxalite insurgents following a series of audacious attacks that have hardliners calling for air-strikes on their strongholds.
