Europe
France: whither the hijab intifada?
The on-again/off-again Parisian intifada has exploded once more—this time over the arrest of a man whose wife was ticketed for wearing a face veil in the suburb of Trappes.
Tag: politics of immigration
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: ‘Haitians’ demand papers
As many as 200 Dominicans of Haitian descent gathered at the National Palace in the latest monthly protest against discriminatory policies that have left them in a legal limbo.
Europe
Bulgaria protesters say ‘NOligarchy!’
Over the past 10 days, thousands of protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets of Bulgaria to oppose the interim coalition government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.
Mexico
Mexico: army rescues 165 kidnapped migrants
Thousands of migrants continue to be killed or kidnapped each year as they try to cross Mexico to the US; activists say Mexican officials are involved in some of the crimes.
Europe
The London attack: context vs. apologia —again
Reactions to the jihadist slaying of a British solider in London are polarized along predictable lines—emphasizing either the context of imperial wars or the threat of political Islam.
Mexico
Mexico: immigration activists take case to US
Mexican and Central American activists tour the US to increase awareness about immigration and to build ties with US-based activists.
North America
Judge: Sheriff Arpaio engaged in racial profiling
A US judge ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office illegally engaged in racial profiling, and prohibited deputies from using race as a factor in law-enforcement.
North America
Chechen rebels see anomalies in Boston attack
The Kavkaz Center, voice of the Chechen mujahedeen, issued a statement suggesting that the suspects in the Boston attacks were framed in a plot to discredit their struggle.
North America
Conspiracy vultures descend on Boston —already
The Internet conspiranoia crowd, led by the indefatigable Alex Jones, have jumped on the Boston attack in record time, even faster than they did with the Newtown massacre.
The Amazon
Brazil: human trafficking crackdown in Amazon
The Brazilian state of Acre declared a state of “social emergency” in response to a surge of undocumented migrants from neighboring Bolivia and Peru.
East Asia
Meanwhile: Seoul-Tokyo tensions mount…
The crisis between North and South Korea has overshadowed growing tensions between both Koreas and Japan, which has seen an ugly wave of anti-Korean protests.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: laid-off Haitian workers win
A group of Haitian immigrant workers at a processing plant in the Dominican Republic have finally won their back pay in court; now they’re waiting to see the money.