Stories from 2 September 2013
Haze Returns to Indonesia
The haze is back! Forest fires in Sumatra caused a thick haze to descend for several days in Indonesia and several parts of Malaysia last week
Meet Aminata Touré, the New Iron Lady of Senegal
Aminata Touré was introduced as the new prime minister of Senegal after Abdoul Mbaye was dismissed by president Macky Sall [fr]. Assirou News states that [fr] Touré is a human rights activist and a former coordinator for the UNFPA. Boubacar Kante reports that she is also known as Senegal's “Iron...
Protests Rock Nepal as Dispute Over Buddha Statue Continues
Protests have begun again over a 17-foot statue of Buddha that was briefly erected at Kakrebihar, a Hindu-Buddhist temple near the city of Birendranagar, until police took it down.
When Reality TV Meets Humanitarian Action in Italy
Many Italians are already criticising RAI 1's humanitarian aid reality TV show in development, several months before it is scheduled to air.
Colombia Starts New Week Amid Agrarian Strike
Uncertainty reigns in Colombia after almost two weeks since the start of the agrarian strike. Although negotiations between the government and the protesters have moved forward, citizens across the country held massive protests on August 29, most of which ended with riots. Roads are still blocked in some parts of...
Iran:“Massacre” of 52 unarmed Iranian dissidents in Iraq
Iraqi security forces carried out a “massacre” of 52 unarmed Iranian dissidents early Sunday at their camp north of Baghdad,Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, the Iranian exiles said. Netizens in Balatarin, a popular link sharing site, shared several photos, films and posts regarding this attack.
Iran: RouhaniMeter Site Filtered
RouhaniMeter was launched by Canada based Asl 19 group to monitor the performance of the recently elected president Rouhani by documenting what has been achieved as opposed to his promises. Iranian authorities filtered RouhaniMeter last week.
Political Cartoon on School Open Day in China
Independent politica cartoonist @baidiucao posted his work on China School Open Day. The red scarf, representing the ideological control of the Chinese Communist Party becomes a hanging rope.
China: Rural Superstition Leads to Horrible Baby Girl Abuse
In some rural areas of China, people believe by sticking needles to the body of new born baby girl, the next child would be boy. Off-beat China highlighted two recent horrible stories of piercing of new born baby girls.
Ten Cities Chinese People Want to Escape
The living standard in major Chinese cities is getting more and more unbearable to middle class. Shanghai has topped the ten cities that Chinese most want to escape because marriage cost is too high. Rachel Wang from Tea Leaf Nation picked up netizens’ comments on their discontent about city life.
Russian Flooding Snaps Volunteers into Action
Protracted flooding of the Amur River has buried swaths of the Russian-Chinese border under water, affecting more than 100 thousand people in roughly 185 towns.
