by John Feffer, Saransh Sehgal | Nov 24, 2009 | Human Rights
The inhabitants of the remote frontier town of Tawang, in the Himalayan foothills in the northeastern Indian region bordering Chinese-administered Tibet, have lived under many flags. Anyone over the age of 62 can tell the stories of four different empires: British,...
by Jennifer Doak, John Feffer | Nov 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tirana cafe. Photo by Don Russell. No, it’s not a joke. Albanians think highly enough of George W. Bush to name a café after him. There’s even a George W. Bush Street in the capital of Tirana, albeit a rather short, crooked one. Bush received a warm...
by Jennifer Doak, John Feffer | Sep 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
The signs are everywhere, all over Ireland, but particularly here in Dublin. Some just say “Yes” or “No,” but everyone knows what they mean. The newspapers are full of the debate. Both sides battle on the radio and television. For Ireland, it...
by John Feffer, Thomas James | Aug 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Portrait of Iraqi refugee from Bagdad.At the UN compound in Douma, a neighborhood in northern Damascus, men, women, and children sit in crowded warehouse-lik e buildings. These refugees from Iraq wait for the UNHCR food rations tha t will keep them from starving....
by John Feffer, Saransh Sehgal | Aug 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tibetan monks at the main temple on the 50th anniversary of their exile. Photo by Saransh Sehgal. Dharamsala is the capital of the Tibetan exile community. Thousands of Tibetans fled to this city in northern India and have lived there for the past half-century. Most...
