In Egypt, NGOs See Funding Dry Up as Donors Grow Scared
 

In Egypt, NGOs See Funding Dry Up as Donors Grow Scared

New America Media, News Report, Amr Emam, Posted: Jun 10, 2012

A crackdown last year on pro-democracy groups in Egypt has scared off many international aid donors.

 

Syrians Flee Violence at Home, Find Refuge in Southern California

 

New America Media, News Report, Liana Aghajanian, Posted: Jun 05, 2012

In southern California, Syrian refugees discover a place where they can safely speak out against the violent repression happening at home.

 

Haiti Hopes Gold Find Means Boom Times Ahead

 

The Root, News Report, Monique Clesca, Posted: May 31, 2012

Recent gold discoveries in Haiti have raised hopes that revenue may help lead to teh emergence of a strong island economy.

N. Korea Declares Nuclear Power Status

 

Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: May 30, 2012

North Korea has declared itself a nuclear weapon state in the foreword of the country's revised constitution, according to state media.

 

In Mexico Elections, It’s Old Media vs. Social Media

 

New America Media, News Report, Louis Nevaer, Posted: May 30, 2012

Unlike in the Middle East, student protestors in Mexico are using social media to keep the opposition -- and its Old Media allies -- out of power.

Chinese Actress, Disgraced Politician Mired in Sex Scandal

 

Korea Herald, News Report, Posted: May 29, 2012

Bo Xilai and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi are mired in a scandal after a news report said Zhang provided sexual services for Bo.

 

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala

 

ProPublica, News Report, Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI, Posted: May 25, 2012

In 1982, a squad of Guatemalan army commandos stormed the village of Dos Erres and slaughtered more than 250 men, women and children.

 

Gambling Episode Gives Bad Name to Korean Buddhism

 

Korea Times, News Report, Je-hae Do, Posted: May 17, 2012

The recent scandal involving gambling monks could not have erupted at a worse time for those spreading Korean Buddhism globally.

 

Carlos Fuentes, Champion of Mexican Democracy

 

New America Media, News Report, Louis Nevaer, Posted: May 17, 2012

Perhaps more than any other single Mexican, Carlos Fuentes worked to lay the intellectual foundation for democracy in Mexico.

 

Reports of Violence Against Afghan Women are Sign of Change

 

New America Media, News Analysis, Fariba Nawa, Posted: May 16, 2012

Reports of violence against Afghan women, although horrifying, are an indication that women there are finding their political voice.

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