13/05/2013 / ISRAEL
Tel Aviv inspectors destroy food with bleach in raid on African restaurants
A patron of a Sudanese restaurant in southern Tel Aviv snapped photos of municipal inspectors destroying food by pouring bleach on it, as part of a raid on about 10 businesses run by African migrants on Sunday night. Our Observer, who owns the restaurant, believes the authorities are cracking down in an effort to pressure African migrants into leaving Israel. Read more…
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10/05/2013 / SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa township riots for electricity access
Residents in Johannesburg’s Kliptown area were outraged to find their electricity supplies abruptly cut off on Tuesday, May 7th. A team of police officers and representatives from local rail and electricity companies removed power cables residents had illegally installed to redirect electricity to their community. Not prepared to go through the winter without electric lights and heating, they hit the streets to chase the unwelcome guests out of their neighbourhood. Read more...
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09/05/2013 / TUNISIA
Preachers take over public spaces in Tunisia
In front of schools, on buses or in public squares, and for several months now, a new phenomenon has been spreading across Tunisia: religious preachers. Whether they are originally from Tunisia or come from the Gulf States, more and more of them are using public spaces to promote their vision of religion. Read more...
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08/05/2013 / CHINA
Making employees crawl in public, a strange management technique in China
A cosmetics firm in the central Chinese city of Chongqing has found a unique approach to teaching its employees stress management: forcing them to crawl on all fours around a public monument. Read more…
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07/05/2013 / BANGLADESH
Battle over blasphemy deepens divisions in Bangladesh
As the death toll rises to at least 38 after Sunday and Monday’s crackdown on Islamist protesters in Bangladesh, an Observer in the capital, who filmed the aftermath of these clashes, explains how divided the country has become. Read more…
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06/05/2013 / SENEGAL
Disabled Senegalese man completes 450 km tricycle ride
Dakar residents got quite the surprise last Wednesday when a young disabled Senegalese man peddled his way through the capital on a tricycle, only stopping when he reached the National Assembly. Read more…
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06/05/2013 / MALAYSIA
Outcry over Malaysia vote's "not-so-indelible" ink
The thick blue ink used to stain Malaysian voters’ fingers was supposed to be indelible, so that they could not attempt to vote more than once in Sunday’s elections. However, this seems to have failed. Read more…
03/05/2013 / IRAQ
A vision of hell: The aftermath of a bombing in Iraq
At 6:30 am on Monday morning, Moutah Slemane, a resident of Al Amarah in southern Iraq, witnessed a bomb explosion — just one of the many fatal attacks that took place in the country in April. Stunned but safe, he picked himself up and started filming the chaos unfolding around him. Read more...
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03/05/2013 / BURMA
‘969’: The three digits that are terrifying Muslims in Burma
Brightly-coloured posters and stickers bearing the number "969" are popping up in cities all over Burma. These look innocuous enough at first glance. However, “969” actually denotes an anti-Islam campaign led by hardliner Buddhist monks. Burmese Muslims say it has stirred up hatred and paranoia, resulting in a string of bloody anti-Muslim riots across the country over the past weeks. Read more…
02/05/2013 / JORDAN
Tribal tensions lead to bloodbath at a Jordanian university
Bloody clashes took place on the campus of Maan University, in southern Jordan, on Monday. Our Observer is worried about the increase in armed attacks on campuses to settle scores, mostly due to tribal tensions. Read more...
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