28/03/2013 / ALGERIA
Rug festival turns violent in crisis-stricken southern Algeria
Every year, the residents of Ghardaïa, in southern Algeria, hold a rug celebration to promote their local craftwork. This year, however, it’s become very controversial. On Tuesday, human rights activists and unemployed individuals picketed the celebration’s opening parade, judging it to be too expensive given the city’s dire economic situation. The police violently dispersed the protest. Read more...
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28/03/2013 / YEMEN
Cheering for Bashar Al Assad … in Yemen
At first glance, the video looks like it might have been filmed in Syria: uniformed soldiers pose in front of an armoured vehicle, on which are plastered photos of Syrian president Bashar Al Assad. However, this video was actually filmed in Yemen’s capital. Read more…
27/03/2013 / DR CONGO
A separatist show of force ends in bloodshed in DR Congo
A group of pro-independence activists tried to march on Lubumbashi in the Katanga region, in southern Democratic Republic of Congo last Saturday. The army quickly fought off the separatists in clashes that left several dozen dead. Our Observers on the ground tell us their stories from this bloody and violent day. Read more...
27/03/2013 / AFRICA
Chinafrica: African workers share experiences at Chinese factories
Xi Jinping, China’s new president, has chosen to visit to Africa as part of his first foreign tour – and for good reason. With more than 2,000 businesses operating on the continent and making more than 36 billion dollars a year, China has in just a few years become Africa’s top commercial partner. From Togo to the Democratic Republic of Congo, our African Observers employed by Chinese companies told us about their jobs. Read more...
26/03/2013 / CHINA
Stop Photoshopping officials into porn, authorities ask blackmailers
What to do when government officials and company bosses are repeatedly blackmailed by people who have Photoshopped their faces into pornographic pictures? Apparently, put up big billboards to tell them that this isn’t cool. Read more...
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25/03/2013 / SPAIN
Spaniards pushed into ‘economic exile’ tell their stories
The economic crisis has forced many young Spaniards to emigrate to find work. Three of them – one in Morocco, one in the United Kingdom, a third who is planning on leaving Spain soon – tell us their stories. Read more...
25/03/2013 / UKRAINE
Striking videos of Ukraine's snow-hit capital, Kiev
Ukraine is dealing with the aftermath of a massive blizzard, during which a month's worth of snow fell in just 24 hours. Residents of the capital Kiev have been using their cameras and mobile phones to capture the the ensuing chaos. Watch videos…
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22/03/2013 / IRAQ
Prisoners clubbed with batons at Abu Ghraib prison
Baghdad Central Prison, previously known as Abu Ghraib, continues to be rocked by prisoner abuse scandals. An amateur video showing inmates being beaten up has been leaked onto the Internet. These prisoners have been described as Sunnis. This has fed sentiments by Sunnis that they are being discriminated against in a country largely ruled by Shiites, and which continues to be shaken by civil unrest. Read more...
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21/03/2013 / BURMA
Buddhist-Muslim violence continues for third day in Burma
Photos and videos from the central Burmese town of Meikhtila show rioting and attacks against Muslim-owned businesses, in the country’s worst communal violence since last year's clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in the eastern part of the country. The ongoing unrest has has displaced thousands and left at least 20 people dead, according to a member of parliament from Meikhtila District. Read more…
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20/03/2013 / CHINA
China locks Tibetan monks in monastery for 'political re-education'
Since March 17, the Tongkyap monastery, located in northeast Tibet, has been put on lockdown by Chinese authorities. Hundreds of monks have been kept inside in order to undergo “political re-education.” The reason: one of the monks at this monastery wrote a book about the spate of self-immolations by Tibetan monks that started in 2008, and which continues today. Read more...
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