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  • Iranian Activists Block 'Discriminatory' Bill
    Arrest of Iranian women demonstrators © Arash Ashoorinia/Amnesty International USAArrest of Iranian women demonstrators © Arash Ashoorinia/Amnesty International USA

    A revised version of the Iranian "Family Protection Bill," which "would further erode women's rights" in the country, was recently returned to parliament following local activists' negative reaction, reports a women's rights group.

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  • U.S. Reporter Arrested Covering Nigeria Oil Story
    Niger Delta fisherman © usnico (flickr)Niger Delta fisherman © usnico (flickr)

    An award-winning U.S. journalist covering "the economic and ecological disaster" taking shape in a strategic oil-producing region of Nigeria was arrested this week on spying charges along with his local interpreter.

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  • RNC: Media Intimidation Condemned
    Television and radio host Amy Goodman being arrested Monday. © bignoisetactical (YouTube)Television and radio host Amy Goodman being arrested Monday. © bignoisetactical (YouTube)

    MINNEAPOLIS, Sep 4 (OneWorld) - Police and local and federal officials in St. Paul, Minnesota are under fire from independent media groups for their crackdown on reporters at this week's Republican National Convention.

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  • Thai State of Emergency 'Infringes on Rights'
    Protesters in Thailand © Ellen RoggemannProtesters in Thailand © Ellen Roggemann

    The Thai government should overturn restrictions on free speech and freedom of assembly authorized by the state of emergency declared in Bangkok yesterday, says a human rights monitor.

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  • Ethiopia Facing World's 'Most Urgent' Food Crisis
    An Ethiopian market, in better times. © International Food Policy Research Institute / Apollo HabtamuAn Ethiopian market, in better times. © International Food Policy Research Institute / Apollo Habtamu

    ADDIS ABABA, Sep 3 (OneWorld) - The most pressing food crisis in the world at present is in Ethiopia, according to John Holmes, the United Nations' under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs.

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  • Child-Focused Relief in Gustav's Wake
    Hurricane Gustav © GISuser.comHurricane Gustav © GISuser.com

    A children's aid organization is operating special programs for kids and assisting thousands of families currently living in shelters as Hurricane Gustav hit the U.S. Gulf Coast yesterday.

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  • Thousands of Nicaraguan Children Get Name, Identity
    Nicaraguan schoolgirl © Esteban Feix / Academy for Educational DevelopmentNicaraguan schoolgirl © Esteban Feix / Academy for Educational Development

    BILWI, Nicaragua, Sep 2 (IPS) - Some 250,000 indigenous children and adolescents who had no legal identity in Nicaragua are in the process of being registered -- an essential step towards achieving recognition of their basic human rights.

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