Stories about Photos from December, 2013
10 Bangkok Rallies That Almost Toppled the Government
A review of the massive and daring street protests in 2008 and 2010 in Bangkok can help us understand the current political crisis in Thailand.
5 Places in Santiago, Chile to Remember the Pinochet Dictatorship and Say “Never Again”
Blogger Lillie Langtry takes us on a tour of monuments and sites related to the 1973 military coup d'état and its aftermath in Chile's capital, Santiago.
Football, Building Social Cohesion in Niger
Sports - and especially football - can be an ideal vehicle to reinforce social cohesion in Nigerien communities scattered across the country's wide territory.
‘Proyecto Arcoiris’ Advocates for Coloring Cuba with the Rainbow of the LGBT Community
The Project began when activist Yasmin Silvia Portales shared her dissatisfaction with the absence, at the time, of spaces for meeting the social demands of sexually diverse persons and for advocating for sexual and reproductive rights.
“I Am a German Street Vendor in Dakar”
Being a street vendor is not an easy job, especially in Senegal. Yet this is the choice that Sebastian Prothmann, a native of Germany, made after he arrived in Dakar, Senegal a few months ago. The following video shows Prothmann at work [fr]: Prothmann explains in an interview for the...
The President of the Central African Republic Isolated amidst Swirling Crisis
Maria Malagardi reports from the Central African Republic News Blog that President Michel Djotodia is increasingly isolated [fr] from his allies as the crisis deepens in his country and a French military intervention is in the works : Certains de ses proches de passage à Paris ne savent même pas à...
INTERVIEW: Comics that Dispel Black Stereotypes in Brazil
"I imagine that a truly healthy society must recognize and engage in dialogue with the voices that arise from within its borders. "
