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New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 22, 2010 20:38 - 0 Comments
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Dominican Republic tightens border as Haitian cholera epidemic spreads, Former Guatemalan Interior Minister accused of ordering killings, Chávez warns fugitive head of Globovisión, and Yale to return Macchu Picchu relics. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Monday, November 22, 2010 17:21 - 0 Comments
Life on Wheels [SPECIAL EDITION] Week 73 – Enough Is Enough!
On Saturday, 20th Nov 2010, ten thousand protesters joined a march calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre was one of the speakers. This is his speech.
Letters from Brussels, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 18, 2010 0:00 - 0 Comments
Letters from Brussels 18-11-2010
In "Letters from Brussels", Ceasefire correspondent Emily Macintosh gives us her alternative round-up and analysis of European news. In this week's column, she looks at the Media.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, November 17, 2010 0:00 - 5 Comments
North African Dispatches Camping for freedom
A few weeks ago, hundreds of men, women and children, all inhabitants of the Western Saharan capital, Layoune, walked out of the city and established a camp in the desert. Their act of defiance against Moroccan occupation culminated, a few days ago, in savage repression and violence. Kateb Salim reports.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Remember, remember the tenth of November
Ceasefire correspondent Malte Ringer, who was present at the Millbank protest last week, reports on the event and its aftermath. In particular, he debunks media reports describing the protest as ‘terrifying violence and bloodshed’ by a ‘baying mob’.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 15, 2010 19:00 - 1 Comment
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: anti-GM activists under threat in Argentina, bomb explosion in El Salvador, UK backing for a security council seat for Brazil and a museum expedition that could turn into genocidal threat in Paraguay. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Thursday, November 11, 2010 19:30 - 2 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 72: From Tory HQ, “This is just the start!”
Reporting on yesterday's protest against the coalition government's assault on free education and the public sector, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre, who was on the roof of Tory HQ, recounts the anger, the exhilaration and the new found belief in the power of protest.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:16 - 6 Comments
North African Dispatches The House of Gaddafi: Keeping it in the family
In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi led a successful coup against the Libyan monarchy. Forty years on, he's still at the helm, ever more eccentric but seemingly unmovable. In this week's column, Kateb Salim looks at the increasingly persistent question of Libya after Gaddafi.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 8, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: no light at the end of the tunnel in Mexican drug war, 68 die in Cuban air disaster, deadly landslide in Costa Rica and Venezuelan ambassador accuses Spanish border police of “abuse”. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Saturday, November 6, 2010 20:21 - 1 Comment
Life on Wheels – Week 71: “See you next week Vince!”
When Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, headed to a constituency surgery last week, he probably expected some form of protest would be taking place. However, nothing could have prepared him for a grilling by Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre. In a new blog entry, McIntyre recounts a very unusual encounter.
