Lilian Syssoco is a nine-year-old mulatto girl with a Russian father and an African mother. A week ago two Naziskins attacked her in front of her house in Saint Petersburg, kicking and punching her, stabbing her in the neck and face, and then cutting out her tongue. She’s now recovering in a local children’s hospital, where her condition is grave but stable. The public prosecutor in charge of the case, Sergei Zaitsev, wants to incriminate her attackers for “hooliganism” instead of for “aggression inspired by racial hatred”, a charge that carries a much heavier penalty
Exactly four years ago, the Angolan government and rebels signed a peace treaty. Much remains to be done to overcome the legacy of the war, but between lasting problems and development efforts, the nation looks forward
On March 21st, the first day of spring, the Afghans celebrated their new years eve, the Nawroz of year 1385 – according to the Persian calendar. On March 29th, only a few days later, the Talibans started their traditional “Spring attack”, inaugurating the fifth year of armed resistance against the foreign occupying forces
We asked Gino Strada, the founder of Emergency, to write a letters column for PeaceReporter. He has accepted our request and we are delighted to bring him to our readers. Sabelli Fioretti: For some time I have smelled the stench of sulphur as I wander amongst the Left and the Right. And you would be the devil. Why?
The biggest debate on immigration in the last twenty years is currently taking place in the USA. How to deal with people who enter the States without the right documents? Which rights should immigrants be granted and how many should be allowed in to the country? These are just a few of the questions politicians are being asked to respond to
The Brazilian president Lula has undergone the second government crisis in less than one year. Elections are coming this fall and he has not yet decided if he will run for re-election or not. Yet even amongst this turmoili and diappointment, opinion polls show that Brazilians would happily re-elect Lula
04/06/2006 Afghanistan, the war reappears
04/05/2006 Broken Promises
04/04/2006 To Study in Peace
04/03/2006 License to Torture
03/29/2006 The Revolt of the Slaves
03/27/2006 Aceh has been betrayed
03/24/2006 Aceh has been betrayed
03/23/2006 Maybe This Time
03/22/2006 Syriana in Plain Terms
03/21/2006 Exiled in Belorussia
03/20/2006 United against everyone
03/17/2006 Hope for Haiti
03/15/2006 Zimbabwe, a bitter birthday
03/14/2006 The War in Amman
03/13/2006 The Forgotten Children
03/10/2006 Die or escape
03/09/2006 Lorena between two fires
03/08/2006 8 March
03/07/2006 Women As Bargaining Chips
03/06/2006 Armoured Killers
03/03/2006 United, one wins
03/02/2006 Another Year of Madness
03/01/2006 Balucistan, a Forgotten Conflict
02/27/2006 The War Disease
02/24/2006 The War Disease
02/23/2006 Mohammed Is Not the Only Cause for Protest in Nigeria
02/22/2006 Crooks with fees for services
02/21/2006 Ethnic Tensions Rising in Kirkuk
02/17/2006 It is now time to ask forgiveness
02/16/2006 Deluge on the Refugees
02/15/2006 Land of refugees