Monthly Archives: November 2013

Israel mirrors Europe, Japan, pays migrants to leave

November 28, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East.

A group of about 20 African migrants is seen on September 6, 2024 behind the border fence after being trapped for seven days between fences on the Israel-Egyptian border, near the Israeli village of Be'er Milka in the south.

Barring Germany’s success in repatriating Bosnian refugees in the 1990s, most pay-to-go programs didn’t work – or at least not on the desired scale.

Violence against journalists at new highs worldwide

November 28, 2024 by Alex Erquicia in Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe.

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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef.Michael Nagle/Getty Images

The first resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly third committee on November 26 on the safety of journalists should be taken as a small victory — albeit one with with potentially big consequences

Angola’s real scandal

November 27, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Africa.

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Police officers arrest young Angolans in the center of Luanda. (AFP PHOTO / ESTELLE MAUSSION)

A fake ban on Islam is getting all the attention as a major crackdown on opposition activists unfolds.

Is the Dominican Republic about to pay the price for anti-Haitian violence?

November 26, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Americas.

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People wait to board a bus back to Haiti, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

After a case of mob violence and the lynching of a Haitian man, the Dominican Republic may be facing some regional blowback in the form of sanctions by the Caribbean Community.

France digs in on CAR

November 26, 2024 by David A. Andelman in Africa, Europe.

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French soldiers of the BOALI operation in Central African Republic stand guard at a checkpoint near Bangui Airport on October 10, 2013. The Central African Republic has been shaken by a recent increase in clashes between ex-rebels of the Muslim Seleka coalition that led the coup and local self-defense groups formed by rural Christian residents, the religoin of around 80 percent of the population.

Ostensibly, the French are in the CAR only as a bridge-holding role until a pan-African or U.N. peacekeeping force can be assembled.

Cuba’s military maneuvers come amid potential regional shift

November 26, 2024 by W. Alex Sanchez in Americas.

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Cuban President Raul Castro laughs during a meeting with East Timor's President, Taur Matan Ruak (out of frame), on September 27, 2024 during a meeting at Revolution Palace in Havana. Matan Ruak is in Cuba in an official visit.

The Obama administration has brought a momentum to improve U.S.-Cuba relations.

Sexual assault scandal rocks India’s top investigative magazine

November 25, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Asia-Pacific.

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Activists burn a poster of Tarun Tejpal in New Delhi November 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)

The case paints a bleak picture of the challenges that remain in the way of the effort to combat sexual violence in India.

Libya violence has region on edge

November 25, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Africa.

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Te first batch of newly graduated Libyan border guards parad during a graduation ceremony on November 7, 2024 in Tripoli. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA

Algeria, which borders Libya to the southeast and turbulent Mali and Niger to the south, is understandably skittish.

Is Mali destined for more of the same?

November 22, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Africa.

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Mali's newly elected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita speaks during a visit to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on August 31, 2013.

The three-week campaign period preceding Sunday’s vote has been muted, with little popular enthusiasm.

Free hugs, free kisses: Saudi Arabia and Morocco face morality challenges

November 21, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Africa, Middle East.

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A "kiss-in" outside the parliament in the Moroccan capital Rabat on October 12, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/FADEL SENNA)

The uniform response to perceived subversive activity by authorities in Saudi Arabia and Morocco should serve as a reminder of the politically repressive apparatus operating in both contexts.

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