Slideshow: Mexican mid-terms in Oaxaca City
All photos by Shannon Young. Hear/read accompanying report. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Independents, spoiled ballots and boycotts mark Mexico’s mid-term elections
Mexico held mid-term elections on Sunday. Voting was uneventful in most parts of the country, with notable exceptions in the southern states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Shannon Young reports form Oaxaca City. Download...
Elections in Turkey shake up power balance; pro-Kurdish party shows strong
In Turkey, the historic victory of a pro-Kurdish party redrew the political landscape in the country. Sunday’s election results end 13 years of domination by the religiously conservative AK Party and will be a...
FSRN Weekly Edition – June 5, 2015
USA Freedom Act replaces Patriot Act provisions, but leaves broad surveillance measures in place Paris police demolish tent camp where hundreds of migrants were living UN says almost 6500 dead in eastern Ukraine since...
Proposed change to Indian labor law would roll back child labor protections
India’s cabinet is considering amending the country’s child labor law to allow children younger than 14 to work in their family businesses and farms after school hours and during holidays. To take effect, the...
Chilean teachers on indefinite strike, despite newly-signed education reforms
In Chile, hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets in ongoing demonstrations demanding free public education. President Michelle Bachelet signed an education reform bill into law last Friday, but the country’s...
USA Freedom Act replaces Patriot Act provisions, but leaves broad surveillance measures in place
Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act – which allowed NSA surveillance programs, including the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records – expired on Monday, June 1st. Weeks before, the U.S. House passed a...
Corruption scandals in Guatemala fuel demands for political resignations
Corruption scandals in Guatemala are fueling ongoing public protests across the country. Dozens of officials have been arrested and a slew of high-ranking politicians, including the country’s vice-president, have resigned in recent weeks. Many...
Paris police demolish tent camp where hundreds of migrants were living
French police demolished a number of ad hoc migrant refugee camps in the country Tuesday, one in the northern port town of Calais and the other in central Paris. Last week FSRN’s Raphaël Krafft...
Slideshow: Paris police demolish Koubri migrant refugee camp
French police demolished two ad hoc migrant refugee camps in the country Tuesday, one in the northern port town of Calais and the other in central Paris. Last week FSRN’s Raphaël Krafft visited the...
