Category Archives: Greece
Kinross-Tasiast Mauritania: Questionable Values
Kinross-Tasiast has been a hot topic in the mining community for at least two years, since the take-over of Red Back mining in September 2010, stirring much speculation among stock market traders as well as anticipation from unemployed Mauritanian graduates. Yet it remains an impenetrable mystery. The precious ore is extracted far from prying eyes hoping to catch a glimpse of […]
NMA TV’s Take on Hollande’s France Election Win
Francois Hollande was elected president of France in the 2012 French presidential election Sunday, becoming France’s first Socialist president in 17 years. Hollande defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on promises to reassess austerity deals aimed at solving Europe’s financial crisis in favor of pro-growth remedies, and to increase taxes for the rich. The results of the […]
News from Iran – Week 14 – 2012
News of the Prisoners B- Arrests/Incarcerations Blogger Ahmad Reza Ahmadpour is back in Ahvaz prison after a short time out on furlough for Norooz. Civil activist Morteza Avazpour has been arrested in Tabriz . Journalist Mehran Faraji reported to Evin today to start serving his 6 months sentence. Milad Karimi member of Kurdish Democratic Students League reported to Sanandaj prison to start serving […]
News from Iran – Week 09 – 2012
Several new arrests and some released prisoners in this week, where the good news of an Oscar win was quickly overshadowed by the parliamentary elections in Iran and the increasing impact of sanctions. News of Prisoners A-Transfers On day 51 of his hunger strike, Dr. Mehdi Khazali was moved Mon from Ward 350 to high […]
The Repeating Pattern of Protest
I was invited to a FaceBook event, a day of solidarity with the people of Greece, who are being steamrollered into pay cuts and other austerity measures by a government they didn’t elect. The response from the people has been dramatic and destructive. The blog post complains that they are suffering in silence. I can’t say I […]
