Apr 16 Backlash Continues Over Afghan Women’s Law By PBS News Hour Some 300 women gathered on the streets of Afghanistan's capital this week to protest a controversial new law that critics say legalizes marital rape and restricts a woman's right to work outside the home. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch After Days of Conflict in Thailand, Political Road Ahead Remains Unclear Analysts discuss Thailand's political road ahead after the government revoked the passport of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch After Mass Demonstrations, Unrest in Thailand Continues After days of mass demonstrations that have left two dead and more than 100 wounded, Thai police in Bangkok maintained an uneasy state of emergency. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Other News: Markets Rise on New Signs of Growth In the day's other news, the stock market rose on new signs of life in the recession-weary economy and Somali pirates unsuccessfully tried to attack another U.S. ship. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Amid Tax Protests, IRS Chief Details Efforts to Aid the Cash-strapped IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman discusses efforts to alleviate the tax burden on Americans facing financial distress this year and explains why it will be hard to reform the tax code. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Other News: Troops Crack Down on Thai Protests Thai soldiers intensified their efforts to tamp down anti-government protests in Bangkok Monday, and Pakistan's president signed a regulation imposing Islamic Law in part of the country. Continue watching
Apr 10 “We Want Our Money Back” A story about clawbacks slated to run on the NewsHour tonight features a protest disrupting a speech by Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Yesterday, the protesters struck again during a session with Larry Summers,… Continue reading
Mar 12 Pakistan Arrests Protesters in March on Capital By PBS News Hour Pakistani police blocked a group of protesters from leaving the country's largest city Thursday, attempting to stop a cross-country demonstration march that could fan the flames of political unrest in the country. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch Unrest Spreads in China as Economy Worsens Chinese leaders are facing new pressures amid fears that a national social crisis is looming, brought on by millions of job losses and a surge in public protests. Nick Paton Walsh of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Dec 02 Thai Court Rules to Disband Governing Party, Dismiss Prime Minister By PBS News Hour Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was removed from power, banned from politics for five years and his People Power Party disbanded on Tuesday as Thailand's three-year political crisis continued. Continue reading