May 01 Transparency or Bust: Riding a Hacker Bus to Change Brazil By Alex Bruns Photo of the Onibus Hacker by Bruno Fernandes. There's a buzz in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Actually, it's more of a rumbling sound coming from the turbocharged Mercedes diesel engine on the Onibus Hacker, a coach-turned-activist… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Blind Dissident’s Escape: an ‘Opportunity’ for Chinese Government? Blind Dissident's Escape: an 'Opportunity' for Chinese Government?… Continue watching
Apr 30 Who Is Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng? By Dan Sagalyn Chinese guards march outside the U.S. embassy compound in Beijing. Photo by Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images. The whereabouts of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng remain unclear Monday. He escaped house arrest in his village last week and reportedly sought asylum at… Continue reading
Apr 30 Inside a Madrassa in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko KARACHI, Pakistan | The Jamia Binoria Madrassa in downtown Karachi is considered one of Pakistan's more moderate Islamic institutions. Within these whitewashed concrete walls, students receive a mixture of secular and religious education. Continue reading
Apr 30 Pakistan’s Jamia Binoria Madrassa By Larisa Epatko From baking bread to learning the Quran: Various scenes of life in the Jamia Binoria Madrassa in Karachi, Pakistan. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch After Escape, Chinese Dissident Reportedly Under U.S. Protection The location of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest, remained a mystery Monday as U.S. and Chinese officials said as little as possible amid a delicate diplomatic situation just ahead of a high-level meeting between the nations. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Troubling New Signs Plague European, U.S. Economies Even as British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the notion of austerity, governments across Europe were toppling or falling back into recession. Ray Suarez and George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman discuss problems and potential solutions, both in the U.S. and… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: In Syria, Apparent Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 10 In other news Friday, an apparent suicide attack rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus. State TV reported at least 10 people were killed and nearly 30 were wounded in a bomb attack targeted at riot police and troops. In Afghanistan,… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Scandal in Power Transfer Nothing New for China The scandal around ousted Chinese political leader Bo Xilai deepened Thursday when The New York Times reported that he used wiretaps to spy on other officials, including President Hu Jintao. Margaret Warner, The Financial Times' Richard McGregor and Xiao Qiang… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Charles Taylor’s Conviction ‘Pushes International Law Further’ for Related Cases Charles Taylor's Conviction 'Pushes International Law Further' for Related Cases… Continue watching