Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may find himself politically damaged if his former Foreign Minister is convicted …
Belarus
Ecuador Erases Its Troubling Asylum Double Standard
Global outrage ensued when it was revealed that the country was considering the extradition of a Belarus dissident even as it was providing asylum for Julian Assange. Now, that contradiction is history.
Global Briefing, April 13, 2011: Kung Pao Kangeroo
Bahrain, Divided — A crackdown by the ruling Sunni government on Shi’ite protesters is eroding the social fabric of the island kingdom, finds Karen Leigh in Manama. “It’s like there’s an invisible shield between us,” one man says.
He’s No Chicken —China blogger ‘Peking Duck,’ also known as Richard Burger, blasts the Global …