http://blog.newint.org/archive/ en-us Copyright 2009 The New Internationalist Blog tech@newint.org tech@newint.org http://feeds.feedburner.com/newint-blog-all?format=skinnewint-blog-allhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/dE2lOnSrvUw/ <p>A new report asks whether moving Taylor from Freetown to The Hague was a mistake for the Special Court for Sierra Leone, effectively compromising people's ownership of the justice process.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=dE2lOnSrvUw:4gaGqnhQpVo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=dE2lOnSrvUw:4gaGqnhQpVo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=dE2lOnSrvUw:4gaGqnhQpVo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=zrUZ2eRv0wc:UMK1SKmqJik:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=zrUZ2eRv0wc:UMK1SKmqJik:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=zrUZ2eRv0wc:UMK1SKmqJik:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=zrUZ2eRv0wc:UMK1SKmqJik:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=zrUZ2eRv0wc:UMK1SKmqJik:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=zrUZ2eRv0wc:UMK1SKmqJik:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Stephanie Boyd 2009-07-03T14:42:07Z http://blog.newint.org/editors/2009/07/03/echoes-of-violence/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/hKOf_Sod7NI/ With governments doing so little about climate change, civil disobedience, such as that taken by the Drax 29, may be our only hope.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=hKOf_Sod7NI:zF4vImWaRl0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Adam Ma'anit 2009-07-03T12:32:00Z http://blog.newint.org/editors/2009/07/03/climate-disobedience/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/RyJwFypeQZQ/ <p>The West has been using Africa to dump its toxic waste and unwantables for years and continues, despite it having being illegal since 1992.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=RyJwFypeQZQ:Ifd79HIqNt4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Sokari Ekine 2009-07-01T10:28:00Z http://blog.newint.org/majority/2009/07/01/toxic-waste/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/k4kMQwq2W9g/ <p>Blind to bloodshed, Peru signs big new oil deal...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=k4kMQwq2W9g:bSjFr1tU-QM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Vanessa Baird 2009-06-30T16:40:18Z http://blog.newint.org/editors/2009/06/30/the-big-clash/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/VjplIwv-Oks/ <p>Nasrin Alavi looks at claim and counter-claim over Neda's death and the disputed election.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=VjplIwv-Oks:TfUker5rIIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Nasrin Alavi 2009-06-29T14:18:40Z http://blog.newint.org/majority/2009/06/29/irans-ferment/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/KAHgDVI2xic/ <p>For the second time this month, campaigners have targeted offices of Surrey-based building firm BAM Nuttall. Protesters have climbed the company’s flagpole and raised a flag reading “no new coal”. Seven people have attempted to enter the building to speak to Chief Executive Martin J. Rogers and give him a letter about the disastrous implications of building more coal-fired power stations. </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=KAHgDVI2xic:esTqIGYfX_Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Charlie Harvey 2009-06-29T12:45:00Z http://blog.newint.org/editors/2009/06/29/climate-campaigners-targ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/TlK-EcyhY9Y/ <p>Campaigners win ground-breaking victory</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=TlK-EcyhY9Y:podaEAeHtiI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> David Ransom 2009-06-26T11:46:17Z http://blog.newint.org/editors/2009/06/26/blair-peach/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/LxSc_rVioUo/ <p>The media in Sierra Leone are forcing the judiciary to decriminalize libel and stop imprisoning journalists for sedition.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=LxSc_rVioUo:e80_MpA-8WQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Sulakshana Gupta 2009-06-26T11:03:06Z http://blog.newint.org/majority/2009/06/26/law-failed-journalis/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newint-blog-all/~3/IsLNM2V6HUg/ <p>A young woman's death becomes a rallying-point as the Guardian Council endorses the election result.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?a=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/newint-blog-all?i=IsLNM2V6HUg:wTqrL-aWPLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Chris Brazier 2009-06-23T10:04:05Z http://blog.newint.org/editors/2009/06/23/neda-iran-s-latest-m/