Palestinians Slam EU Duplicity over Colonies
Observers cite disconnect between European actions and rhetoric on labelling Israeli settlement products. Ramallah—At a conference in Jerusalem last month, hundreds of Israelis and their supporters gathered under one roof, with an explicit aim to combat
Published : 10 April 2016
Panama: Ngäbe Communities Facing Evictions
The Barro Blanco Dam will have a disastrous effect on Ngäbe communities inside the Comarca Ngäbe-Bugle and campesino communities also living on the banks of the river. Ngäbe communities in western Panama are calling for support
Published : 08 April 2016
Climate Change Erasing $2.5tn Global Assets
In the worst case scenario $24 trillion worth of global financial assets might be damaged, a new study says. Trillions of dollars of non-bank financial assets around the world are vulnerable to the effects of global
Published : 04 April 2016
Israeli Plunder of Palestinian Homes “Concerns” U.S.
Crackdown on what Israel claims is illegal construction has already pitied Jerusalem against the EU, who funds some of the structures. JERUSALEM—The United States is "concerned" about Israel`s demolition of Arab buildings in East Jerusalem and
Published : 02 April 2016
Syria: Iranians Buying Up Land in War-Torn
Iran’s government wants its builders to buy up property in Shi-ite majority neighborhoods of Syria’s capital, Damascus. It is also asking construction workers to go to Syria. This information comes from construction industry officials in Tehran and
Published : 27 March 2016
Struggle in the City for Tibetan Nomads
ABA (OCCUPIED TIBET)—By mid-morning, Lobsang’s leather cowboy hat is askew, his black robes dishevelled, and his breath stinks of booze. Once a nomad herder roaming the high Tibetan plateau, instead he stumbles around his sparse
Published : 23 March 2016
Egypt’s Dirty Wheat Problem
President Sisi made ending corruption, including graft in the wheat industry, one of his priorities. But officials, traders and bakers say reforms have gone wrong CAIRO—When Egyptian lawyer Ahmed Gad stepped out of a cafe on
Published : 15 March 2016
Post trauma reconstruction: from Syria to Nepal
Rehabilitation after a natural disaster consists of motivating the community to overcome destruction and reestablish their cultural environment and activities. A colloquium was recently held at the ICOMOS Secretariat in Paris on post trauma reconstruction. The
Published : 12 March 2016
USA: The Eviction Economy
I first met Larraine when we both lived in a trailer park on the far South Side of Milwaukee. Fifty-four, with silvering brown hair, Larraine loved mystery novels, “So You Think You Can Dance” and
Published : 05 March 2016
