In 2010, when Chilean President Sebastian Piñera became the nation’s first right wing president since the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, young voters stayed on the sidelines, with few of them registering to vote.
Political Issues
Tightly Controlled Azerbaijan, Residents Have No Means To Fight The Evictions
Azerbaijan was once one of the poorest republics in the Soviet Union. Thanks to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, money is flowing, and Azerbaijan is now one of the wealthiest.
Microblogging Is A Major Form Of Expression In China
Microblogging is booming in China, where users can circumvent state media and speak their mind. Some fear the government may try to use social networking sites to monitor public opinion.
Civil Disobedience Makes Israeli & Palestinian Women Outing Possible Inside Israel
Israel’s military, which began limiting Palestinian movement into Israel two decades ago to prevent terrorism, issued about 60,000 permits for Palestinian visits to Israel this year, twice last year’s number but still a token amount for a population of 2.5 million.
Piracy Is Not Just A ‘Business’ But A Lifeline In Somalia?
Somalia’s central government collapsed more than 20 years ago, and now its landscape includes droughts, warlords, fighters allied to Al Qaeda, malnutrition, suffering and death on a scale unseen just about anywhere else.
Is Israel Replenishing Their Numbers Lost From The Holocaust?
A survey published by the journal Human Reproduction Update in 2002 showed that 1,657 in vitro-fertilization (IVF) procedures per million people per year were performed in Israel.
Chinese Communist Leadership Labels Jasmine A Subversive Flower
When anonymous calls for a Chinese ‘Jasmine Revolution’ began circulating on the internet, the Chinese characters for jasmine have been intermittently blocked in text messages.
Malaysian Police Arrests Anti Government Protestors Calling For Electoral Reform
More than five hundred anti-government protesters calling for electoral reform were arrested after it has clashed with police.
China’s Autocratic Rule Prevails As Long Its Leaders Deliver Prosperity
The rejection of democracy comes from leaders like Wu Banggou, the party’s top legislator who in March warned that electoral democracy would drive China ‘into the abyss of internal disorder.’
Iran’s lawmakers Are Unanimous To Take Iranian President Ahmadinejad To Court
There is an escalating power struggle between the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the hard-line establishment that has turned against him.