Archive for December, 2007
Kenya’s Odinga calls for protest rally on January 3
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
Defeated Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga called on Monday for a mass rally in Nairobi’s main park this week to protest a disputed vote. “We are going to call for a meeting at Uhuru park on January 3 where we expect a million Kenyans to attend,” Odinga told a news conference. His camp had […]
Read More..>>Death Toll Climbs in Kenya as Talk of War Spread
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
Sky News is reporting that at least 124 people have been killed in Kenya overnight as the violence continues to escalate. Police are warning those living in Nairobi’s slums that they will be shot dead if found outside their homes. The government has pledged to crackdown on the rioters even as the violence spreads.
Opposition […]
New videotape of Bhutto shooting emerges
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Bhutto
To watch the video clip, click here.
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Read More..>>Kenya Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Arrested?
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
There are reports swirling on the Internet coming from sources in Kenya stating that opposition leader Raila Odinga has been arrested. There reports are all unconfirmed.
Since being sworn in as president for a second term earlier today, the government of Mwai Kibaki has halted all live TV broadcasts in the nation. Since media reports […]
Kenya Erupts in Violence: “This country is going to turn into a war zone”
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
All live television broadcasts have been ordered off the air by Kenya’s government. Protesters have turned into rioters. The peace leading up to the election has been shattered.
Moments after Kenya’s ruling party was narrowly declared victorious, despite early returns that showed the opposition well-ahead, President Mwai Kibaki government began a crackdown on media reports in […]
Pakistan Election To Be Delayed
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Bhutto, Elections, Pakistan
The ruling party of Pakistan has announced that the January 8th elections are now likely to be postponed by at least 3 to 4 months.
The announcement comes as Benazir Bhutto’s political party gathers today to discuss a boycott of the January 8th election. At the meeting, Bhutto’s 19-year-old son, Bilawal is […]
Riots Erupt Across Kenya as Election Results still Unknown
Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
After waiting for hours in lines that were over a mile long in many polling districts, Kenya’s electorate has no patience for the sluggish pace of election returns. And now it is turning violent. In Mirogi 3 people were shot and killed while protesting.
The weeks leading up to the election and election day itself was […]
FORA.tv: Looking Back on Bhutto’s Legacy
Posted on December 29, 2007 - Filed Under Elections, Pakistan
FORA.tv has assembled recent speeches given by Benazir Bhutto. In an email to Blogflict letting us know about the video clips, a user wrote: “I would like to share some videos of the former Prime Minister, in hopes that these videos can give people an insight and glimpse of Ms. Bhutto’s extraordinary life.” […]
Read More..>>How did Pakistan’s Bhutto die?
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Pakistan
3 different causes of death in 36 hours? This does not sound right.
CNN reports: “Video footage of Thursday’s attack on Bhutto contains a murky shot of a hand firing a pistol three times, but the Pakistani government said Bhutto — who was standing through her vehicle’s sunroof — was not hit. The latest explanation Friday […]
“Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, media
Doctors Without Borders recently released its Tenth Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007.
People struggling to survive violence, forced displacement, and disease in the Central African Republic (CAR), Somalia, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere often went underreported in the news this year and much of the past decade, according to the 10th annual list […]