The Peasant Farmer Who Stood Up to the President of Nicaragua

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	Community Stations Fight for Frequencies in El Salvador Edgardo Ayala The Izcanal Radio and Television set is simple and austere, but this TV station made history in El Salvador, being the first, and until now the only one, to make the leap from community radio to community TV channel, in 2006. It has done this through a local cable TV station, not an open signal ... MORE > >
	A Day to Remember That Every Child Deserves a Chance Emina Cerimovic The day I met Julija she was playing cheerfully with her baby sister on the floor inside their room in Kragujevac, a small town in southern Serbia. When she saw me - a stranger -- on the doorstep, she smiled widely and stretched out her hands, offering a hug. As I held her, I could hear how ... MORE > >
	Avoid Patent Clauses in Trade Treaties that can Kill Millions Martin Khor Recently a very interesting article on why there are inequalities in access to health care and how medicine prices are beyond the reach of many people was published in The Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world. The authors, who are eminent experts in development and ...MORE > >
	The Peasant Farmer Who Stood Up to the President of Nicaragua José Adán Silva The unequal battle that small farmer Francisca Ramírez is waging against the Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega has become so well-known that people are calling for her security and her rights from the political heart of Europe. Who is she and why did the European Parliament order Nicaragua ...MORE > >
	These Women Cannot Celebrate Their Day Baher Kamal This is a story that one would wish to never have to write-the story of hundreds of millions of life-givers whose production and productivity have systematically been 'quantified' in much detailed statistics, but whose abnegation, human suffering and denial of rights are subject to just ... MORE > >
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