Do We Need to Westernize Suffering in Order to Care?

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International Media (Finally) Zoom In on Violence in Venezuela

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 "Tonight, Venezuela is seeing a spasm of violence that’s unlike anything the country has experienced since 1989," blogger Audrey M. Dacosta wrote from Caracas on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egypt Claims Raids on NGOs Will Stop

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2011 After the U.S. hinted at the possibility of changing plans for providing military aid to Egypt, the newly revolutionized North African nation pledged Friday to put an end to the recent raids on nongovernmental organizations that made headlines the day before. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dispatches From Cairo: Egypt’s War on NGOs

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Dec 31, 2011 National law gives the executive authorities overly broad discretion to forbid groups to do anything that authorities might see as "threatening national unity" or "violating public order or morals,” vague terminology that lays the law open to abuse and has served as a basis for the denial of registration to some NGOs.With a raised fist, 2011 staggers bleeding and shouting to a close in Egypt. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Over 1M Afghan Election Votes May Be Fraudulent

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2009 A European Union election watchdog group has determined that as many as a third of the votes cast in the recent presidential election in Afghanistan might be fraudulent, which translates to as many as 1.1 million bogus votes -- making Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election seem suspect just as the tally tilted in his favor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghanistan in Crisis

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Nov 30, 2008 The collapse of Afghanistan is closer than the world believes. Kandahar is in Taliban hands -- all but a square mile at the centre of the city --and the first Taliban checkpoints are scarcely 15 miles from Kabul. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mosaic: What Petraeus Didn’t Tell Us

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2008 The latest "Mosaic Intelligence Report" takes a look at the "massive humanitarian crisis" that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker failed to address in their update meetings with Congress about the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Richard Walden: U.S. Embargoes Compassion for Cuba

Richard Walden / Truthdig Dec 27, 2006 The president of a Los Angeles-based international relief agency writes that America's inhumane policy toward Cuban aid remains tragically out of date. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sri Lankan Government Accused of Aid Worker Massacre

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2006 Cease-fire monitors in Sri Lanka have blamed government security forces for the slaughter of 17 humanitarian aid workers earlier this month. Although government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels both claim to be sticking to the cease-fire, violence has escalated in recent months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )