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Al-Jazeera: ‘Return Our Journalist’

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz, 39, has gone missing after landing in Damascus on Friday to cover the events in Syria, the news agency says. Dozens of journalists are reported to have been detained by the Syrian government since the uprisings began in mid-March. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran to Execute Kurdish Activist for ‘Enmity With God’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 A Kurdish man suspected of being a member of a socialist opposition party is awaiting imminent execution in Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syrian Security Forces Besiege City With Tanks, Snipers

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2011 The city of Deraa, where Syria's anti-government protest movement began nearly two months ago, has become a giant death trap, with tanks leveling entire neighborhoods and snipers taking out anyone who comes in their sights (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ukraine Wants to Store N-Waste Near Water Supply

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2011 Ukrainian authorities have made plans to store a portion of the country's nuclear waste at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe, near the region's major water supply. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Brotherhood Forms New Egyptian Party

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2011 The Muslim Brotherhood, seen by many as Egypt's most organized political movement following Mubarak's ouster, announced Saturday it plans to contest up to half of the country's parliamentary seats in elections this September. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let Them Eat Cake: The Dark Side of the Royal Wedding

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2011 While America's press corps has kept itself busy fawning over the glitz and glamour of the royal wedding, a darker and more interesting side to the story has gone largely ignored (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cinematic Racism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 Major American movies primarily star white actors; poor white students fall behind black peers in the U.K.; and a Chinese college nixes its plan to prohibit PDA. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Peruvians to Decide Between Progressive Future and Neoliberal Past

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 In a presidential election next month, Peruvian voters will decide whether to trust their future to broad social welfare programs or the conservative economics of their now incarcerated former leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Businesses Lean on Unpaid Interns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2011 Roughly one-fifth of British companies now enjoy the cost-free benefits of unpaid intern labor, with few claiming knowledge of the practice's potential illegality, a new study says. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google to Change Rio Map After Slum Complaints

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2011 Google has agreed to modify the labeling of its Rio de Janeiro map after city officials and residents complained that it gave a skewed perception of the city's social geography by making shantytowns too prominent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle for Misrata Intensifies

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2011 In the face of continuing heavy bombardment, rebels in Libya appear to have gained ground against Gadhafi's forces in the city of Misrata, where fighting has raged for more than two months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloodiest Day Yet of Syrian Protests

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2011 Marking the bloodiest day in a month of ever-escalating anti-government protest, Syrian security forces have reportedly shot dozens of demonstrators as tens of thousands march against the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )