World

Iranian group calls for world protests as arrests mount

December 29, 2009 By Committee for Defence of Iranian Peoples Rights

Ibrahim Yazdi, a nationalist leader and the first foreign minister after the 1979 revolution, was arrested Dec. 28, following arrests of a leader of Iran's student movement and hundreds of others.

Iran: Regime change by the people, for the people!

December 29, 2009 By Jane Green

Recent events in Iran have further exposed the divisions within the ruling clergy and the desire of the Iranian people for change.

World Notes: Austria, Bolivia, Cuba, Eritrea, Gaza, South Korea

December 29, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In this World Notes, the Austrian Parliament last month authorized civil unions between same-sex couples; Bolivia on climate change, Cuba on nutrition, sanctions on Eritrea, PFLP marks 42nd anniversary, South Korean autoworkers opt for bonuses.

Mexico City approves gay marriage

December 24, 2009 By Emile Schepers

By a vote of 31 to 24 with nine abstentions, the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District, the jurisdiction to which Mexico City belongs, has passed legislation authorizing gay marriage.

World Notes: Western Sahara, Iraq, Chile, Canada, Indonesia, Cuba

December 22, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

After taking Aminatou Haidar to a hospital on Dec. 17, Spanish authorities removed the "Saharan Gandhi" from the Canary Islands to Western Sahara.