International – Page 178

Activists push for release of jailed trade unionist Shahrokh Zamani

April 17, 2014 By Morning Star

He was arrested in June 2011 and sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges widely levelled against trade unionists.

Canada expands outrageous grizzly trophy hunt

April 16, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Activists including conservation groups, animal rights supporters, and First Nation tribe members have serious qualms about the hunting of these bears for pure sport.

Rwanda: the long descent to genocide

April 14, 2014 By Mark Waller

Rwanda was almost exclusively seen in terms of a grand narrative of African catastrophe.

Venezuela crisis is different this time, mostly

April 9, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's socialist-inclined government have been in the streets and causing disturbances since earlier February.

Continental drift: a slew of European breakaways

April 9, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The U.S. and its allies may rail against the referendum in the Crimea; Scots will consider a very similar one on September 18, and Catalans would like to do the same.