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Dunhuang, an oasis deep in the Gobi Desert along the famed Silk...

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:27:10 -0400

Dunhuang, an oasis deep in the Gobi Desert along the famed Silk Road, has become a center for China’s drive to lead the world in wind and solar energy. — NY Times

A man protects his property after a fire swept through the...

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:15:26 -0400

A man protects his property after a fire swept through the Garibnager slums in Mumbai.

A Palestinian protester covers his face from teargas fired by...

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:12:22 -0400

A Palestinian protester covers his face from teargas fired by Israeli troops during a rally against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier.

Her name was Neda.

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:58:27 -0400

Her name was Neda.:

lesbenjamin:

A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim’s chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Please let the world know.

Via Mousavi1388

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:15:35 -0400

Via Mousavi1388

Via Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:57:22 -0400

Via Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic

A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:16:38 -0400

A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. — OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

A supporter of defeated presidential candidate Mousavi is beaten...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:11:05 -0400

A supporter of defeated presidential candidate Mousavi is beaten by government security men as fellow supporters come to his aid during riots in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009.— AP

An injured backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi covers his bloodied...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:08:20 -0400

An injured backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi covers his bloodied face during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. — OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

Ahmadinejad reelection sparks protests — BBC

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:54:11 -0400

Ahmadinejad reelection sparks protests — BBC

The government of Hong Kong on Thursday ordered all primary...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0400

The government of Hong Kong on Thursday ordered all primary schools in the city to be closed for two weeks after the first cluster of local swine flu cases was found. Above, kindergarten students at a local school on Thursday. — NY Times

The jungle massacre: Peru’s tribal chief flees country The...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:29:52 -0400

The jungle massacre: Peru’s tribal chief flees country

The leader of Peru’s Amazon Indians will be flown to exile in Nicaragua after seeking asylum following violent demonstrations that killed scores of police and protesters.

Alberto Pizango, the head of Aidesep, which represents 56 tribes, spent yesterday at the Nicaraguan embassy in Lima. Dozens of his followers died during protests against new laws that will leave swathes of their ancestral homelands open to oil and gas exploration. He has been charged by his own government with “sedition, conspiracy and rebellion”. — The Independent

A scavenger collects plastic in northern India. A flock of...

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:44:00 -0400

A scavenger collects plastic in northern India. A flock of greater adjutant birds looks on. — Upal Baruah, Reuters

Supporters of Mir Hussein Moussavi, Iran’s leading...

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:38:00 -0400

Supporters of Mir Hussein Moussavi, Iran’s leading challenger against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. — NY Times

A Palestinian demonstrator, a Jewish settler — NY Times

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:44:50 -0400

A Palestinian demonstrator, a Jewish settler — NY Times

In Korea, a mime dressed as a Chinese soldier commemorates...

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:12:53 -0400

In Korea, a mime dressed as a Chinese soldier commemorates Tienanmen Square — BBC

"These were peasants and workers who made a living pedaling bicycle rickshaws, carrying passengers or..."

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400

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These were peasants and workers who made a living pedaling bicycle rickshaws, carrying passengers or freight around Beijing. It was those rickshaw drivers who slowly pedaled out toward the troops to collect the bodies of the dead and injured. Then they raced back to us, legs straining furiously, rushing toward the nearest hospital.

One stocky rickshaw driver had tears streaming down his cheeks as he drove past me to display a badly wounded student so that I could photograph or recount the incident. That driver perhaps couldn’t have defined democracy, but he had risked his life to try to advance it.

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- Nicholas Kristoff

Obama’s Cairo Speech

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:50:16 -0400

Obama’s Cairo Speech

Palestinian demonstrators run from tear gas during a protest...

Fri, 29 May 2009 21:02:15 -0400

Palestinian demonstrators run from tear gas during a protest again Israeli separation barriers in the West Bank village of Bilin. — NY Times

Aid Slowly Reaching Sri Lanka’s War Refugees A mother walked...

Fri, 29 May 2009 19:29:00 -0400

Aid Slowly Reaching Sri Lanka’s War Refugees

A mother walked with her children as other civilians stood in line to receive food at the Manik Farm refugee camp on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya on Tuesday. — NY Times