Democracy Now! Daily News Digest
January 4, 2011
Eyewitnesses Describe Death of Palestinian Woman in Israeli Tear Gas AttackA Palestinian woman died Friday after Israeli forces shot her with tear gas during a peaceful protest against the West Bank separation wall in the village of Bil’in. We speak with an Israeli activist and an Israeli doctor who were at the protest. Watch/Listen/Read |
Ivory Coast Showdown: A Discussion on the Political Crisis in West AfricaIvory Coast’s political crisis remains in a deadlock following a day of talks with visiting African heads of state. We speak with Horace Campbell of Syracuse University and Gnaka Lagoke, an Ivory Coast political analyst. Watch/Listen/Read |
Sudan Referendum: "A Real Turning Point for the People of Africa," Says Horace CampbellOn Sunday, Southern Sudan will begin a week-long referendum on whether to break off from Sudan and form a new independent state. The people of South Sudan are widely expected to approve secession, and the vote has stoked fears of renewed violence in Africa’s largest nation. Watch/Listen/Read |
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