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Category Archives: Reconciliation
Colombia Farc rebels ask for ‘more time’ for peace deal
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Colombia’s left-wing Farc rebels have rejected criticism that efforts to end almost fifty years of conflict are moving too slowly. Farc’s lead negotiator said peace talks should not be seen as a cycle race Farc lead negotiator Ivan Marquez said achieving lasting peace in Colombia would take “more time”. He spoke as the rebels and the Colombian government marked six months since peace talks began. … Continue reading
Posted in Guerilla war, Politics, Reconciliation, South America
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El Salvador gangs say Supreme Court ruling threatens truce
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The leaders of El Salvador’s main street gangs have said a decision taken by the Supreme Court threatens a truce that has saved thousands of lives. The gangs were formed by Salvadorean immigrants in the United States The Constitutional Chamber of the Salvadorean Supreme Court declared illegal the appointment of Security Minister David Mungia Payes. He is one of the main architects of the truce, … Continue reading
Posted in Agreement, Diaspora, Judgement, Leadership, Protest, Reconciliation, Society, South America
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Venezuela: A House Divided
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Caracas/Bogotá/Brussels: Legal challenges to the close 14 April presidential election and the government’s reluctance to commit to a full review cast a shadow over the sustainability of the new administration in an already deeply polarised Venezuela. Venezuela: A House Divided, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the presidential election triggered by the death of President Hugo Chávez. Nicolás Maduro, Chávez’s chosen successor, … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Leadership, Opinion, Politics, Protest, Reconciliation, South America
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China Condemns Osaka Mayor’s Comments on World War II Brothels
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China condemned comments by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto that Asian women who were forced to work as prostitutes for the Japanese Army during World War II were necessary to accommodate soldiers facing battle. Photo: AFP “We are shocked and strongly infuriated by the Japanese politician’s remarks,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters today in Beijing. “How it deals with its past will decide how … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, General, Historical, Humanity, Protest, Reconciliation, Society, Young generation
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An Alliance Diminished, but Still Vital
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Letter from Europe – BERLIN — After President Barack Obama’s visit to Jerusalem last month, there were high hopes in Washington and NATO for a turning point in relations between Israel and Turkey. Mr. Obama had persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to apologize to Turkey for the episode aboard the Mavi Marmara in May 2010. The organizers of the aid ship had wanted to break … Continue reading
News Analysis: Turkey, Israel likely to put differences aside due to common interests
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ANKARA – The compensation agreement reached between Turkey and Israel over a 2010 attack indicates the two former allies are committed to restoring ties amid uncertainty and upheaval in the Middle East, analysts say. The Turkish government announced earlier this week that the two countries have stricken a framework deal on compensation payments for the victims of a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound … Continue reading
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Erdoğan can solve Cyprus: Ex-Greek PM Mitsotakis
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could find a solution to the Cyprus problem with less effort than he is consuming to solve the Kurdish issue, according to former Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. “The Turkish government and Prime Minister Erdoğan are really trying to solve the Kurdish issue. He could find a solution to the Cyprus problem with less effort,” Mitsotakis told daily Hürriyet in … Continue reading
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Trial by Error: Justice in Post-Qadhafi Libya
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Tripoli/Brussels – Middle East/North Africa Report N°140 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS There are many necessary cures to Libya’s pervasive insecurity, but few more urgent than repairing its judicial system. Qadhafi-era victims, distrusting an apparatus they view as a relic, take matters in their hands; some armed groups, sceptical of the state’s ability to carry out justice, arbitrarily detain, torture or assassinate presumed Qadhafi loyalists; … Continue reading
Palestine After Fayyad
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The Choice Between Cooperation and Conflict Salam Fayyad in front of portraits of Yasir Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas. (Loay Abu Haykel / Courtesy Reuters) Article Summary and Author Biography When Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned last Saturday, fed up with political attacks from President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, a number of observers worried that it marked “the beginning of the end of the … Continue reading
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