Politics

India hikes petrol prices to stem rupee's crash

With largest petrol price hike ever, Manmohan Singh stakes his government on arresting the rupee's plunge
Purple reigns

Egyptians are off to the polls, seeking to capitalize on the revolution that upended their country.
Cambodia: a California accountant’s coup d'etat

A typical immigrant journey in reverse.
Gay OK at Disneyland, but not elsewhere in Japan

Protection of LGBT rights in Japan is flimsy. By comparison, the Tokyo theme park is an island of tolerance.

Special Reports

What to expect from Egypt's presidential election

Charles M. Sennott - May 23, 2012 17:04

With so much at stake, it is almost impossible to predict where this still ‘unfinished revolution’ is headed right now. But at the risk of being wrong, here are three safe assumptions. full story

Christians in Egypt: A storm within the storm
Egyptian women challenge rights abuses, militarization
Egypt's new president to face huge decision on military
Egypt's labor movement finds own strength
Egypt's military: From ally to adversary
A parliamentary primer for Egypt
Camel drivers discuss bloody 'Battle'
Egypt's prison shootings: What happened?
Military trials threaten Egypt democracy
The roots of Egypt's rage
'Virginity test’ victim awaits verdict
Egyptian press still not free
Egypt: Is it a revolution?
State of fear: Egypt's Copts in peril
Workers in limbo as Egypt renationalizes
Copts endure painful year in Egypt
Egypt: Uncertainty is bad for business
The role of art in an uncertain Egypt
Revolutionary art mirrors Egypt’s pulse
Thousands rally for Essam Atta
Egypt: Samira v. the Military
Mothers of the Revolution
Press censorship threatens a new Egypt
History catches Egyptologist Zawass
In Cairo, journalists find strong allies
Egypt: 'Revolution' fellows converge
Egypt: The "trade-offs" of democracy
Egypt: Human rights and the public
Egypt: OHI founder explains vision

Worked Over: The Global Decline of Labor Rights

Brazil’s sex workers left out of unionization push

Elizabeth Tuttle - May 20, 2012 07:00

RIO DE JANEIRO — While other industries have unionized and steadily built up worker protections, Brazil’s sex workers have been unable to follow suit as they have in other countries where the sex trade has been legalized, plagued by social stigma and strict laws around prostitution. full story

The mysterious murder of a Bangladeshi labor activist
Analysis: Manufacturing jobs returning to US
Nicaragua’s Marxist leaders get religion on free trade
Black South African youth shut out of jobs
Spain divided as labor rights erode
Bangladesh workers brave deadly fires
American unions stand up for LatAm workers
US leaders: Colombia pact shirks labor rights
'Meet the New Boss'
'Dirty war' on Colombia's unions
Mexico's pro-industry unions undercut worker rights

Life Sentence: Women and Justice in Afghanistan

Life Sentence: Women and justice in Afghanistan

Charles M. Sennott - March 7, 2012 07:13

GlobalPost has spent several months unearthing other facts and previously untold stories of women and girls caught in the labyrinth of Afghan’s corrupt and failing judicial system. full story

Afghan women trapped in tribal court system
In Afghanistan, children behind bars
Afghan women and the Rule of Law conundrum
In Photos: Women serve time in Afghanistan

The Rainbow Struggle: A global battle over gay rights

The global impact of Obama's support for gay marriage

Julie Dorf - May 11, 2012 10:25

Obama isn’t going to change the minds of people around the world who hold different perspectives, but it might give advocates some hope about their own next generation. full story

Russia's assault on 'gay' free speech
LGBT rights window closing in Egypt
State Department sea change on LGBTs
Serbia: A 'gay ghetto' in modern Europe
Gay allure in Cambodia’s ancient city
Obama pushes LGBT rights into limelight
The gray area of gay refugees
The importance of global LGBT news
LGBTI refugees seek haven in Lebanon
Nepal's other revolution: Red to pink
Sweden still sterilizing transgendered
Opinion: A globalized LGBT rights fight
Madrid bookseller pushes LGBT visibility
Spain: Gays fear backlash after advances
Argentina: Building on same-sex marriage
'Honor killing' targets Turkey's LGBTs
S. Africa: Violence haunts gays
The making of Dan Choi
Gays in the Army: The ongoing battle
The Rainbow Struggle: A primer

Fault Line: Aid, Politics and Blame in Post-Quake Haiti

Haiti’s recovery hangs on spending aid locally

Jacob Kushner - May 11, 2012 06:00

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The $10.2 billion in aid pledged to post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti is largely bypassing the nation’s local producers and importers. NGO Building Markets is working to get the thousands of other NGOs to send more contracts to local businesses, but will itself soon run out of funding and leave the country. full story

Haitian farmers to US: Stop subsidies
Food aid reformers seek place in Farm Bill debate
Haiti’s $2M Parliament building sits unfinished
Post-quake US food hurt Haiti farmers
Haiti: Where did the money go?
In the camps, row after row of despair
Amid Haiti's ruins, the power of art
A success story: Teach a man to fish
Haitian diaspora reaches back home
Haiti's politics of blame
Seeking truth in the 'NGO republic'

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Politics

India rupee falls historic low 2012 05 23

Jason Overdorf - May 24, 2012 15:03

COIMBATORE, India — Combating charges of “policy paralysis,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised India's gas prices by the steepest amount ever on Wednesday, in an effort to woo back foreign investors and slow the fall of the plummeting rupee. But the sudden, bold, and much needed move could well put an end to hopes of a third term for his United Progressive Alliance coalition — and could also lead to a call for early polls. full story