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Iran cracks down on demonstrators to stifle protest……

23 hours ago ago from PoliticalDog101.com

Iran is moving to stifle out  any scent of protest in it's colleges. .mass groups of pro-government civilians, along with police have pushed back against the protests that occurred in the countries Tehran University ..the student's Student Day found large groups of student demonstrating against the government, which has jailed large numbers of protester in the last year and continues to put them on trial to discourage future protests No ...

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Menswear—Not Just Fashion: Focus on China

20 hours ago ago from Men\'s Fashion by Francesco

Menswear does not just stand for fashion but rather embraces so much more, such as the history, culture, psychology, sociology, economics, dance, and music of any given group of men. Menswear does not merely entail a man’s clothing or garments but also entails how and why they wear what they choose. As we approach the holiday season and a brand-new year, I would like to introduce a whole new series of articles that arise from my ...

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Nobel Literature Winner Urges Tough Stand on China

21 hours ago ago from China Digital Times (CDT)

Louise Nordstrom reports for Associated Press, via SFGate.com : The 2009 Nobel literature prize winner, Herta Mueller , on Tuesday urged Western countries to be tougher on China, which she said is still far from being a democratic country. The 56-year-old writer said human rights in China have been cast aside for too long and that the persecution of dissidents has nothing to do with democracy. Romanian-born Mueller, whose prize ...

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Torch Relay Protest in Victoria (October 30)

6 hours ago ago from Spectacle Vancouver

Direct Report The Olympic torch ignited lively protest when it landed on Canadian soil on 30 October 2009 in Victoria, B.C. A colorful crowd filled Centennial Square with costumes, banners, signs, chants, speeches, songs, and entertainments (a bicycle binner competition and symbolic physical combats against Olympic figures) between 2:00 and 4:30 in the afternoon. Yellow-jacketed police maintained a strong presence at the periphery and ...

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| Chinas rise: The biggest story of the decade?

3 hours ago ago from FT.com | Gideon Rachman's Blog

By Geoff Dyer, China bureau chief One of the occupational hazards of being a reporter in Beijing is being on the receiving end of a lecture about how the western media treats China unfairly. It can come from foreign ministry officials, company executives or taxi-drivers. I once got a warning from a corn farmer whose fields had just been ravaged by a chemicals spill not to write an article making China look bad. The charge is usually the ...

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