BY EMILY LODISH / GlobalPost Ukraine says the EU dropped a requirement that the country protect 'sexual minorities' as part of visa … [Read more...] about Did the EU Just Sell Out Ukraine’s Gay Community?
Turkey Bans Twitter: Here’s Why
BY JACOB RESNECK / GlobalPost It's hard not to see this as having to do with the audio files Twitter users are passing around involving the prime … [Read more...] about Turkey Bans Twitter: Here’s Why
Cutting Foreign Aid Won’t Defeat Anti-Gay Laws in Africa and Latin America
BY ARI SHAW AND MAURICIO ALBARRACÍN / GlobalPost Commentary: Human rights courts and commissions are the best tools to diminish violence and … [Read more...] about Cutting Foreign Aid Won’t Defeat Anti-Gay Laws in Africa and Latin America
Don’t Malign the MH370 Captain’s ‘Fanatical’ Politics
BY PATRICK WINN / GlobalPost The tabloids are misinformed. You'd probably agree with the captain. BANGKOK, Thailand — He’s “fanatical,” says one … [Read more...] about Don’t Malign the MH370 Captain’s ‘Fanatical’ Politics
LGBTI Rights and the UN: Where To From Here?
BY PAULA GERBER / GlobalPost Analysis: If the United Nations builds on steps it has taken on LGBTI rights in the recent past, it may prove to be an … [Read more...] about LGBTI Rights and the UN: Where To From Here?
Crimea Moves to Join Russia: VIDEO
BY DAN PELESCHUK / GlobalPost Legislators have set a referendum for next week. MOSCOW, Russia — Crimea’s pro-Russian parliament voted on Thursday to … [Read more...] about Crimea Moves to Join Russia: VIDEO
Russian TV News Propaganda Beats Ukraine War Drum on Home Front
In fact, both protesters and the new government in Kyiv represent a broad political spectrum, hail from all parts of Ukraine, have repeatedly reached … [Read more...] about Russian TV News Propaganda Beats Ukraine War Drum on Home Front
Will Russia Invade Ukraine or is it Already Happening?
BY DAN PELESCHUK / GlobalPost Analysis: Russia’s lawmakers have just approved the deployment of military troops to Ukraine. But they're already … [Read more...] about Will Russia Invade Ukraine or is it Already Happening?