Female Bylines

« Iraqi Kidnap Victims’ Wives Face Financial Struggle | Main | “Democracy Only Works When Ordinary People Claim It as Their Own” »

June 12, 2008

Russia: Hate-Crime Deaths Mounting, as Nationalists Close Ranks

by Claire Bigg, Radio Free Europe, Russia - Kamola, a 36-year-old ethnic-Uzbek woman living in Moscow, was stepping out of a metro carriage on her way to work last month when a blow sent her tumbling to the station's marble floor. The punch came without warning, dealt by a young man wearing brass knuckles. A second assailant then picked up the woman's limp body while his friend struck her repeatedly in the face and stomach.

Leave a comment

BYLINE PORTAL

For Maltese Arrivals, Reluctant Hospitality

by Nicky Gardner, Hidden Europe, Germany - Tareke came by boat, making landfall on Malta’s south coast on a hot summer night. That was in...

Israeli Jews and Arabs Find Hope in Microfinance Fund

by Karin Kloosterman, Common Ground, Israel - The cost of housing in Israel's capital city Jerusalem is soaring, the disparity between rich and poor is...

Human Rights: All Talk?

by Galina Stolyarova, Transitions Online, Czech Republic - With each new empty threat against Russia, Europe's human rights watchdog looks more ridiculous....

European Disunion: No Unity in Financial Crisis Response

by Frida Ghitis, World Politics Review, USA - Last week, when the financial system threatened to unravel in the United States, European Union leaders called...

South Africa: Groundswell of Dissent or Just a Huge Gamble?

by Gaye Davis, Independent Online, South Africa - In a less stable country, it might have been the post-coup press conference given by the losing...