US-Iran Tensions High As Tehran Revives Hostile Rhetoric, Threats Of New Crackdown
By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda US-Iranian tensions remained high as Tehran’s hard-line rulers renewed their hostile rhetoric and threatened to hand out the “severest punishments” — including potentially executions — against anti-government protesters. Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian — previously considered by many to be a relative moderate among Iran’s rulers — on January 18 warned that an
3 Australian poets explore sites of memory and history – with a degree of play
By Craig Billingham It was the French historian Pierre Nora who coined the term lieux de mémoire – “sites of memory”. He meant to suggest that places and objects can embody or contain personal and collective memories, and that such memories can also obtain in the intangible – in a scent or a colour, for instance. “Even an apparently
Tracing the long history of Aboriginal-Chinese people in Australia, through archives and art
By Alex Burchmore Metaphors of cooking and eating are a firm favourite among writers on multiculturalism. No comment on cultural contact seems complete without the proverbial “melting pot”. This metaphor tends to imply a balanced mix of diverse ingredients, each adding its own flavour but merging with the whole. We now associate this image with
Justice Denied for Murders of Journalists and Attacks on the Media
By Ishanka Singha A report prepared by the Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka reveals that 44 journalists and media workers have been killed or forcibly disappeared by state forces and various armed groups over the past few decades. While successive governments have repeatedly spoken about bringing the perpetrators of these crimes to justice, not
Logging Operations Halted After Strong Indigenous Resistance in Malaysia
By Keruan, SAVE Rivers and BMF Logging operations by Borneoland Timber Resources (“Borneoland”) in the highly contested Upper Baram region have been temporarily halted, marking a significant victory for the Indigenous Penan community of Sawa Ali, who have steadfastly resisted the company’s encroachment onto their ancestral lands. After months of sustained resistance, community action, and formal complaints, the
