CROWD PROTESTS FRAUD IN AZERBAIJAN VOTE
Thousands protested fraudulent parliamentary elections in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Azeri government, who were under diplomatic pressure, moved to undo some of the most obviously falsified results. Protesters chanted for the resignation of President Ilham Aliyev and pleaded for Western help. The government announced that they fired two regional governors for interfering with vote counts, annulled the results for five parliamentary seats and dismissed a couple election officials and opened criminal cases against them. The president’s administration is cooperating with the international observer mission, who said that this election has failed to meet democratic standards. I am very impressed with both the government and the citizens of the country. There was no violence during the protest, unlike past protests where police have beaten demonstrators. The government was also responsible and admitted their corruption to then fix the problem by getting rid of people in the administration. Usually, government deny any wrongdoing and continue with their work has if nothing happened but the Azeri government is doing what needs to be done to fix what the citizens are unhappy with.
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CassieAnnJacinto - 14 Nov 2005
QUAKE VICTIMS STILL KEPT APART IN KASHMIR
Ten days ago people from India and Pakistan agreed to let earthquake survivors into there country. This is a full month after the earthquake killed more than 74,000 people. However the relations between these two countries are still really shaky and a truce looks to be unlikely. The cause of the current delay is the failure of the two sides to exchange the lists of Kashmiri's that want to cross. For 58 years thousands of families have been seperated by the lines of control. However five crossing points were asigned for this purpose. India and Pakistan are working together in what hopes to be a continuing relationship. This would have a profound impact on the world as a whole and would lead to future peace in this world. Also this may lead to a radical disarmament between the India and Pakistan and with our world living in fear we need all the hope we can get.
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WilliamGreen - 17 Nov 2005
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