Jan 17, 2014ECUADOR: Harsh Indigenous Justice Sparks DebateBy Gonzalo Ortiz — QUITO, May 26 2010 (IPS) — Naked and carrying a heavy bag of rocks, a young man stumbled several laps around a plaza filled by some 2,000 indigenous Ecuadoreans, who shouted insults and called him “murderer” and “traitor.” Orlando Quishpe, 22, was then tied to a post where he was…5 min read5 min read
Jan 17, 2014MALAYSIA: Muslim Gay Faces Govt WrathBy Baradan Kuppusamy — KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 2011 (IPS) — Muslim engineer Azman Ismail has sparked a huge storm of criticism, invited official censure and even death threats by going on YouTube.com and confessing that he is a gay. The two minute post under the title, ‘I am gay, I am Ok’ is…4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2014HEALTH-US: Teenage Murders and Suicides Rise SharplyBy Jim Lobe — WASHINGTON, May 10 1999 (IPS) — Two weeks after a shooting spree left 15 people dead at a high school in Colorado, a nationwide survey shows there has been a sharp increase in the incidence of murder and suicide among US teenagers during the past 20 years. The report by…4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2014HEALTH-MEXICO: Soaring Suicide Rate among YouthBy IPS Correspondents — Pilar Franco MEXICO CITY, May 31 2000 (IPS) — Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among Mexico’s young people, who are increasingly overwhelmed by psychological ailments and family or social problems, according to medical research. The ancient Mayan culture of southeastern Mexico worshipped the goddess Ixtab, who…4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2014HEALTH-BRAZIL: Suicide Takes Rising Toll on YouthBy IPS Correspondents — Ricardo de Bittencourt RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 28 2002 (IPS) — Suicide deaths have been growing much faster among youths than adults in the past 20 years in Brazil, says a new study by the Latin American Centre for Studies on Violence and Health (CLAVES). The data gathered by the…4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2014HEALTH-BRAZIL: Suicide Takes Rising Toll on YouthBy IPS Correspondents — Ricardo de Bittencourt RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 28 2002 (IPS) — Suicide deaths have been growing much faster among youths than adults in the past 20 years in Brazil, says a new study by the Latin American Centre for Studies on Violence and Health (CLAVES). The data gathered by the…4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2014VIETNAM: Confusion Rises With Teen SuicidesBy IPS Correspondents — Tran Dinh Thanh Lam HO CHI MINH CITY, Jun 29 2005 (IPS) — An increasing number of youth suicides has prompted social workers and relevant officials to dig into the roots of the phenomenon. …5 min read5 min read
Jan 17, 2014ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Organic Farming, Answer to Farmers’ Suicides?By IPS Correspondents — Bharat Dogra NAGNI, Uttaranchal, Jul 18 2006 (IPS) — As the phenomenon of mass suicides by farmers turns into a major national issue, small cultivators in this sub-Himalayan state are demonstrating that the way forward to sustainable agriculture may lie in sticking to traditional methods. In the lush and fertile…5 min read5 min read
Jan 17, 2014KOSOVO: Neglect of Youth Costing DearBy Apostolis Fotiadis — PRISTINA, Dec 14 2009 (IPS) — Despite commitments by the Kosovo government and the international community to engage the youth of the region creatively, youngsters in the newborn state are seeing a steady deterioration in the quality of their lives. An international promotional campaign launched at the end of October…4 min read4 min read
Jan 17, 2014Suicides Soar in KashmirBy Sana Altaf — Suicide rates, particularly among teenagers, have soared in Kashmir since the insurrection began in 1989. Credit: Sana Altaf/IPS SRINAGAR, Mar 2 2012 (IPS) — On Feb. 6, a young girl committed suicide by swallowing poison at her home in Kashmir. …4 min read4 min read