TNI in the news

TNI fellows, staff and consultants who are quoted, interviewed, featured or published in other media outlets. Please note that as many of our network also work for other organisations, we do not assume to take credit for all of these media "hits."

Deadly Chile prison fire puts heat on Latin America's crowded jails
The Christian Science Monitor

The Chile fire, started by rioting prisoners, has drawn fresh attention to the poor conditions, lack of guards, and gang violence rampant in Latin American jails.

December 2010
The significance of Myanmar’s 2010 election
New Mandala

TNI mentioned as background reading material for understanding Burmese elections.

December 2010
The limits of Chinese expansionism
Asia Times

China's fast growing capital expansion within South East Asia is raising concerns about landgrabs and exploitative practices, especially as it is often aligned with support for authoritarian regimes such as Burma.

 

December 2010
TNI-WOLA report: Latin America drug laws 'worsen prison overcrowding'
BBC

Drug laws in eight Latin American countries have exacerbated their prison overcrowding problems and failed to curb trafficking.

 

December 2010
The colour of money
Bangkok Post

Despite a questionable human rights record, foreign governments and companies are investing billions of dollars to get their hands on the country's natural resources

December 2010
Suu Kyi’s release far from certain
The Star (Malaysia) / Straits Times (Singapore)

The Burmese elections will be the most defining moment in Burmese politics for a generation, but Aung San Suu Kyi's rumoured possibility of release is still uncertain.

October 2010
Bolivia Breaks with U.S. Policy, But Not the War on Drugs
Change.org

Bolivia needs to do much more to establish a progressive dialogue on its harsh judicial and sentencing drug law; report from TNI on the countrie's drug-related prison overload.

October 2010
Crime and Drugs -- To legalize or not to legalize
Latin American Herald Tribune

Nations throughout Latin America and the world are debating whether to legalize drugs or not. For anyone who has seen the violent effects of illegal drugs -- decapitated bodies, drive-by shootings, car bombs -- a thorough and honest exploration of alternatives is long overdue.

September 2010
Myanmar elections mute ethnic voices
Asia Times

Two reports by TNI published earlier this month have raised critical issues surrounding the upcoming elections in Burma, expected sometime later in 2010. Below, a piece from the Asia Times looks at these in the context of the country's complex political situation.

June 2010
To Kill, But Not Pollute
Inter Press Service

European Union subsidies earmarked for reducing air travel's contribution to climate change may help develop deadlier warplanes than those already found in the world's arsenals, Brussels officials have admitted.

June 2010
TNI contributor, former UN official Denis Halliday returns home after Israel's Flotilla Raid
Irish Times

Denis Halliday spent two days in an Israeli jail after the MV Rachel Corrie, part of the aid flotilla which sought to break the illegal blockade of Gaza, was intercepted in international waters by the Israeli military on Saturday, 5 June 2010.

June 2010
Book Review: An India that can say yes: a climate-responsible development agenda
Economic and Political Weekly

This review of Praful Bidwai's An India that can say yes: a climate responsible agenda for Copenhagen and beyond, considers his critique of Indian climate policy and recommendations for more ambitious action from India to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, while defending North-South equity.

Download the full review as a .pdf

May 2010
First Battle May be Lost, But the Drug War is Not Over
Latin American Herald Tribune

Despite decades of a U.S.-financed drug war in the region, drug trafficking and drug use are on the rise throughout Latin America.

May 2010
"Drug War" Policies Need a Stint in Rehab
IPS

Canada, April 29, 2010 (IPS) - The war on drugs is a complete failure everywhere, according a comprehensive review of 20 years of scientific literature released at the Harm Reduction 2010 conference in Liverpool, England that wraps up Thursday.

May 2010
Turkish Mayor Acquitted on Misconduct Charges...
Tree Hugger

The mayor of a Turkish town has escaped charges of "misconduct" and "abuse of power" stemming from his decision to provide up to 10 tons of water free of charge to district residents.

April 2010
Philippines: Party-list Legislators Often Forgotten in Poll
Inter Press Service

The election of party-list legislators in the Philippines Congress was meant to counter the elitist and often corrupt system of district-level politics.

April 2010
Southern Africa: "Reclaim Control over EPA Talks"
Premium News

Southern African governments must regain control over the negotiations on the trade deals known as economic partnership agreements (EPAs).

March 2010
The ongoing persecution of Haiti
Global Crisis News

The reporting on Haiti has been conspicuous by the general absence of any attempt at in-depth analysis as to why the earthquake had such lethal consequences.

March 2010
This cocaine report gets it so wrong
The Guardian

The new parliamentary report on the cocaine trade lacks evidence and contradicts current expert thinking on the drug.

March 2010
UN: Latin America undermining drug war by decriminalizing drugs
Christian Science Monitor

The UN, in its annual report released today, said Latin America is undermining the drug war by decriminalizing small amounts of drugs.

February 2010