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...better trade conditions. Africa is not going to change overnight and there is sure to be frustrating backsliding from some countries. Two weeks ago, for example, the government in Ethiopia, which has won praise for its reforms over the past few years, was behind a violent crackdown on opposition supporters. It does seem possible, though, that with the right combination of policies we will look back in 20 years' time and see 2005 as a turning point. But it's going to take more than just debt forgiveness. A boost in aid will help. African leaders can also do more...
...season in the North just beginning, food stores are short and many townspeople aren't getting enough to eat, she says. North Koreans used to be able to go to China to forage for extra food or, like Kang, to make a little money. But after Pyongyang ordered a crackdown on border jumpers earlier this year, few people dare to attempt the crossing. "Everybody's scared," Kang said by phone from a safe house near the border. "Things are much more difficult...
...last year, China and the North acted to reduce the outflow. The crackdown apparently began after 468 asylum seekers who had holed up in Vietnam were airlifted to Seoul. North Korea broke off talks with officials from the South, tightened its border controls and increased executions of those accused of people smuggling, according to NKNet, a Seoul-based NGO. China has also beefed up its border patrols, according to refugees. Last October, the Chinese government was operating half a dozen detention facilities inside military bases near the frontier and was repatriating up to 300 North Koreans every week, according...
Since Harvard-Yale weekend, College officials have met with Evans multiple times in order to discuss how ‘Operation Student Shield, BPD’s crackdown on underage drinking, will affect Harvard students, according to Kidd...
...Boston, this is a very serious crackdown, and we’re very late to the party,” Deputy Dean of the College Patricia O’Brien said...