An interview with a Baloch guerrilla commander
Commander Allah Nazar: "Pakistan is an irresponsible state that is putting the civilized world in danger."
Syrian Crisis Brings a Blessing for Kurds
After a wave of protests in late July, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad loosened his grip on Syria's Kurdish region. Local Kurdish leaders now claim control over half their territory, including the border posts with Iraq's Kurdish Autonomous Region.
Long Wait to Defect From Assad's Forces
After a series of protests led by various Kurdish movements last July, several Kurdish villages in the northeast of the country are enjoying an unexpected calm. The Syrian government still keeps troops in the area but they are reportedly folded inside their buildings and barracks.
Interview with Mahmud Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMA) party
The Punjabi empire dominates the state of Pakistan so the Pashtun, the Baloch, the Sindhis and other ethnic groups are effectively second class citizens.
'Arab Spring started in Western Sahara'
Sidi Ahmed Talmidi was one of the nine-member group responsible for the negotiations with the Moroccan government during the events in Gdeim Izik camp in Western Sahara in October 2010 (Camp established to protest against ongoing discrimination, poverty and human rights abuses, some protesters also demanded independence for Western Sahara. The protests were initially peaceful, but turned violent following clashes between civilians and security forces - the ed.). Seven members of the original group are in prison and have recently started a hunger strike while they await trial. DW spoke to Talmidi, one of those still free, at the Sahrawi refugee camp in Western Algeria.
In Limbo in the Saharan "˜Free Zone'
After a ceasefire agreement in 1991, most of the SADR territory, including the entire Atlantic coastline, has been under Morocco's control. A small, largely uninhabited and economically useless desert portion, known as the "liberated territories", remains under the rule of the Polisario Front, which is outlawed in Morocco-controlled Sahara but strongly backed by Algeria and recognised by the U.N. as the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people.
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