Western Europe

Mixed Prospects for LGBT Rights in Central and Eastern Europe

By Pavol Stracansky
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups in Central and Eastern Europe, which still faced mixed prospects as they fight for rights and acceptance, are now taking some heart from the “failure” of a referendum in Slovakia, a member of the European Union.

OPINION: Rousseff Re-elected President – What Lies Ahead for Brazil?

By Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho
The tight race between incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil’s Workers’ Party and her opponent, Aecio Neves from the centre-right Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) party, ended on Sunday, Oct. 26 with the re-election of Rousseff.


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