Read more repression stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28504/repression.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:52:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57245/dont-blame-nuns-for-your-bad-sex-life-catholic-honcho.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAre Catholic nuns responsible for repressed and sexually frustrated American women? That's absolute nunsense, fumes a conservative Catholic leader after a former sex-columnist-turned-deputy-editor at Cosmo blamed uptight teaching by nuns for women's sexual hangups. "It's not easy to undo damage caused by years of exposure to Catholic-school nuns," Nicole Beland...http://www.newser.com/story/57245/dont-blame-nuns-for-your-bad-sex-life-catholic-honcho.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 16:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37898/young-burmese-monks-ready-to-take-up-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter seeing nonviolent protesters killed or detained in last year’s protests against the ruling junta, younger segments of Burma’s Buddhist monks are becoming more radical, embracing armed resistance and overt dissent, the Christian Science Monitor reports. "We need weapons,” one young monk said. “That is the only way we can...http://www.newser.com/story/37898/young-burmese-monks-ready-to-take-up-arms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Sep 2008 6:41:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31925/china-falls-behind-on-olympic-promises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith exactly a month to go before the Olympics, China has not delivered on promises to improve Beijing’s air quality or allow foreign journalists open access, the BBC reports. The government vowed to bring Beijing’s air up to WHO standards when bidding for the Games, but a BBC test showed...http://www.newser.com/story/31925/china-falls-behind-on-olympic-promises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 14:25:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25200/guardian-system-has-saudi-women-perpetual-minors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen in Saudi Arabia need to gain a male guardian’s consent to do almost anything, living as “perpetual minors,” the Telegraph reports. Research by Human Rights Watch found that male permission is needed to go to a doctor, travel, and even get dressed. In addition, strict segregation denies women access...http://www.newser.com/story/25200/guardian-system-has-saudi-women-perpetual-minors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Apr 2008 15:55:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24194/zimbabwe-opposition-calls-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe’s opposition party called a general strike today in response to news that Robert Mugabe will not attend a weekend summit intended to speed the release of last month’s election results, Reuters reports. Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change marshaled support for the strike, which "starts Tuesday." But police warned...http://www.newser.com/story/24194/zimbabwe-opposition-calls-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Apr 2008 17:08:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23458/chinese-police-kill-8-protesters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the...http://www.newser.com/story/23458/chinese-police-kill-8-protesters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Apr 2008 17:29:56 CDT