Read more wall stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4748/wall.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61927/ecobarriers-wall-in-rios-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey’re called “ecobarriers,” but critics say the walls being erected in Rio de Janeiro aren’t there to protect trees. The 10-foot cinderblock walls are supposed to prevent Rio’s favelas, or shantytowns, from expanding into the rainforest, but critics say they’re really a means of segregating the poor people who live...http://www.newser.com/story/61927/ecobarriers-wall-in-rios-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 12:15:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24927/us-builds-giant-wall-in-sadr-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican forces have begun construction of an enormous concrete wall that will partition Sadr City, one of Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhood. The structure is intended to make the southern section of Sadr City, a Shiite stronghold that borders the Green Zone, into a protected enclave, reports the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/24927/us-builds-giant-wall-in-sadr-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Apr 2008 6:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1587/iraqi-pm-calls-off-wall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki halted construction of a wall between a Sunni neighborhood and surrounding Shiite areas in Baghdad yesterday, after outraged protests by both Sunnis and Shiites. Al-Maliki said he did not want Iraqis to be reminded of "other walls"—a reference to the barrier being built by...http://www.newser.com/story/1587/iraqi-pm-calls-off-wall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Apr 2007 6:07:00 CDT