Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Another one bites the dust..."

Joanna Bostock

Reading between the headlines.

24. 11. 2011 - 15:45

Another one bites the dust...

Reality Check today: Yemen's president resigns, Syrian protests, Slovakian press freedom, effectiveness of aid and politics of winter clothing.

Yemen President

APA

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Photo: EPA/Yahya Arhab

Yemen

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal under which he will step down after months of unrest. He signed the deal in the Saudi capital Riyadh but is it done and dusted? Analysis from security expert Paul Rogers:

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Syria

Gennie Johnson interviews Mousab Azzawi from the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, is has been monitoring the Syrian government’s 8 month crackdown on protesters:

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Slovakia

There have been worrying reports about illegal hacking into the phones of journalists – Anthony Mills from the International Press Institute is in the studio with the details:

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Foreign Aid

Development expert Niels Dabelstein gives Chris Cummins an update on efforts to make sure aid money is spent effectively:

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Clean Clothes

Before you buy that new skiing or snowboarding equipment, listen to Riem Higazi’s interview about the working conditions for the people that made it and a campaign by Clean Clothes Campaign:

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