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wall stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - They’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... More »

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Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • wall • rain forest • class divide • class

 US Builds Giant Wall in Sadr City 

Partition aims to keep insurgents from neighborhood

Apr 18, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - American 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.... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Sadr City • Baghdad • US military • wall • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi PM Calls Off Wall

Prime Minister al-Maliki ordered a stop to a wall between a Sunni and Shiite neighborhood

Apr 23, 07 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi 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... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Adhamiya • wall

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