The allegations of rape and the blockades have started to draw international attention to the plight of the Penan, so far considered a national domestic issue for the state and federal governments of Malaysia.

BBC: News - Today - Borneo tribe fights for survival

Some of the defendants sentenced Wednesday are among a group of 17 Vietnamese detainees who have appealed to the United Nations' group on arbitrary detentions to help secure their freedom and draw more international attention to the worsening campaign against free expression in Vietnam.

WSJ: Vietnam Court Sentences 14 and Bloggers to Up to 13 Years

Windfall earnings generated by writers like Roy further draw international executives' attention to the country.

CNN: Once Again, With Attitude

International games draw huge attention and not just to high-profile athletes like Pernell Whitaker, the boxer who brought home the gold, and Greg Louganis, the diver who did so, as well.

CNN: What Olympics teach about going green

Shin Jong-dae, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said the launches were likely an effort to draw attention of the international community, particularly the U.S. "North Korea is an expert at crisis diplomacy, or crisis marketing, " Mr. Shin said.

WSJ: North Korea Fires Another Missile Sunday

Organiser David Pott said they hoped the walk would also draw attention to the estimated 12 million people the International Labour Organisation reports are working in modern slavery.

BBC: Campaigners bound in chains start their walk

Activists said they were trying to draw attention to what they claim are prejudicial Israeli border policies that force many international visitors coming to Palestinian areas to lie about their destinations.

CNN: Israel detains pro-Palestinian activists

Organizers say they are trying to draw attention to what they claim are prejudicial Israeli border policies that force many international visitors coming to Palestinian areas to lie about their destinations.

CNN: Israel prepares for pro-Palestinian activists at airport