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Sri Lanka: "Just Gimme Some Truth"
Last Friday, I watched the Al Jazeera video, "Sri Lanka admits military bombed 'no-fire' zone,"Â in which the Sri Lankan Foreign…
May 5, 2009
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Two More Child Offenders Face Execution in Iran Tomorrow
Just five days after the execution of child offender Delara Darabi in Iran, the government there is set to kill…
May 5, 2009
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Bloggers are Journalists too
As some people have alluded to in the comments to this post by the Editors, bloggers are most definitely in…
May 4, 2009
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New Satellite Images Show Bombardment of Sri Lankan "Safety Zone"
UNOSAT released new satellite images of the Sri Lanka war zone. Conclusion: Within the northern and southern sections of the…
May 4, 2009
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The Women of Atenco have waited three years for justice&8230;
...and they're still waiting. Yesterday and today mark the third anniversary of the police operations in San Salvador Atenco that…
May 4, 2009
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Sri Lanka: a question of credibility
If we're to believe the Sri Lankan military, they've killed no civilians during their offensive against the opposition Tamil Tigers…
May 3, 2009
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Roma persecution - Antiziganism - intensifies in Europe
Perhaps the most oppressed people in history, Roma - commonly referred to as Gypsies - have been persecuted since they…
May 2, 2009
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Does "military logic" dictate civilian deaths in Sri Lanka?
Yesterday, the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes told a press conference in New York, following his two-day visit to…
May 1, 2009
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Juvenile Offender Executed in Iran This Morning
Amnesty International learned today about the tragic and very unexpected execution of Delara Darabi this morning in Iran. Delara had…
May 1, 2009
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Journalists Risking their Lives
This Sunday, May 3rd, is World Press Freedom Day and you can help push back against governments worldwide who violate…
May 1, 2009
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Obama&039;s Mixed Messages on Torture & Abuse
The President on counterterrorism policy, after 100 days in office: No more torture, or loopholes galore? Important symbolic steps, or stalling tactics? Heading…
April 30, 2009
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Sri Lanka and the keeping of promises
The U.N. said today (April 29) that two aerial bombardments were reported in the conflict zone in northeastern Sri Lanka on April…
April 30, 2009