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Outspoken Journalist Killed in Sri Lanka
Yesterday morning, a brave Sri Lankan journalist paid the ultimate price for freedom of expression. Lasantha Wickramatunga, the editor of…
January 9, 2009
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A Humanitarian Truce or Farce?
After thirteen days of shelling Gaza in attacks that have killed over 683 Palestinians, the Israeli government has agreed to…
January 8, 2009
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Another Year, Another Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police
The below piece was written in January of 2009. Police continue to kill people with impunity in numbers close to…
January 7, 2009
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US Must Monitor Use of US Weapons in Gaza
Amnesty International has called on the US State Department to suspend all transfers of military weaponry and equipment to Israel…
January 7, 2009
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They Can’t Get Away With It
So it ain’t breaking news that the Bush administration concocted a legal flip-flam to justify the kidnapping, capture, detention and…
January 7, 2009
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Reports that have lost their meaning
As we enter the new year the U.S. State Department is finishing the touches on its annual human rights report.…
January 7, 2009
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I&039;d Hire Blackwater? A wake-up call to renewed action.
When a good friend left for Iraq, I noticed I began to pay even closer attention to the daily news…
January 6, 2009
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The Daily Show Covers Gaza
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c Strip Maul *Requires flash player version 10 Check out…
January 6, 2009
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What to Do with Your Leftover Holiday Cards
I just got off the phone with a colleague in Mexico who has been working with the women of Atenco, and…
January 6, 2009
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US Officials&039; Lopsided Response to Gaza Crisis
Last Friday, January 2, Amnesty International USA released its first major action of the year, calling on all Amnesty members…
January 5, 2009
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Terror vs. Terror
"'In order for the violence to stop, Hamas must stop firing rockets into Israel and agree to respect a sustainable…
December 30, 2008
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Gaza By The Numbers
A snapshot of Gaza by the numbers: Humanitarian Assistance Movement in and out of Gaza is all but impossible and…
December 30, 2008