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Gaza: Fighting for the Right to Walk

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ImageGaza's troubles have somehow been relegated, if not completely dropped from the mainstream media's radar, and subsequently the world's conscience and consciousness. Weaning the public from the sadness there conveys the false impression that things are improving and that people are starting to move on and rebuild their lives. But nothing could be further from the truth.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 September 2009 00:01
 

Iceless Arctic: Global Warming Accelerates While U.S. Backpedals

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ImageTwo recent studies have shocked the world in regard to global warming.  A phenomenon that was to happen "possibly in our lifetime" has evolved into a threat capable of transforming the world in ten years time. A recent, extensive study of the northern polar ice caps released by climate expert Professor Peter Wadham, concluded that the Arctic Ocean would be "mostly" ice free in 10 years during the summer months.
Last Updated on Monday, 19 October 2009 12:02
 

Support Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti

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Earthquake Destruction
Much of the coverage of Haiti you will see over the next days and weeks will inevitably edit out the struggle and history of Haiti. We will see photos and videos depicting the human suffering that has resulted, but we will not see the dignity that has fused together generations of Haitian freedom seekers, and inspired millions more beyond the bounds of that small island nation. Here's what you can do to help relieve the suffering and continue the legacy of solidarity at the same time.
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2010 13:48
 

Guinea's Slaughter: UN Fact-Finding Tightens The Noose

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Conflict in Guinea
The UN Human Rights Council initially took no real action on the news of the September 28 shootings of unarmed civilians in Conakry, Guinea as the Council was in the last days of its session and had little time or will to draft a resolution or set up a fact-finding mission.  Thus the Council ended up passing the issue over to the African Union, which issued a statement deploring the violence and then passed the issue on to the 16-member regional body - the Economic Community of West African States.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 December 2009 16:43
 

Torture Taxi: Extraordinary Rendition in the Crosshairs

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ImageBack in late 2001, Swedish police had arrested Mohamed al-Zery and Ahmed Agiza as suspected terrorists and were in a hurry to deport them rather than have them claim refugee status. Lacking their own logistics of rapid deportation, the Swedes welcomed the offer from a US-based plane operator to make available a Gulfstream jet marked N379P. The plane's hooded US crew picked up its unwilling passengers and flew them to Egypt, where both were detained, interrogated and tortured.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2007 15:24
 


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