International Law
| Amnesty International Calls for an International Tribunal for Iraq ( 2003-04-14 ) Iraq: immediate measures needed to restore law and order As widespread looting and disorder continue in many parts of Iraq, including Baghdad, Amnesty Intern... (read more) |
| Hemispheric Conference against Militarization Says No to Merida Initiative, U.S. Military Bases ( 2008-10-20 ) More than 800 representatives from organizations throughout the Americas made their way to the northern city of La Esperanza, Honduras to take a strong stand ag... (read more) |
| Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space: from the U.N. First Committee, by Dave Knight ( 2002-10-25 ) Tuesday the United Nations First Committee voted on the resolution: "prevention of an arms race in outer space". The resolution was passed without any votes aga... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Keeping Momentum on Goldstone Report + UPDATE ( 2009-10-07 ) Just one week after a vote on the Goldstone Report was postponed at the request of Palestine in Geneva, The Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the Unite... (read more) |
 | Rigged Trials at Gitmo ( 2008-02-23 ) Former Prosecutor Says Gitmo Trials Rigged From the Start... (read more) |
| Picture book on comfort women published in commemoration of Nanjing Massacre ( 2008-12-16 ) A picture book recording 67 survivors of Japan's sexual slavery during World War II was published ahead of the 71st anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. The... (read more) |
| ‘Make sure you say that you were treated properly’ ( 2009-05-13 ) Gareth Peirce writes about Torture, Secrecy and the British State Seven years ago now, in January 2002, came the first shocking images of human beings... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: 'A Milestone for Iraq' ( 2006-12-29 ) Fate is at it again. Just one day after celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace, Jesus - also Islam's Prophet, Issa - the farce “Appeal” of Iraq's legitima... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: “Advancing the Cause of Peace” ( 2008-03-03 ) “We have an appointment with death We have become familiar with our shores of despair ...” Ali Ahmad Said: “Victims of a Map”, Saqi Books The world ... (read more) |
| "AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT": THE US, ISRAEL AND IRAN ( 2009-09-04 ) On August 26, the Guardian newspaper published an article titled, 'US takes on Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear programme in one massive gamble.'... (read more) |
| 'CONNECT AFRICA’ SUMMIT OPENS IN KIGALI ( 2007-10-30 ) KIGALI Partnerships Announced to Develop Information and Communications Technology in the Continent as World Bank Announces Doubling of Financing ... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: 'Cruel, Callous, Inhumane and Unacceptable' ( 2007-04-05 ) An Open Letter to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, M.P. Dear Mr Brown, Today, the British held in Iran have been released. They we... (read more) |
| HAPPY NEW YEAR ! A Suggestion ( 2003-01-01 ) Perhaps, it is time for the United Nations General Assembly to take an active stand for Peace, through the concept of “Democratic Wars”. Although not binding... (read more) |
 | ‘Eyewitness Gaza' Report Back ( 2010-03-04 ) UK members of the parliamentary delegation to Gaza, organised by the European Campaign to end siege in Gaza and the Palestinian Return Centre presented "Eyewitn... (read more) |
| ‘Figuring Out How To Live Together’ ( 2009-10-29 ) Hearing Arabic, and the Koran, quoted from the bima is unusual, even for a liberal Reform congregation like Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale. But perha... (read more) |
| 'Flowers in the Desert', from Amnesty International ( 2004-09-04 ) “Flowers in the Desert” is the first of a planned series of worldwide photo exhibitions to be sponsored by Amnesty International in connection with its <... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: “Freedom”; Democracy's Hangman ( 2007-01-17 ) “You angels, Pure ones, Liberators, Leaders ... At this moment all I ask of you is a miracle, Just for you to know how to say Goodbye, GOODBYE, Just a ... (read more) |
| Get out of Iraq and negotiate with Iran say churches ( 2007-10-03 ) The US and its allies must "settle the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme through negotiations and not through the use of military force", stated the World C... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: “Greetings for Eid” ( 2007-10-14 ) I rang a dear Iraqi friend: “I just wanted to wish you all greetings for Eid”, to offer seasonal wishes, for the joyous three day celebration, marking the end o... (read more) |
| WHY IS “GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY” BEING AIMED AT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE COLONIAL STATES OF CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO ? Kahentinetha Horn of MNN asks ( 2006-10-10 ) Because most conflicts have to do with land and resources which belong to the Indigenous people. What is not being realized is that the “Kyoto Acco... (read more) |
 | “I Was 12 When Sent to Guantánamo” ( 2009-08-27 ) “All I could do was hope that one day I’d be free and back home in Afghanistan with my mother,” said Jawad [R].... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: “In the Footsteps of Yellow Woman”, authentic account of the Longest Walk ( 2009-11-05 ) ROCKY RIDGE, Navajo Nation It is a story that the United States does not want to be told.... (read more) |
 | "Independent" Kashmiris Shun Polls ( 2009-05-07 ) "By deploying troops and placing all separatist leaders under house arrest India can not curb the aspirations of the people of Kashmir," a separatist leader tol... (read more) |
| It's All About Who You Sleep With ... a Cautionary Note from Michael Moore ( 2006-08-10 ) Friends, Let the resounding defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman send a cold shiver down the spine of every Democrat who supported the invasion of Iraq and who c... (read more) |
| ‘Looking for My Gypsy Roots’ ( 2008-09-02 ) “Looking for My Gypsy Roots” begins broadcast on BBC World News on Tuesday September 2nd. TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE ... (read more) |
| John M. Berlin: 'Merchant of Death' Arrested ( 2008-03-06 ) Thai authorities have arrested Viktor Bout, the world's biggest dealer in arms, mercenaries and wars. Bout was arrested in a luxury hotel in Bangkok. It appears... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Brown's Britain; “Mother of Hypocrisies” ( 2007-10-03 ) So Britain lectures Burma on the right of people to protest, the U.N. sends an envoy there and the U.S. - whilst behaving in Iraq and Afghanistan as Burma's Jun... (read more) |
| A letter from an ‘old Iraqi lady’ to President Bush ( 2007-01-10 ) This is a letter written by an old Iraqi woman to President Bush that was posted on the Arabic Iraqi paper Kitabat, and translated by Mutasem Sinnokrot Greet... (read more) |
 | Our debt to Jimmy Carter, by Haaretz Editorial ( 2008-04-16 ) The government of Israel is boycotting Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, during his visit here this week. Ehud Olmert, who has not managed ... (read more) |
 | "Our Land Our Life" Nominated for Best Documentary! ( 2008-09-29 ) Please Vote and Distribute Widely !!!... (read more) |
 | Our Way of Life, by Ofelia Rivas ( 2006-05-20 ) Corporate Globalisation and the dramatic increase in world-wide migration are creating immense problems for most nation-states. Questions of National Sovereignt... (read more) |
| 'Ramadan Karim, Despite the Anger', a poem by Abdelfattah Abu-Srour, PhD ( 2004-10-22 ) In 2002, during the invasion of Bethlehem and the siege of the Nativity, ISM activists stayed with families in Aida Camp and with the children and Director of A... (read more) |
| William Lee 'Sage Man' Pedro, In Memoriam, by Don Vasicek ( 2006-03-26 ) William Lee “Sage Man” Pedro Sand Creek Massacre Descendant Southern Arapaho I was informed today that William Lee "Sage Man" Pedro, a Sand Creek M... (read more) |
 | Official Site for the Book Entitled “Searching Jenin” Launched ( 2003-02-20 ) The official website for Ramzy Baroud’s book entitled “Searching Jenin, Eyewitness Accounts of the Israeli Invasion April 2002” has officially been launched. ... (read more) |
| 'Ship of Fools': Like the Jews in 1930s Germany, Palestinians are Scrambling to Get Out, notes Jane Stillwater ( 2006-07-28 ) I was chatting with a friend whose parents had immigrated to Berkeley from East Jerusalem many years ago. “The Zionists are making things so miserable for Pale... (read more) |
 | Felicity Arbuthnot: “Swimming up the Tigris”, by Barbara Nimri Aziz, a review ( 2007-10-05 ) This poignant book, by a woman who knows and loves Iraq, covers both the embargo years and the aftermath. Her astute insights cover both the political games and... (read more) |
 | Dirk Adriaensens: “The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” ( 2007-02-22 ) An important document of history rewriting has been released today. A documentary called “The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”. ... (read more) |
| MEDIA LENS: THE BBC AND THE ‘HARMLESS’ HEAT-RAY ( 2007-01-29 ) General Mann: “That skeleton beam must be what they used to wipe out the French cities.” Dr. Forrester: “It neutralizes mesons somehow. They're the atomic g... (read more) |
| David Halpin: 'The Powerful Own the Law: Thus, there is No Law' ( 2008-08-06 ) (Reporting on the situation of medical supplies for Gaza) 27 July 2008 onwards Exeter Airport 23.30 hrs Flight to Larnaka delayed by 2 hours. E... (read more) |
 | “The Second Palestinian Intifada” by Ramzy Baroud Now Available ( 2006-10-20 ) “The Second Palestinian Uprising: A Chronicle of a People’s Struggle”, published by Pluto Press in London, is now available in most bookstores and online at Ama... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: The 'Surge' ( 2007-02-09 ) The “surge” is going well. With streets blocked by check points and American troops “advising” Iraqi forces, on consecutive days, the Bab Sharqi market was atta... (read more) |
| “Thousands” Illegally Rendered By Bush Administration for Interrogation, Torture ( 2007-11-30 ) Massachusetts School of Law Report In violation of international and U.S. law, “thousands” of alleged terrorists have been victims of “extraordinary ... (read more) |
| “U.N. OBSERVER” Editor on The VHeadline Venezuela Newshour on AVRN, Today + UPDATE ( 2007-05-03 ) UPDATE We were told that a replay of the program would occur, Friday 4 May at 1pm Hague Time. We are now told it will be one hour later. Our apologies for th... (read more) |
| Bill Fletcher, Jr.: Qaddafi’s Call for a “United States of Africa”; No Longer Just an Interesting Idea ( 2009-02-12 ) It is easy for many people in the global North to write off Libya’s leader, Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, as an erratic dreamer. But this ‘dreamer’ is now the chairm... (read more) |
 | 'We did it to avenge our fallen comrades' ( 2009-11-17 ) Former Army corporal breaks ranks in evidence to Baha Mousa inquiry ... (read more) |
 | Nablus: 'Where is God ? Where is the World ?' - Kelly B. of the International Solidarity Movement ( 2004-01-26 ) “... Soldiers responded by shooting him in the knees, stomach, and mouth. He died bleeding in front of his house. They then took Attari to another location and ... (read more) |
 | Lesley Docksey: “Why we are in Afghanistan” – David Miliband rewrites history ( 2010-02-09 ) “Among the calamities of war may be jointly numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interests dictate and credulity encourages.... (read more) |
| "World Peace March" Begins + UPDATE ( 2009-10-01 ) This Friday, October 2, the World March for Peace and Nonviolence kicks off in New Zealand, marking the start of the world's first six-continent peace ma... (read more) |
 | 1967 Arab-Israeli War 40 Years Ago, Today ( 2007-06-05 ) June 5 is the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and resulting occupation of Palestine. ... (read more) |
| Millions in Slavery as U.N. Names 2004 Abolition Year ( 2004-01-09 ) On 10 January, the United Nations launches 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition. Millions of w... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: 2007; Annus Mirabilis and the Smiling Garden of Eden ( 2007-12-31 ) In 1905 Albert Einstein, presented the Annus Mirabilis ("Wonderful Year") Papers, in which he explained the mass–energy equivalence formula, E = mc2, which lead... (read more) |
 | 2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures ( 2010-01-04 ) The year 2010 will be celebrated as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (see Resolutions).... (read more) |
 | US charges six suspects over 9/11 + UPDATES ( 2008-02-11 ) The Pentagon has announced charges against six Guantanamo Bay prisoners over their alleged involvement in the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US. ... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: A “protective environment” for Children ( 2007-05-09 ) The Inter Parliamentary Union and UNICEF have joined forces in an ambitious project to stop violence against children in every country, which is “widespread and... (read more) |
 | Felicity Arbuthnot: A 'Woman of Substance' ( 2010-02-23 ) "Unrespited, unpitied, unreprieved, Ages of hopeless end." (John Milton, 1608-1674.)... (read more) |
 | George Monbiot: A Bounty for Blair’s Arrest ( 2010-01-26 ) Today I am launching a new fund – http://www.arrestblair.org – to reward people who attempt to arrest the former prime minister... (read more) |
 | A Call for 20,000 Voices, from Voices in the Wilderness ( 2003-08-25 ) "Voices in the Wilderness is calling for 20,000 or more citizens of the world to raise their voices in outrage against what they call “the injustice and hypocri... (read more) |
| Ramzy Baroud: A Case for Arab Dignity ( 2007-11-05 ) The ongoing socio-economic and political ills that mar potential progress in Middle Eastern countries can largely be attributed to the ill-defined foreign polic... (read more) |
| A CITIZENS' DECLARATION ( 2003-03-20 ) The outbreak of war is not the end of the fight for peace - only the beginning. Around the globe, people are joining together in a declaration of our continu... (read more) |
| A CLAIM OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS - VERSUS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ( 2003-04-30 ) The United States Government (hereinafter referred to as US Government) is being charged by the Plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as Americans for Human Rights... (read more) |
 | A Conquered Continent: The True Relationship Between Europe and America ( 2007-10-25 ) The cartoon version America's relationship to Europe – and a cartoon version is of course the only version of foreign relations on offer in the corporate media ... (read more) |
| A Discussion on Ethics in Journalism ( 2007-05-23 ) VHeadline Venezuela Newshour: On today's program we're speaking with Christina Sandberg, an independent journalist who edits the bilingual (Swedish/Arab... (read more) |
| Hussein Al-alak: A Festival to Remember ( 2009-11-17 ) Campaigners kicked off a film festival on Tuesday, with a series of films that will charter the Palestinian experiences, at the month long event that will ultim... (read more) |
| A Franciscan Prayer ( 2008-03-02 ) May God bless you with discomfort At easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships, So that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless y... (read more) |
 | Issa Khalaf: A Futile Plea for a Two State Solution ( 2007-04-29 ) Even if hundreds of thousands more Palestinians are expelled to the surrounding Arab states, the dilemma will not go away: because Palestinians are ethnically a... (read more) |
 | Jimmy Carter: A Human Rights Crime ( 2008-05-09 ) The world must stop standing idle while the people of Gaza are treated with such cruelty... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: A Kodak Moment ( 2008-07-12 ) To suggest that the Barak-Talabani handshake was historic is completely unfounded. (Photo: AFP)... (read more) |
 | A Monumental Failure ? commentary by Ken Reiner ( 2007-08-08 ) Failure or success, that is the question.... (read more) |
| Children’s Rights: A Moral Obligation ( 2002-06-19 ) “Around the world, some 246 million children between 5 and 17 years old are working instead of attending school. "That's one out of every six children in th... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: A New Afghanistan Nightmare ( 2009-02-23 ) The war in Afghanistan was widely viewed in the US as a moral one. (US Army)... (read more) |
| Kathy Dopp: A New Measure of Election Auditing Discrepancy ( 2008-04-03 ) Good news. University of Berkeley Statistics Professor Philip Stark, submitted a new paper (still a draft) describing how to analyze election audit discrepanci... (read more) |
 | Leonard Peltier: A new spirit of hope ( 2008-11-06 ) My Relatives and Friends, Last night a change in this country took place that not too long ago many people said would never happen. ... (read more) |
 | A New Tool to Combat Torture ( 2006-06-22 ) High Commissioner for Human Rights Welcomes New Anti-Torture Treaty; Calls on All States to become Party... (read more) |
| A New World Peace Initiative ( 2008-02-24 ) Worldwide attention has for some time now been focused on media sources that paint Islam as an ideology that causes unrest, turmoil and mayhem in the world at p... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: A Palestinian Miracle at the UN? ( 2007-08-15 ) A few months ago, one would have thought such an event to be simply impossible: A Palestinian delegation, lobbying tirelessly at the UN to block a UN call for h... (read more) |
| Quartet Outlines Three-Phase Roadmap for Final Settlement of Palestinian Israeli Issue by 2005 ( 2002-09-18 ) Members of the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East - comprising the United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation and United States - today outlined a th... (read more) |
| Japan Asks For Pardon of U.S. Deserter ( 2002-10-25 ) TOKYO — Japan asked the United States on Thursday to pardon the American husband of one of the five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 and currently visit... (read more) |
 | International Solidarity March to the Holy Sites of Jerusalem ( 2004-07-23 ) Reports from Israel and Palestine... (read more) |
| Ramzy Baroud: A People’s Retort to the Media’s Detached ‘Experts’ ( 2007-11-26 ) What do an organic farmer from Spain, a union worker activist from Brazil, and a human rights scholar living in London have in common? They are all individuals ... (read more) |
| A Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows for Those Who Will Die Today in War ( 2008-03-30 ) Our Lady of Sorrows, we pray for all those who will die today because of war and economic chaos, especially the children. Prepare them for the... (read more) |
| A Prophetic Voice in Jewish, Multireligious, and American Life ( 2007-09-12 ) Beyond "Shanah tovah" & "Ramadan mubarak": Dancing Together in the Earthquake Dear friends, We are on the verge of Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan -- ... (read more) |
| A Real Solution to the Conflict in the Middle East, by Fr. Labib Kobti ( 2006-07-23 ) A fair, full and lasting solution to the Middle East problems will occur when the International Community and especially the U.S. will oblige Israel to respect ... (read more) |
 | Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, et al Call for International Trial of Saddam Hussein ( 2003-12-17 ) Middle East Online Photo Please click to enlarge.... (read more) |
| A Responsible Response to Geert Wilders ( 2008-04-02 ) NEW YORK As soon as I heard that right wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam film had been uploaded onto an internet site, I did what any self-res... (read more) |
| A SPIRITUAL CONSPIRACY ( 2009-04-12 ) On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and things seem dark. But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something else is happening, ... (read more) |
| A Step towards Accountability ( 2007-03-13 ) This is ground breaking news – the first time a United Nations Treaty Body has addressed government accountability to its Corporate profiteering of ongoing huma... (read more) |
 | A third American war crime in the making ( 2008-04-02 ) The US Congress, the US media, the American people, and the United Nations, are looking the other way as Cheney prepares his attack on Iran.... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: A tidal wave will sweep away these war criminals ( 2009-12-15 ) Concerns regarding climate change seem in danger of being equalled by the tidal wave set to engulf the UK, resulting from the political, diplomatic and military... (read more) |
| A time for eagles: Code Pink, Muntadar and Ackerman ( 2008-12-18 ) WASHINGTON, EL PASO and WINDOW ROCK, Ariz., U.S. In Washington, outside the White House, the Code Pink ladies were throwing shoes at a Bush effigy, while a l... (read more) |
| A War Against the Peacemaker, by George Monbiot ( 2002-04-16 ) The US wants to depose the diplomat who could take away its pretext for war with Iraq. By George Monbiot. On Sunday, the US government will launch an intern... (read more) |
| PCHR: A Warning from Gaza ( 2007-10-26 ) Israeli Occupation Authorities Seek to Impose More Measures of Collective Punishment on the Palestinian People, and PCHR Warns of Further Deterioration to Hu... (read more) |
| UN Security Council: Open Meeting Needs to Take Place Before Decision on U.S. Impunity Resolution ( 2003-06-09 ) (New York) The UN Security Council must hold an open meeting before any decision is taken to renew, for one year, the USA's proposal that gives US nationals imp... (read more) |
 | Aafia Siddiqui Opens "Disappeared" File ( 2008-08-06 ) The sudden appearance and trial of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani mother and US-educated neuroscientist who vanished five years ago, is reviving debate about the f... (read more) |
| AAI Calls on McCain to Disavow Comments on Bombing Iran, Reinforce the Need for Diplomacy ( 2007-04-21 ) WASHINGTON The Arab American Institute (AAI) today (April 20, 2007) condemned Republican presidential candidate John McCain for his reference to bombing Ir... (read more) |
 | 8th Annual Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards ( 2006-05-02 ) Former Polish President Lech Walesa to Receive Arab American Award on May 3rd Queen Noor, Under Secretary Karen Hughes & other dignitaries to attend 8th A... (read more) |
| AAI Leads Coalition to Deliver Letter to Secretary of State Rice Regarding American Entry Into Palestinian Territories ( 2008-03-17 ) Letter Expresses Continued Concern Over Obstacles to Entry for American Citizens of Arab and Palestinian Descent; Conference Call on Wednesday, March 19 ... (read more) |
| AAI Statement on the Grand Jury’s Indictment of Patrick Syring ( 2007-08-16 ) WASHINGTON – Aug. 16, 2007 - Yesterday afternoon we were notified that the grand jury has returned two indictments charging Patrick Syring with violations of Th... (read more) |
| Dr. James Zogby: Enough is Enough ( 2009-08-31 ) It is more than ironic that at the very moment when the US is pressing Arab States to take steps toward normalizing relations with Israel (including measures li... (read more) |
| U.S.: Patrick Syring Arraigned - AAI’s Reaction ( 2007-08-30 ) WASHINGTON - Aug. 30, 2007 - Today at 1:45 p.m., Patrick Syring was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal charges of send... (read more) |
| Aaron Russo, R.I.P.; A True Freedom Fighter Leaves Us + UPDATES ( 2007-08-25 ) Aaron Russo, the freedom-loving filmmaker responsible for "America: Freedom to Fascism", passed away yesterday after a long and courageous battle with cancer. I... (read more) |
 | Abbas: I'll not seek re-election ( 2009-11-05 ) Abbas had ordered presidential and parliamentary polls on January 24 [EPA]... (read more) |
| INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY ( 2006-12-02 ) On 2 December, the world marks International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Yet at least 12 million people are enslaved worldwide. Even though it is illegal ... (read more) |
| Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday 2010 ( 2010-02-12 ) Today is not a national holiday in the United States. No surprise.... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Iraq; Abraham's “Children of a Lesser God” ? ( 2007-06-03 ) “Thus were they defiled with their own works.” (Psalms 106: 39.) “For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight.” (Alexander Pope, 1688-1744.)... (read more) |
 | Cheney and Rumsfeld's "Close Friend" Throws Out Suit Against Alleged Abu Ghraib Torturers ( 2009-09-14 ) Should Judge Laurence Silberman have recused himself from a case involving alleged torture for which his buddies were ultimately responsible?... (read more) |
| Abu Ghraib abuse photos 'show rape' ( 2009-05-28 ) Photographs of alleged prisoner abuse which Barack Obama is attempting to censor include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, it has emerged. ... (read more) |
 | Abu Ghraib Prison Turned Soldiers Evil by Design: Researcher ( 2008-02-29 ) MONTEREY, California The very design of Abu Ghraib in Iraq turned good soldiers into evil tormentors that humiliated and brutalized prisoners, a famed socia... (read more) |
 | Military court acquits Abu Ghraib interrogations director of prisoner abuse ( 2007-08-30 ) Final act in cover-up of US atrocities... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Academic Exile and Freedom to Learn ( 2008-10-08 ) Maybe, one day, we will come to terms with the importance of the fundamental freedom to learn. Then, we will stand together and demand it, because without it, a... (read more) |
| ACLU Sues Boeing Subsidiary for Participation in CIA Kidnapping and Torture Flights ( 2007-05-31 ) Group Also Appeals to United States Supreme Court in Khaled El-Masri Lawsuit NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today (May 30) filed a fede... (read more) |
 | ACLU Sues For Bagram Records ( 2009-09-23 ) Documents Would Shed Light On Detention And Treatment Of Prisoners At U.S. Detention Center In Afghanistan... (read more) |
 | International community must act against Israeli settlements – UN committee ( 2009-12-15 ) A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights today called on the international community “to take urgent and decisive action against the continued illegal I... (read more) |
| INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE -Thursday ( 2003-06-03 ) On June 5, 2003, the thirty-sixth anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, the community of Nablus, joined by members of the Internation... (read more) |
| IMPUNITY WATCH: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS MUST ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF IMPUNITY ( 2009-07-21 ) New reports from Guatemala and Serbia expose limitations of measures so far and call for comprehensive policy review. - In Guatemala, a UN-backed trut... (read more) |
| Afghanistan Mission Faces 'Failure' Without More Troops: US Commander ( 2009-09-22 ) General Stanley McChrystal says more troops and new tactics needed if defeating insurgency is to remain possible The new NATO commander in Afghanistan... (read more) |
 | Ad Hoc Afghanistan Tribunal Hearings Close; Additional Testimony from Leuren Moret ( 2003-12-15 ) Hearings at the citizen's iniative "International Criminal Tribunal for Afghanistan" closed yesterday. Leuren Moret, social activist, scientist and writer co... (read more) |
 | Afghan Al Jazeera producers held ( 2009-06-15 ) Two Al Jazeera employees have been detained in Afghanistan after being told by officials to report to the country's intelligence headquarters.... (read more) |
| Afghan Christian Convert Spared ( 2006-03-27 ) Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes ... (read more) |
 | Civilians die in Afghan offensive ( 2010-02-15 ) At least 12 Afghan civilians have been killed during a major military offensive in the south of the country, the NATO-led military force said.... (read more) |
 | UN envoy admits Afghan elections marred by fraud but denies cover-up ( 2009-10-12 ) Photo: SRSG Kai Eide addresses press conference in Kabul... (read more) |
| Afghan election fraud row mounts ( 2009-09-03 ) A row over alleged fraud in the Afghan presidential election has intensified, after a tribe in the south made the most serious claim so far. The leader of Ka... (read more) |
 | Amid concerns of fraud, UN envoy calls for ensuring integrity of Afghan polls ( 2009-09-08 ) Photo: A woman casts her vote in the presidential and provincial council elections in Balkh province... (read more) |
 | Afghan Justice For Sale ( 2006-12-18 ) For many Afghans the line between judges and criminals is blurring. ... (read more) |
 | Afghan law restricting women’s rights reminiscent of Taliban era – top UN official ( 2009-04-02 ) Photo: High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay... (read more) |
 | International support for Afghanistan must go beyond security needs – Ban ( 2010-01-28 ) Photo: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with President Hamid Karzai at London conference... (read more) |
 | Afghan President invites Taliban leader to join peace talks, ministry ( 2008-10-01 ) Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a fresh appeal to Taliban supremo Mullah Mohammed Omar to join peace negotiations, guaranteeing immunity from foreign forces.... (read more) |
 | Afghan Refugees Pack Again ( 2008-04-16 ) "I don't know where to go, but one thing is for sure I can't go back to Afghanistan. Only death is waiting for us there", Khan told IOL.... (read more) |
 | Afghan survivors tell of wedding bombing ( 2008-07-15 ) Photo: Babies killed in the US attack on wedding party in Makr-al-Deeb ... (read more) |
| Afghan People Fed Up With US & Own Government ( 2008-09-08 ) GHANI KHIEL, Afghanistan The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on the... (read more) |
| IVAW: Afghanistan Awareness Update ( 2009-10-27 ) Listen to Afghanistan veterans, Greg Papadatos and Chris Vongsawat IVAW members, Greg Papadatos and Chris Vongsawat address an audience at a recent sc... (read more) |
| Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks ( 2010-03-01 ) KABUL (Reuters) Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who ha... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan Brings Dutch Government Down + UPDATES ( 2010-02-20 ) "As the leader of the cabinet, I came to the conclusion that there is no fruitful path for the CDA, PvdA and Christian Union to take into the future", Balkenend... (read more) |
 | Eye Witness in Afghanistan with Malalai Joya, MP in the Afghan Parliament ( 2009-07-23 ) Stop the War Public Meeting Malalai Joya: "The bravest woman in Afghanistan" Thursday 23 July 7pm Conway Hall, Red Lion Square London WC1... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan: Constitution Fails Women, says Amnesty International ( 2003-11-27 ) (Washington, DC) -- Amnesty International has warned that the draft Constitution of Afghanistan fails to protect the rights of women. ... (read more) |
 | Paul V. Rafferty: Hope for Afghanistan Dawns in The Hague ( 2009-03-31 ) The Hague Working in Journalism, there is a tendency to become jaded, particularly in these times, when so many politicians see themselves as an exalted elit... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan on brink of famine, aid agency warns ( 2008-12-22 ) Last week, the Afghan Health Ministry said more than 1.6 million children under the age of five and hundreds of thousands of women could die as a result of food... (read more) |
 | Illegal Opium Production in Afghanistan Remains High, U.N. Reports ( 2002-10-25 ) Afghanistan remains a key producer of the world’s opium, with 90 per cent of cultivation concentrated in just five provinces, the United Nations Office of Drugs... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan to hold poll run-off ( 2009-10-20 ) Photo: Karzai is under pressure to accept a run-off poll with rival Abdullah Abdullah, above [AFP]... (read more) |
 | Protests over Afghan 'mosque raid' ( 2009-02-27 ) Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in southern Afghanistan amid claims international forces opened fire inside a mosque and copies of the Quran wer... (read more) |
| The Warlord's Tune: Afghanistan's war on children ( 2010-02-22 ) Sexual slavery involving boys as young as 10 is being condoned and in many cases protected by authorities in northern Afghanistan. In a story to be broadcast... (read more) |
 | A bloody month in Afghanistan ( 2008-09-02 ) The August death toll of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan reached 45 on Sunday—the equal highest monthly total of the near seven-year war.... (read more) |
| Air Strike on Civilians Reverberates Beyond Afghanistan ( 2010-02-23 ) WASHINGTON Amid growing European discontent over the war in Afghanistan, the head of U.S. and NATO forces apologised Monday for an air strike that killed at... (read more) |
| Paul V. Rafferty: Afghanistan; An Unsolicited Proposal ( 2009-11-05 ) I realise that this may go against the general consensus, as to who should govern Afghanistan but I thought it worth proposing. Throughout recorded History, ... (read more) |
| April is Action Month for Peace in Afghanistan ( 2009-04-04 ) Dear Members, Friends and Supporters of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: April is Action Month for Peace in Afghanistan! We are deli... (read more) |
| Both Afghan Candidates Want Major Escalation of US Troops ( 2009-10-26 ) Abdullah Joins Karzai in Calling for 'Dramatic Increase' in Foreign Troops... (read more) |
 | Probe sought after chemical strike burns Afghan girl ( 2009-05-12 ) 8-year-old Razia from Kapisa province who was burned when a shell her father says was fired by Western troops exploded into their house, enveloping her head and... (read more) |
 | Fighting intensifies across Afghanistan ( 2008-05-07 ) Fighting is escalating in Afghanistan as weather conditions improve for combat operations by both the US-NATO occupation force and the Afghan guerillas fighting... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Flexible Afghanistan War Objectives; And the Agony Grinds On ( 2010-03-04 ) The war in Afghanistan cannot possibly be defended on any moral grounds.... (read more) |
 | Giving Democracy the Finger – the failure of the Afghan elections ( 2009-09-14 ) Someone once said "The best President of the United States would have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the White House." As it is, many of the poor fri... (read more) |
 | Afghan Refugee Camp Forcibly Evacuated: Help RAWA Resettle the Families in Afghanistan ( 2007-10-26 ) And now Khewa camp is on the brink of closure and hundreds of families look to RAWA for help. Most of the families belong to provinces that border with Pakistan... (read more) |
| Heroin is "Good for Your Health": Occupation Forces support Afghan Narcotics Trade ( 2007-04-30 ) by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky Multibillion dollar earnings for organized crime and Western financial Institutions The occupation forces in Afghanist... (read more) |
| Afghanistan: Journalist Claims Article That Led To Death Sentence ( 2008-01-24 ) His pen name says it all: Arash Bikhoda -- or “Godless”, in Persian. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, that’s a dangerous name. But Bikhoda is an Iranian-born... (read more) |
| Kim Sengupta: Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights ( 2008-01-31 ) The fate of Sayed Pervez Kambaksh has led to domestic and international protests, and deepening concern about erosion of civil liberties in Afghanistan. He was ... (read more) |
| Karzai Angry Over West’s Tactics ( 2007-06-25 ) 90 Civilians Dead In A Week; Afghan Leader Blasts US, Allies Nato and US-led troops are failing to co-ordinate with their Afghan allies and thereby ca... (read more) |
 | Karzai Fails to Sweep Afghan Early Result + UPDATES ( 2009-08-25 ) West-backed Karzai needs to win more than 50 percent to avoid a second round run-off. (Reuters)... (read more) |
 | Karzai sworn in as Afghan president + UPDATES ( 2009-11-19 ) Hamid Karzai has been sworn in for a second five-year term as Afghanistan's president, pledging to tackle the "dangerous issue" of corruption.... (read more) |
| Afghanistan: Taliban free all Korean hostages ( 2007-08-30 ) The Taliban's last three South Korean hostages have been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) after six weeks in captivity. Th... (read more) |
 | Kucinich War in Afghanistan Privileged Resolution Update ( 2010-03-09 ) This week a privileged resolution will be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives to make an attempt to try to get America out of the war in Afghan... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan: The Constitutional Loya Jirga - Comments from the ICG and Amnesty ( 2003-12-22 ) Afghanistan’s proposed new constitution is significantly flawed. ... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan: US general; Marjah just the start ( 2010-02-22 ) There are growing fears for Marjah's civilian population [AFP]... (read more) |
 | NATO launches major Afghan assault ( 2010-02-13 ) The assault is the largest undertaken since Obama ordered more US troops to Afghanistan [AFP]... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan: NATO Must Ensure Justice for Victims of Civilian Deaths and Torture ( 2006-11-28 ) NATO leaders must set up a joint body, together with partners in Afghanistan, to pursue justice for civilians whose human rights may have been violated by the N... (read more) |
| New Measures Against the Afghan Opium Tsunami ( 2007-10-31 ) KABUL (UNODC) Senior international counter-narcotics officials are meeting in Kabul today and tomorrow to improve efforts to stop the flow of deadly drugs o... (read more) |
 | US envoy arrives in Afghanistan ( 2009-02-12 ) Security has been tightened in Kabul after the deadly Taliban assault which left the city shaken [AFP]... (read more) |
 | AFGHANISTAN: JOURNALIST SHOULD BE FREED ( 2008-10-21 ) Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh should be freed immediately as there have never been legal grounds for his conviction or sentence, Amnesty International said today, in r... (read more) |
 | Ban urges Afghan President to respect constitutional process ( 2009-10-19 ) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai today discussed the latest developments concerning the recent elections, as the United Nations-b... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan; Scores dead in Nato raid on Kunduz ( 2009-09-04 ) The Taliban said civilians who had come out to take fuel from the lorry were killed in the attack [AFP]... (read more) |
| Soviet war veterans warn US on Afghan strategy ( 2010-01-26 ) "The Americans are fighting a people and not a regular army. Napoleon never could win in Spain. They should understand that it is impossible to fight against a ... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan: Swan Song for NATO ( 2008-02-14 ) The Real Cost Of Defeat In Forgettistan ... (read more) |
| Policeman who killed British troops 'is back with Taliban' ( 2009-11-06 ) Gunman identified as policeman called Gulbadin greeted with flowers on return to Taliban protection, sources say The gunman who killed five British so... (read more) |
| Powers to back truce with Taliban commanders: US envoy ( 2010-01-25 ) WASHINGTON — World powers meeting in London this week will back plans for a truce with local Taliban commanders in Afghanistan, provided the fighters renounce A... (read more) |
| Citing rising terrorism, UN extends Afghan security force for another year ( 2008-09-23 ) The United Nations Security Council today (22 Sept.) unanimously extended the mission of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanis... (read more) |
| Security Council Extends Afghanistan Mission for 12 months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1662 (2006) ( 2006-03-24 ) The Security Council Thursday morning extended for an additional 12 months the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in order... (read more) |
| U.S.: New Detainee Deaths Uncovered in Afghanistan ( 2004-12-14 ) Rumsfeld Should Expedite Prosecutions to Prevent Further Abuse New cases of prisoner deaths have emerged from U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan... (read more) |
 | IVAW: U.S. Marine reflects on his return to Afghanistan as a civilian ( 2009-10-24 ) As a U.S. Marine Corps Infantryman, Corporal Rick Reyes deployed to Afghanistan in 2001 to destroy Al-Qaeda's bases of operations there.... (read more) |
| UN Confirms 90 Afghan Civilians Killed in US Attack ( 2008-08-26 ) Following an investigation by their Assistance Mission for Afghanistan, the United Nations has announced that it is convinced that a minimum of 90 civilians wer... (read more) |
 | Number of Afghan civilian deaths in 2008 highest since Taliban ouster, says UN ( 2009-02-17 ) The number of Afghan civilian casualties in 2008 – at total of 2,118 – is the highest recorded since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001, the United Nations says ... (read more) |
| United Nations seeks USD 604 million for Afghanistan ( 2009-02-03 ) Humanitarian Action Plan to help vulnerable people in Afghanistan. United Nations agencies and their partners are seeking a total of $603. 9 million ... (read more) |
| US increases Afghan troop pledge ( 2008-12-20 ) The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says up to 30,000 extra troops could be sent to Afghanistan in 2009, almost doubling the US presence. "Some 20 ... (read more) |
 | US 'to review' Afghanistan tactics ( 2009-06-13 ) Photo: McChrystal, right, was picked by Obama to head US forces in Afghanistan amid a surge in violence [EPA]... (read more) |
 | US-Imposed ‘Democracy” in Afghanistan: Loya Jirga Rubber-Stamps Autocratic Regime - Mike Head ( 2004-01-09 ) Afghanistan has a new “Constitution” but is it what we are led to believe ?... (read more) |
 | Violence against Afghan women widespread and unpunished, finds UN report ( 2009-07-08 ) Girls attending the community-based school in the village of Hussain Khel (UN file photo)... (read more) |
 | Western troops accused of executing 10 Afghan civilians, including children ( 2009-12-30 ) Hundreds of angry university students took to the streets in at least two cities to protest students' killings. (Reuters)... (read more) |
 | Will Loya Jirga Help Afghanistan? by Aamir Latif, IOL Correspondent ( 2006-12-22 ) A Loya Jirga usually brings together tribal or regional leaders, political, military and religious figures.... (read more) |
 | Afghanistan: Women Under Attack for Asserting Rights ( 2004-10-06 ) On Eve of Elections, Women in Public Life Face Attacks and Intimidation... (read more) |
 | World must act now to reverse worsening situation in Afghanistan, Ban warns ( 2010-01-04 ) Photo: Refugees in their special tented camp in remote and desolate region... (read more) |
 | Afghans Fete Extended Pakistan Hospitality ( 2010-01-05 ) Pakistan has given Afghan refugees a three-year extended stay.... (read more) |
 | Afghans Protest Strikes, Want US Out ( 2009-05-07 ) Afghan villagers pray at a mass grave of civilians killed in US strikes in Garni village. (Reuters) ... (read more) |
| Afghans rally against women's law ( 2009-04-15 ) Protesters said that the new law "insults the dignity of women" [AFP]... (read more) |
 | Afghans vote amid security fears + UPDATES ( 2009-08-20 ) Afghans are voting in presidential and provincial elections amid tight security and threats of violence from the Taliban.... (read more) |
 | Africa Day ( 2006-05-25 ) IN MESSAGE MARKING AFRICA DAY, U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENTS TO HELP CONTINENT BUILD ON PROGRESS, ADDRESS REMAINING CHALLENGES... (read more) |
| Africa Shuns New US Command ( 2007-06-26 ) The US is still unsuccessfully looking for an African country ready to host its new military command amid reluctance from several countries over being dragged i... (read more) |
 | Democracy is in the Air in West Africa ( 2006-08-18 ) Report of the first regional conference of political parties in West Africa, Accra, Ghana, 28-29 July 2006.... (read more) |
| Reporting Bush’s Safari - Not Exactly as Scripted ( 2008-02-21 ) Going over various U.S. media reports about President George Bush’s sojourn in Africa, one would get the impression that it was some kind of victory lap for the... (read more) |
 | African Union: Assembly Should Establish an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, advises Amnesty International ( 2004-07-06 ) The African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia should ensure the establishment of an effective and functionin... (read more) |
 | U.S. Appeals court rejects Agent Orange suits ( 2008-02-26 ) NEW YORK (UPI) A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of lawsuits by veterans, their families and Vietnamese nationals over the use of Agent Orange ... (read more) |
 | Agent Orange appeal in US court ( 2007-06-19 ) A US court has been hearing an appeal by Vietnamese plaintiffs about the use of Agent Orange by American forces during the Vietnam War. ... (read more) |
| Agent Orange: Toxic Legacy of Vietnam Still Demands Remediation ( 2008-02-04 ) A US-Vietnamese group said Friday 1.2 million dollars had been spent to contain rainwater run-off from a “dioxin hotspot” at a war-time US airbase that was a de... (read more) |
 | Tom Fawthrop, Guardian: Agent of suffering ( 2008-02-12 ) A third generation of Vietnamese are suffering deformities caused by US chemical warfare and still Washington refuses to accept responsibility. Photo: Three-... (read more) |
| Agent Orange: US guilty says hearing ( 2009-05-26 ) The International People’s Tribunal of Conscience has made a final judgement. PARIS The International People’s Tribunal of Conscience in Paris mad... (read more) |
| Blackwater Took Hundreds of Guns From U.S. Military, Afghan Police ( 2010-02-24 ) Senate Inquiry Shows Contractor Signed for Rifles Using 'South Park' Alias WASHINGTON - Employees of the CIA-connected private security corporation Bl... (read more) |
 | SECRECY SURROUNDS DEATH PENALTY ( 2008-04-16 ) Photo: Death Penalty action at Amnesty International's International Council Meeting 2007 © Amnesty International... (read more) |
| Aid workers “abusing children” ( 2008-05-27 ) A British charity has said that children in post-conflict areas are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers. The abuse involves children as yo... (read more) |
 | American Indian Movement at UN: The Right to Speak ( 2009-09-24 ) PRESS RELEASE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT GRAND GOVERNING COUNCIL September 24,2009 The Right to Speak ... (read more) |
| AKWESASNE WOMEN’S FIRE NEEDS HELP TO STOP GUNS ( 2009-07-02 ) MNN. UPDATE/VIDEO On Monday June 1st 2009 the Canadian Border Service Agency was to take up arms at the border crossing in the middle of Akwesasne ... (read more) |
| AKWESASNE UNITY MARCH TODAY - MOHAWKS FREE INDIGENOUS AT BORDER ( 2009-05-30 ) UN ASKED TO STOP GUNS AT AKWESASNE BORDER (Please scroll down for this.) March Sat. May 30 2009. MNN. May 30, 2009. The Mohawk Council of A... (read more) |
 | Italian Right Mars Al-Jazeera Celebration, by Noha Hussein, IOL Correspondent ( 2006-11-02 ) ROME — Supporters of the far right Lega Nord party demonstrated outside Piacenza Municipal Theater House, one of the most prestigious theaters in Italy, late We... (read more) |
 | Al Jazeera Strikes Back at Pentagon ( 2009-05-06 ) Releases Unedited Footage of US Soldiers' "Bible Study" in Afghanistan... (read more) |
 | Aljazeera: The Plot Thickens, by Ramzy Baroud ( 2006-12-18 ) The launch of Aljazeera International on November 15, the English arm of Aljazeera Satellite Television was hardly an ordinary event.... (read more) |
 | Yousef Alhelou: Clashes around Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem over Israeli Dig ( 2007-02-12 ) Israeli bulldozers carry out controversial work on a pathway next to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, in the Old City of Jerusalem, 6 Februa... (read more) |
 | Tension Marks Al-Aqsa Day ( 2009-10-09 ) Occupied Jerusalem Tension spilled across Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) Friday, October 9, after Israeli occupied troops limited access of Palestinian w... (read more) |
 | Al-Aqsa Facing "Real, Immediate” Danger ( 2009-05-21 ) Continuing Israeli excavation threaten the foundation of the Haram al-Sharif and Al-Aqsa.... (read more) |
 | A landslide at Al-Aqsa Mosque ( 2008-02-18 ) A landslide at part of Al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade has sounded the alarm over the ongoing Israeli excavations near Islam's third holiest shrine. ... (read more) |
 | EGYPT: Government Challenged over Israeli Action at Mosque, IPS ( 2007-03-07 ) In a rare show of unity, parties from across the political spectrum have condemned reported Israeli violations against Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque. They have war... (read more) |
 | Egypt Copts Join Al-Aqsa Campaign ( 2007-05-17 ) CAIRO — A Christian intellectual insisted on becoming the first to put his name on a petition to be sent to the UN on the need to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque in the h... (read more) |
 | Al-Aqsa: Israel Dig Unveils Aqsa's Islamic Sites ( 2007-02-27 ) Photos taken by Arab Knesset member Abbas Zakur show two Muslim prayer rooms unearthed in the Israeli excavations near Al-Maghariba Gate, one of Al-Aqsa Mosque'... (read more) |
| Yousef Alhelou: Al-Aqsa Excavation Website ( 2007-02-15 ) Israel Antiquities Authority launches webcam coverage of excavation work around Al-Aqsa... (read more) |
 | UNESCO Urges Halt of Aqsa Digging ( 2007-03-14 ) The UNESCO report said that Israel should immediately stop its diggings near the holy place... (read more) |
 | Al-Azhar Grand Imam Passes Away ( 2010-03-11 ) Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the highest seat of religious learning in the Sunni world, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, of a h... (read more) |
 | Al-Jazeera man close to death at Guantánamo Bay ( 2007-09-17 ) Sami al-Haj, al-Jazeera journalist, Sudanese national... (read more) |
 | Spanish Police Arrest Al-Jazeera Correspondent ( 2003-09-06 ) MADRID - Spanish police have detained a correspondent for the Arabic language Al-Jazeera television network, alleging that he is linked to Islamic militants. ... (read more) |
 | IslamOnline.net’s Al-Quds Awareness Campaign ( 2009-05-07 ) Al-Quds is home to Islam's third holiest shrine and represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict.... (read more) |
| UK Government Renews Protection for Trafficked Women as Trafficker Sentenced ( 2003-12-24 ) An Albanian trafficker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the largest case of human trafficking for prostitution in the UK. Luan Plakici was found ... (read more) |
| ANNUAL SUNRISE GATHERING ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND MONDAY OCTOBER 13th 2008 ( 2008-10-04 ) International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts present: International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples 2008 Celebrati... (read more) |
 | In the Spirit of Big Mountain at Alcatraz Island: 'We Discovered ColumBUSH!' ( 2008-10-15 ) When the opportunity came along for me to take time off work and go to the San Francisco Bay Area, I decided that I have to attend the Sunrise ceremony to honor... (read more) |
 | 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program ( 2009-11-19 ) "YOU ARE ON INDIAN LAND"... (read more) |
.jpg) | Indigenous Peoples' Sunrise Gathering ( 2007-11-21 ) Thursday, November 22, 2007 The Indigenous People's Thanksgiving Sunrise Ceremony commemorates the 1969-1971 occupation of Alcatraz Island by the "I... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering 2007 Report ( 2007-11-26 ) SAN FRANCISCO With the prayers, blessings and dances of the Shingle Springs Rancheria Miwok, Pomo, Pitt River and Calpullies, the Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering... (read more) |
| Algerian Elections Show No Confidence in Government ( 2002-06-08 ) Algeria's National Liberation Front party, called the FLN, won 199 of the 389 national assembly seats in May 30 legislative elections -- only the second since t... (read more) |
 | All Saints, All Souls, Halloween 2007 ( 2007-10-31 ) In honour of all those of all Faiths – and none - who have recently entered the Spirit World, from natural or unnatural causes, the U.N. OBSERVER & Internationa... (read more) |
 | Netherlands: Acquittal for Alleged Terrorists ( 2003-06-07 ) Source: Rechtbank Rotterdam, press statement from the Court, dated: 5-06-2003 ... (read more) |
| Dialogue only sure way to overcome prejudice, Ban Ki-moon tells Madrid summit ( 2008-01-18 ) Highlighting the terrible toll intolerance is taking around the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that fostering dialogue is the only sure way t... (read more) |
 | Alone in the Face of the Bush Declaration, by Ramzy Baroud ( 2004-05-13 ) "'Some of them would die and most of them would turn into human dust and the waste of society and join the most impoverished classes..'" ... (read more) |
| The PCEU: An Alternative Constitution for Europe, from RISQ ( 2003-09-17 ) European officials set forth a European Constitution without consulting the rest of the E.U. citizenry. Here, some citizens respond with an alternative proposal... (read more) |
| AMERICA IS A BULLY. OK. THERE, I SAID IT! by Tom Feeley ( 2002-12-24 ) America is a bully, or so it appears to those who live beyond our shores. Nobody likes a bully, whether he operates in the schoolyard or in the international... (read more) |
 | Exhibition Shows America’s Early Muslims ( 2009-11-29 ) The exhibition features portraits, letters and tombstones showing that Muslims arrived in America even before Christopher Columbus in 1492.... (read more) |
 | Paul V. Rafferty: America’s False Christians ( 2008-09-21 ) While the Major Media of the West continues to warn us about the dangers of Islamic “extremists”, isn’t it time that we became more aware of the false “Christia... (read more) |
| America’s First Muslim President? ( 2007-08-29 ) Muslim-American cartoonist Khalil Bendib throws his Fez into the Ring.... (read more) |
| Jane Stillwater: America; Like a monkey with its hand in a trap ( 2009-09-18 ) There are four things that human beings must have in order to survive: Air, food and water, sure -- but also they need to feel good about themselves. So if you ... (read more) |
| American Genocide In The Middle East: Three Million and Counting ( 2007-08-11 ) Deaths directly and indirectly attributable to the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq have neared one million people, a body count higher than the genocides i... (read more) |
 | U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hears Indigenous at Border, notes Brenda Norrell ( 2004-10-06 ) Oppression and Border Patrol abuse in America’s climate of fear... (read more) |
| American Indian Burials Being Dug Up ( 2006-10-06 ) STOP THE INSANITY, STOP THE DISRESPECT, RESPECT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, LEAVE INDIGENOUS CEMETERIES ALONE No other people in America, save the Am... (read more) |
| NCAI Stretches, Wraps Up With Prestige, by Brenda Norrell ( 2003-12-15 ) ALBUQUERQUE - The National Congress of American Indians wrapped up its 60th Annual Convention and Trade Show, attracting attention and respect from some of the ... (read more) |
| American Indian Holocaust Tribute Draws National Attention ( 2007-11-28 ) LOS ANGELES Elizabeth Kucinich, spouse of presidential contender Dennis Kucinich, participated in the first American Indian Holocaust Memorial/Tree of Life ... (read more) |
 | American Indian Homelands Airing Friday ( 2006-11-02 ) American Indian Homelands: Matters of truth, honor and dignity-immemorial ... (read more) |
| International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts Presents the 32nd Annual Alcatraz Island Sunrise Gathering ( 2006-11-22 ) “American Indian Thanksgiving Day” November 23rd, 2006 Alcatraz, “The ROCK”, is a symbol of Resistance and Self-Determination for Indigenous Peoples o... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: On Alcatraz, American Indians and Palestinians Offer Thanks ( 2006-11-24 ) ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. Thursday, before the first light of dawn, Indigenous Peoples from the Americas, in solidarity with Palestinians, African Americans a... (read more) |
 | Jim Miles: American Raj – Book Review ( 2009-03-27 ) "The primary solution remains Palestine ..."... (read more) |
| Paul Craig Roberts: Americans Are Hell-Bent on Tyranny ( 2009-12-22 ) "Information Clearing House" Obama’s dwindling band of true believers has taken heart that their man has finally delivered on one of his many promises--the ... (read more) |
| 92% of Americans Oppose Secret Vote Counting; Favor Public's Right to Know In Elections, notes Kathy Dopp ( 2006-08-24 ) A new Zogby poll, released on Tuesday, reveals that fully 92% of every single demographic group in American favors the public's right to observe vote counting a... (read more) |
 | Felicity Arbuthnot: Bombing of the Ameriyah Shelter Baghdad - A Night of Infamy ( 2008-02-13 ) This night of the 13th/14th February marks one of infamy. The seventeenth anniversary of the bombing of the Ameriyah Shelter in Baghdad, by the United States, i... (read more) |
 | Amina Lawal Is Freed ! ( 2003-09-26 ) Photo © BBC courtesy of Amnesty International ... (read more) |
| Israel/Occupied Territories: Amnesty International Delegates Denied Access to Gaza ( 2003-05-10 ) Amnesty International condemned the Israeli authorities' decision requiring foreigners entering Gaza to sign "waivers" that absolve Israel from responsibility s... (read more) |
| Amnesty International Gives and Receives Awards ( 2006-11-01 ) Two major international human rights awards celebrate the power of individual activism in the struggle for human dignity. Sydney/Johannesburg) Today, ... (read more) |
 | Amnesty International Report 2003 ( 2003-06-09 ) People around the world are more insecure today than at any time since the end of the Cold War, Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International said at t... (read more) |
| Israel/Occupied Territories: Open Letter from the Secretary General of Amnesty International to Heads of State and Government of EU member states ( 2006-12-10 ) Jerusalem, 10 December 2006 I am writing to you from Jerusalem on International Human Rights Day on the eve of the forthcoming European Council meeting to ... (read more) |
| Amnesty International Report 2009 ( 2009-05-29 ) IT’S NOT JUST THE ECONOMY, IT’S A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS Irene Khan In September 2008 I was in New York to attend the UN high-level meeting on the Mil... (read more) |
| Amnesty International: A Few Selections ( 2004-02-12 ) Amnesty International has issued several important Press Releases, this week. Here are a few, in alphabetical order … Algeria: Commitment on mass grave in... (read more) |
| NEW REPORT CONDEMNS ISRAEL’S ‘BLATANT VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW’ IN WEST BANK + UPDATE ( 2007-06-04 ) Israel’s wall, checkpoints and settlements criticised ahead of 40th anniversary of occupation of Palestinian territory Amnesty International has tod... (read more) |
| Amnesty International Welcomes International Criminal Court but Expresses Dismay Over U.S. Pressure to Have U.N. Peace-Keepers Immune from War Crimes Charges ( 2002-07-01 ) The Rome Statute Enters into Force - Major Step Towards Ending Impunity for the Worst Crimes Amnesty International welcomes the historic occasion today of t... (read more) |
| Peru: Time for Concrete Action to Eradicate Torture ( 2002-06-26 ) Despite major political changes and repeated commitments to human rights by those in power, torture and ill-treatment remain widespread in prisons, police sta... (read more) |
| AMSI Condemns Assassinations and Kidnappings ( 2007-09-27 ) The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq (AMSI) denounced the kidnapping and sectarian killings of the civilians by the Government Police in Basra. AMSI Ne... (read more) |
| Hussein Al-alak: An Absolute Farce ? ( 2007-05-09 ) In what appears to be a throw back to the black-and-white minstrel shows, where the Brits playing "natives", would blacken their faces with shoe polish and then... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: An Alternative Armistice Day ( 2007-11-11 ) An “alternative” Armistice (Rembrance) Day, has been held for four years in the ancient Somerset (UK) town of Bridgewater, whose early history is seeped in conf... (read more) |
| An American Style 'Separation Wall' ( 2004-07-20 ) Tohono O’odham and Yaqui: “No More Walls”, by Brenda Norrell SAN XAVIER, Arizona, U.S.A. - Tohono O’odham and Yaqui leaders told a United Nations repr... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: An April Fool ? ( 2007-04-11 ) On April Fool's Day, 1st April, Senator John McCain went for a stroll in Baghdad's central, sprawling Shorja Market. There were “encouraging signs”, he said “pr... (read more) |
| Hussein Al-alak: An injury to one ( 2008-10-14 ) We are often told that the British presence in Iraq is to help bring about “freedom” and “democracy” to assist the fundamentalist Iranian aligned “Iraqi Governm... (read more) |
 | Hussein Al-alak: An Insult to Intelligence ( 2007-04-11 ) Islam Online reported on the 7/4/2007 that: “Iraqis who once celebrated and even participated in pulling down Saddam Hussein's statue four years ago when US tan... (read more) |
| The People’s Struggle in the Middle East: An Interview with Ramzy Baroud, by Joshua Frank ( 2006-10-27 ) Ramzy Baroud is an American author and journalist, currently based in London. He is the author of newly published The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicl... (read more) |
 | An Open Letter to All Feminists: Support Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim Women ( 2008-03-20 ) Western feminists talk about honor killings and the misogyny of Islam, but hypocritically ignore the legal violence of military occupation. ... (read more) |
| Ancestors Reburial at Tsewhitzen ( 2008-09-23 ) It is hard to explain what the last five years have been like for the Elwha People. The Tsewhitzen village has been in existence since at least 2,700 years. Jus... (read more) |
| Gary G. Kohls, MD: 11/9 and 9/11; And We Thought We Were Free ( 2009-11-10 ) 71 years ago this week, on 11/9/38, the horrifying event that the Nazi Party called Krystallnacht occurred. It could be said, that the events of 11/9/38 was the... (read more) |
| UN Humanitarian Office Asks Help for Congolese Women Expelled from Angola ( 2004-04-29 ) The United Nations relief coordination office today called for help for many girls and women recently expelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fro... (read more) |
| Angola: Forced Evictions Violate Basic Human Rights; a Report from Amnesty International ( 2003-11-12 ) he Government of Angola must put an end to mass forced evictions, Amnesty International said in a new report entitled Angola: Mass forced evictions in Luanda ... (read more) |
| Angola: Catholic Church involved in forced evictions ( 2007-01-15 ) Amnesty International today released a report revealing the scale and extent of forced evictions in Angola, and expressing particular concern at forced eviction... (read more) |
 | Dame Anita Roddick; In Memoriam ( 2008-10-23 ) Honour Anita's Birthday ... (read more) |
| Stephen Lendman: Tragedy and Travesty at Annapolis ( 2007-11-28 ) With Gaza under siege, Hamas uninvited, and an illegitimate government in its place, peace and any progress toward resolution can't happen. November 2... (read more) |
| El Hassan bin Talal: Annapolis; a view from Amman ( 2007-11-26 ) On the eve of the Annapolis conference in the United States, Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan proposes the key outlines of the Israeli-Palestinian and regio... (read more) |
 | Osamah Khalil, The Electronic Intifada: Mission accomplished ( 2007-11-29 ) Photo Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, US President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert smile for the cameras at Annapol... (read more) |
| Ramzy Baroud: The True Aim of Annapolis, and Why It Failed ( 2007-12-11 ) The US-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland was neither a success nor failure, if one accepts that its so-called objective was indeed “peacemaking”... (read more) |
 | US: Another Busy Day in the Oval Office ( 2009-12-15 ) Cartoon by Khalil Bendib http://www.bendib.com Please click photo for clarity. ... (read more) |
| Anti-Cluster Bomb Conference Meets in Lima ( 2007-05-24 ) LIMA, Peru An international conference seeking a global ban on cluster bombs opened in Lima Wednesday, with delegates pointing out that the victims are ofte... (read more) |
 | Hope on the Horizon ? Not Likely ( 2007-02-07 ) International treaty to outlaw enforced disappearances opens for signature... (read more) |
| Bashy Quraishy: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia – two sides of the same coin ( 2007-04-15 ) A time for reflection among Jewish and Muslim Communities in Europe Travelling is often the best way to personal enlightenment or if one is unfortunat... (read more) |
 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition - But It's Not Over Yet ! ( 2004-08-23 ) SLAVERY DAY OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT EUROPE'S TRAFFICKING VICTIMS... (read more) |
| Anti-Slavery Day 2007 ( 2007-08-23 ) 23 August is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition The International Slavery Museum, Liverpool United King... (read more) |
 | George Monbiot: Anticipatory Compliance ( 2008-04-23 ) Rupert Murdoch doesn’t even have to ask to get what he wants. ... (read more) |
| Brenda Norrell: Apaches rise to defend homelands from Homeland Security ( 2008-01-08 ) RIO GRANDE, Texas Apache land owners on the Rio Grande told Homeland Security to halt the seizure of their lands for the US/Mexico border wall, during a nat... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Apartheid in America ( 2009-11-12 ) TUCSON Racism in America did not disappear when Barack Obama became president. ... (read more) |
| Appeasement at the United Nations, by Paul V. Rafferty ( 2002-07-18 ) United States President George W. Bush has repeatedly stated that the Rome Statute, establishing the International Criminal Court, would not be ratified during ... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: April 9th ( 2008-04-09 ) “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy na... (read more) |
 | THE ARAB LEAGUE: 'IRRELEVANT' TO ARABS AND AMERICA, by Dr. Mohamed Khodr ( 2004-03-27 ) The late Professor Edward Said, in a critique of Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations, wrote that such a clash should be more aptly named “Clash of... (read more) |
 | Arab League backs Middle East talks ( 2010-03-03 ) The Arab League has agreed to a US proposal for indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks, a senior Palestinian official says.... (read more) |
 | Arab League to launch fund-raising campaign for Iraqi refugees ( 2008-01-10 ) CAIRO, Egypt (UNHCR) The League of Arab States, working with UNHCR and other international organizations, will on Friday launch a massive fund-raising and p... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Makes History at the 19th Summit of the League of Arab States ( 2007-04-09 ) "Perhaps the world should take my appearance before you today as a reflection of the Arab States' appreciation for women and of the importance attached by the K... (read more) |
| Middle East Envoys Discuss Agenda for Coming Arab Summit ( 2008-03-28 ) DAMASCUS/AMMAN As Damascus prepares for the Arab Summit that begins tomorrow, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said his country was seeking the Kingdom... (read more) |
 | 'The Arab-Jewish Clashes in Acre and the Connection to Israel's Extremist Settlers' ( 2008-10-20 ) The Arab-Jewish clashes in Acre aren't merely "an unfortunate intercommunal violence in an otherwise peaceful city", according to this excellent report by Ali A... (read more) |
 | Arabs Blast Congress Al-Quds Stance ( 2007-06-11 ) The Arab League on Sunday, June 10, denounced a resolution passed in the US Congress congratulating Israel on the 40th anniversary of the "reunification" of Jer... (read more) |
 | Tutu to Haaretz: Arabs paying the price of the Holocaust ( 2009-08-29 ) "The lesson that Israel must learn from the Holocaust is that it can never get security through fences, walls and guns", Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of Sou... (read more) |
 | Arabs Revive Peace Plan; Israel Snubs ( 2007-03-29 ) Israeli activists called on the government to respond positively to the Arab peace initiative.... (read more) |
 | Palestinians Commemorate the Second Anniversary of Arafat's Death, reports by Yousef Alhelou ( 2006-11-13 ) One of the saddest events to have occurred recently was when Palestinian cancer sufferers and their children visited the grave of the late Yasser Arafat. After ... (read more) |
| Reforms Needed in Palestinian Authority, says Arafat ( 2002-05-15 ) Jerusalem Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says peace with Israel remains his strategic option, but acknowledged mistakes have been made and major reforms a... (read more) |
 | Aram Tigran, R.I.P. ( 2009-08-10 ) Greece: Armenian singer passes away... (read more) |
 | Are Christians Obligated to Support Israel? ( 2007-10-21 ) Two different theological perspectives will be presented: one by an Evangelical Christian, the other by a Christian Zionist HCEF News Release... (read more) |
| Argentina: Journalists Attacked While Covering Demonstrations ( 2002-05-15 ) 2002-05-14 | (PERIODISTAS/IFEX) Between 27 and 30 April 2002, about 10 journalists were threatened or attacked while covering demonstrations taking place in A... (read more) |
| Brenda Norrell: Uncensoring; Arizona border and Palestine ( 2009-07-15 ) Thanks to my friends on the Arizona border who spotted the Israelis working on the spy equipment on the Arizona border a couple years ago. Otherwise, we migh... (read more) |
 | Armenia Elects New President ( 2008-02-19 ) Finally the day has arrived. ... (read more) |
 | Armenia Imposes State of Emergency ( 2008-03-03 ) YEREVAN, Armenia Troops and armored vehicles patrolled the main streets of Armenia's capital Sunday following violent protests that left eight dead, dozens ... (read more) |
 | Armenia: New President Inaugurated, Opposition Protests ( 2008-04-09 ) With the area around Yerevan's Opera in almost total lock down, prime minister Serge Sargsyan was inaugurated as president in a ceremony and military parade tha... (read more) |
| Nagorno Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan Sign Declaration ( 2008-11-03 ) BARVIKHA, Russia (AFP) The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday called for a “peaceful resolution” to their dispute over the province of Nagorny Kara... (read more) |
| Armenia-Azerbaijan: Two Interviews ( 2009-08-10 ) Armenia-Azerbaijan: An interview with Elizabeth Métraux and Caucasus: An interview with Bart Woord Armenia-Azerbaijan: An interview with E... (read more) |
| Armenia: Man Dies After Self-Immolation in Republic Square ( 2007-03-02 ) While photographing and interviewing participants at a rally held outside the Presidential Palace by citizens evicted from their homes to make way for new const... (read more) |
 | Armenia: Police Attack Protesters and Press + UPDATES ( 2004-04-14 ) In the early hours of 13 April 2004, Ministry of Interior troops and police attacked a peaceful protest by 2,000 opposition supporters sitting on Baghramian Ave... (read more) |
| ARMENIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: THE TENSION MOUNTS ( 2003-03-01 ) Tensions between the supporters of Stepan Demirchyan and the Armenian President, Robert Kocharian, escalated on Thursday 26 February as Interior Ministry and Mi... (read more) |
| Armenian Genocide Victims Memorial Day ( 2006-04-24 ) Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan's Message on Genocide Victims Remembrance Day Dear Compatriots, Each year on April 24, Armenians in Homeland and ... (read more) |
| Armenian Genocide Victims Memorial Day 2008 ( 2008-04-24 ) RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN'S MESSAGE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS COMMEMORATION DAY Dear compatriots, This day is one of those symbolical ... (read more) |
 | In Remembrance: Massacred Armenians Commemoration Day, 24 April ( 2003-04-24 ) TALAAT'S ORDER (Translation of above edict) "September 16, 1916, To the Government of Aleppo. It was first communicated to you that the Government, by order ... (read more) |
 | Armenia: Dashnaks Celebrate Karabakh Anniversary, Demand Autonomy in Georgia ( 2008-09-03 ) Yesterday marked the 17th Anniversary of the declaration of independence for the self-declared Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. ... (read more) |
| Hundreds Mourn Armenia’s Markarian + UPDATE ( 2007-03-27 ) RFE/RL reports that hundreds of Armenians flocked to the apartment of the late Prime Minister, Andranik Markarian, to pay their last respects. Security forc... (read more) |
| V-E Day; Remembrance Sunday; Veterans Day, 2007 (formerly known as Armistice Day) ( 2007-11-11 ) We Honour and remember in our Prayers all those who have given their lives in the service of their countries. The origins of this Day of Remembrance c... (read more) |
| Armistice Day 2008 + UPDATES ( 2008-11-11 ) World recalls end of World War I Ceremonies are being held across the globe to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. Four years of... (read more) |
| Armistice Day/Veterans Day 2009 + UPDATES ( 2009-11-11 ) "On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918, an Armistice was signed, ending “The War to End All Wars”. Then, the politicians to... (read more) |
 | Growing Network of Arms Brokers and Transporters Fuelling Killings, Rape, and Torture ( 2006-05-10 ) The report from Amnesty International and TransArms... (read more) |
| Global week of action to support Arms Trade Treaty ( 2008-09-17 ) Blood at the Crossroads: Making the case for a global Arms Trade Treaty The world is reaching a crossroads in deciding how to control the arms trade... (read more) |
 | ARMY OF NONE Book release party this Thursday!! ( 2007-08-29 ) ARMY OF NONE Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World By Aimee Allison and David Solnit... (read more) |
| Interpol issues arrest warrant against Saddam's daughter ( 2007-08-18 ) Voices of Iraq Baghdad, Aug 17, (VOI) Interpol issued an arrest warrant against Raghad, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's daughter, upon a request ... (read more) |
 | George Monbiot: Arresting John Bolton + UPDATES ( 2008-05-28 ) The Charge Sheet On Wednesday 28th May 2008, I will attempt a citizen’s arrest of John Robert Bolton, former Under-Secretary of State, US State Depart... (read more) |
 | Articulating the Unprintable: Ramzy Baroud Discusses Media Response to His Book ( 2007-11-17 ) So as far as mainstream media goes, you—and your book—are either ignored or vilified. What is it that strikes a nerve? Is it the topic of Palestine, or your pa... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Artists Celebrate the End of Transatlantic Slave Trade ( 2009-04-02 ) World-renowned artists performed pro bono, last week, at the United Nations in New York, to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims o... (read more) |
 | Ascension Thursday ( 2008-05-01 ) A Christian Holy Day, observed according to the Gregorian Calendar, as a National Holiday in The Netherlands and some other countries... (read more) |
| HRW: ASEAN; Make Human Rights a Regional Concern + UPDATES ( 2009-02-26 ) Summit Meeting Should Address Burma, Refugees, and Migrants (New York) - Southeast Asian leaders at the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (A... (read more) |
| Ash Wednesday 2008 ( 2008-02-06 ) Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 day period of Lent, a time when Christians are called upon to remember that this Life is but a passing moment in... (read more) |
| Ash Wednesday 2010 ( 2010-02-17 ) What is Ash Wednesday? What do Christians Celebrate on Ash Wednesday? In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the... (read more) |
 | Iraq steps up Ashoura security ( 2009-12-27 ) Thousands of pilgrims are due to pour into Karbala to commemorate Ashura [AFP]... (read more) |
| Ashura: January 7, 2009 | Muharram 11, 1430 ( 2009-01-07 ) Afghans observe Ashura Day amid tight security KABUL, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Afghans observed Ashura Day in Afghanistan capital city... (read more) |
| Auschwitz death camp sign stolen + UPDATE ( 2009-12-18 ) The infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign at the entrance to the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland has been stolen. The wrought iron sign, whose words mea... (read more) |
 | Australia can do more to improve situation of Indigenous peoples – UN expert ( 2009-08-27 ) Photo: The Australian Aboriginal flag flying in Victoria Square, Adelaide... (read more) |
| Australian Government Stops Doctors Visiting Nauru detention Camp, by Jake Skeers ( 2004-01-23 ) In a new display of colonial-style bullying, the Australian government last week pressured Nauru’s government to repudiate an agreement to allow an independent ... (read more) |
| Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples ( 2008-02-13 ) On Wednesday, 13 February 2008, an apology to Australia's Indigenous People was made. The text of the speeches made by the Prime Minister and Leader ... (read more) |
 | Australian government must end state-sponsored racially discriminatory measures ( 2009-11-19 ) Photo: Irene Khan meets members of the Alyawarr language group. © Amnesty International... (read more) |
| Azerbaijan: Government Launches Post-Election Crackdown ( 2004-01-23 ) Widespread Arrests, Torture and Beatings Follow Fraudulent Elections (New York, January 23, 2004)—Azerbaijan’s government has unleashed a massive crac... (read more) |
 | Sarra Checkpoint - A Week of Severe Abuse - B'Tselem Reports ( 2004-01-06 ) A Palestinian medical team taking Nazmi a-Sheikh, age 43, to the hospital. A-Sheikh was severely beaten by IDF soldiers at the Sarra checkpoint in Nablus Distri... (read more) |
| BAE Systems pays £286m over corruption charges ( 2010-02-05 ) Defence giant BAE Systems said today it had agreed to pay fines totalling £286 million to settle corruption charges with the Serious Fraud Office and US Departm... (read more) |
 | Writing Checks on an Open Account; Baghdad’s Forgotten Street Children, by Amar Hasan Arebee of Al-Muajaha ( 2003-06-10 ) Earlier this month, the US military “liberated” Al-Rah’ma Orphanage because they thought the children staying there were torture victims from Saddam’s time. By ... (read more) |
| Baghdad: Michael Aflaq’s tomb turned into a shopping centre for U.S. soldiers ( 2009-09-22 ) Aflaq, symbol of Iraq and Syria’s shared past... (read more) |
 | Bagram: Graveyard of the Geneva Conventions ( 2010-02-05 ) On January 15, 2010, the Pentagon released the first-ever list of prisoners held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, the main US prison in Afghanistan fo... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Ban Ki-moon's African Crisis ( 2008-02-05 ) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with the U.N. Security Council to discuss the obviously serious developments in Africa. Kenya, Chad, Darfur, the Central Afri... (read more) |
| A New Coalition against Uranium Weapons is Formed ( 2003-12-22 ) A new organisation, the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons has recently been formed. Here is their "Mission Statement". International C... (read more) |
 | Bangladesh mutineers defy warning + UPDATES ( 2009-02-26 ) At least 50 people have been reported killed so far in the mutiny by paramilitary forces Reuters]... (read more) |
 | Israel Rafalovich: EU MEPs' Appeal on Palestinian Prisoner's Day ( 2008-04-17 ) Fifteen Members of the European Parliament have appealed to Israel, today, to release Marwan Barghouti, the first Palestinian Parliamentarian to have been abduc... (read more) |
| Online Exhibition to mark 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme ( 2006-07-02 ) To mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme the Imperial War Museum is to launch an online exhibition exploring the longest and most costly land bat... (read more) |
| THE BELGIAN LAW OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION GETS A SECOND WIND ( 2002-07-24 ) Brussels Amnesty International, Avocats Sans Frontières, la Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH), Human Rights Watch, la Ligu... (read more) |
| Belgian Courts May Hear Sharon Case: Plaintiff’s Lawyers’ Statement ( 2002-11-25 ) BRUSSELS: Last Wednesday, the Belgian Court of Cassation (Belgium's Supreme Court for criminal cases) issued its ruling in a precedent-setting case involving t... (read more) |
 | Benazir Bhutto named among seven winners of UN human rights prize ( 2008-11-26 ) Photo: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto... (read more) |
| Berlin University Presented with Holocaust Video Archive + UPDATES ( 2006-12-06 ) A Berlin university has become the first outside of the United States to be given access to Steven Spielberg's archive of interviews with Holocaust survivors an... (read more) |
 | Bittersweet feelings as Europeans celebrate end of Berlin Wall ( 2009-11-09 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago changed the course of EU history. But many people in Europe are still waiting for the politic... (read more) |
 | HCEF Brings Arab Christian Children to Bethlehem for International Peace March ( 2007-01-15 ) On January 12th, the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) brought almost 1,000 Arab Christian children from thirteen villages in three countries to ... (read more) |
| STEPHEN FARRELL IN BETHLEHEM: Lights of hope shine out in Bethlehem, thanks to Hamas ( 2006-12-21 ) Bethlehem’s festive lighting engineers have been working for 26 days and have decorated half of Star Street. Their labour is a true act of Christmas charity: th... (read more) |
| Beware the Bluewash, by George Monbiot ( 2003-08-28 ) The UN should not become the dustbin for America's failed adventures The US government's problem is that it has built its foreign policy on two great myths.... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Beyond Media Revolutions; Is Arab Media Truly Free? ( 2008-05-07 ) Rash conclusions of "the Aljazeera revolution" no longer suffice.... (read more) |
 | Anna Husarska: Photo Essay; Refugees from Bhutan ( 2009-11-19 ) In Bhutan, a Himalayan country famed for its focus on Gross National Happiness, the Nepalese minority has been forced out. Anna Husarska traveled to their refug... (read more) |
| Big Brother IS Watching YOU !!!! ( 2007-02-19 ) U.S.: Republican calls for email and IM monitoring A bill introduced to the US House of Representatives would require ISPs to record all users' surfin... (read more) |
| Birth of Prophet Mohamed celebrated (PBUH) ( 2009-03-09 ) The birth of prophet Mohamed is being celebrated today by Muslims world over. It is a special holiday for many in the Muslim faith. It is celebrated to mark the... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Birthing Women’s Rights in the DRC ( 2008-12-08 ) With all due respect, Nicole Kidman, a spokeswoman for UNIFEM, is a woman of otherworldly beauty, and due to her popularity as an A-list actress she received th... (read more) |
 | Chief Red Cloud to Obama: Black Hills are not for sale ( 2009-10-02 ) Chief Oliver Red Cloud, Lakota, issued a statement to President Obama requesting a meeting more than two weeks ago and is yet to receive a response. Chief Red C... (read more) |
 | US: Black History Month 2010 ( 2010-02-04 ) Photo: Sonia Lynn Sadler - Dancing in the Spirit of Hope ... (read more) |
| Pioneering Blackwater Protesters Given Secret Trial and Criminal Conviction ( 2008-01-30 ) Protesters who re-enacted one of Blackwater's worst civilian massacres in Iraq got jail time, while the real killers remain free. Last week in Curritu... (read more) |
| Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater ( 2008-12-09 ) For 1,929 days, the Bush administration's mercenary force of choice, Blackwater Worldwide, has operated on a US government contract in Iraq in a climate that ha... (read more) |
 | Blair Brings Down Political Curtains ( 2007-05-10 ) "I thank the British people for the times that it went right. And I apologize for the times I have fallen short", said an emotional Blair.(Reuters) ... (read more) |
 | Blair Divides Palestinians ( 2007-06-28 ) GAZA CITY The appointment of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a special envoy Mideast envoy for the Quartet is seen as a further dividing force bet... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Blair; Another “Long Goodbye” ( 2007-05-15 ) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Q.C.: “Good Riddance ...” ... (read more) |
 | Blix Calls Bush/Blair Bluff ( 2002-12-20 ) Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix has asked the United States and Great Britain to provide U.N. inspectors with the locations of the places they claim Iraq... (read more) |
 | Probe For Iraqi Weapons Should Have Continued - Blix ( 2003-03-19 ) UNMOVIC's Hans Blix briefing reporters Speaking on the day the last United Nations weapons monitors were withdrawn from Iraq, the top inspector, Hans Blix, ... (read more) |
| Notes for the Briefing of the Security Council on the Thirteenth Quarterly Report of UNMOVIC, By Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC ( 2003-06-06 ) |
 | Blockaded from the birthday party ( 2009-05-11 ) They were all there. Over 40 of the best known singers and players of people’s songs performed May 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York. They were celebrating... (read more) |
 | In Memory of Bob Robideau ( 2009-02-19 ) Photo: Bob Robideau (left center) with Brenda Everett and Kenny Frost on the Longest Walk 2 in Colorado in the spring of 2008. Photo by Joefreal Elliott P... (read more) |
 | BOLIVIA RISING! ( 2007-10-15 ) A Formal Summons to World States by Indigenous First Nations and Peoples Chimoré, Cochabamba, Bolivia... (read more) |
| Bolivia: Ruling Holds Military Accountable for Rights Abuses ( 2004-05-10 ) Bolivian military personnel implicated in human rights violations must be tried in civilian rather than military courts, Human Rights Watch said Friday after th... (read more) |
| Border Summit of the Americas, September 29 through October 1, 2006 ( 2006-09-28 ) Tohono O’odham communities have gathered together in southern Arizona along with Derechos Humanos Coalition, American Indian Movement, International Indian Trea... (read more) |
 | BORDER SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS LIVE ( 2006-09-30 ) Listen live Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 on the Internet: http://www.earthcycles.net online ... (read more) |
| Mohawks Join Tohono O’odham in Solidarity at Border Summit, notes Brenda Norrell ( 2006-10-03 ) SAN XAVIER DISTRICT, TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, Ariz. -- Indigenous at the Border Summit of the Americas opposed a border fence that will separate Indian communitie... (read more) |
 | Border Summit of the Americas, Tohono O’odham Nation, Part II, by Brenda Norrell ( 2006-10-06 ) Border Patrol: Tohono O’odham’s Occupying Army Tohono O’odham Mike Wilson, who puts out water for migrants dying of dehydration near the international... (read more) |
 | Border Summit Testimony: O’odham Teenager Killed by U.S. Border Patrol, notes Brenda Norrell ( 2006-10-10 ) SAN XAVIER, TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION – While describing the Border Patrol as a “death squad”, indigenous at the Border Summit of the Americas were told how Border ... (read more) |
 | U.S. WOULD ACCEPT EXILE FOR HANS BLIX, by Andy Borowitz (Satire) ( 2003-01-22 ) Military Action to Remove Blix "Last Resort," White House Hints Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld hinted today that the White House would be amenable t... (read more) |
| BUSH CALLS PARALYSIS OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT A SIGN OF DEMOCRACY, notes Andy Borowitz (Satire?) ( 2006-04-10 ) President Hails Partisan Wrangling, Inaction... (read more) |
| BUSH ORDERS 'PLAN FOR VICTORY' SIGN THE SIZE OF IRAQ, (satire) by Andy Borowitz ( 2006-03-28 ) Gigantic Placard to Hover Over War-torn Nation... (read more) |
| Andy Borowitz: White House Seeks Lying Czar ( 2007-05-02 ) Would Coordinate Distortions about Iraq, Afghanistan ... (read more) |
| Europe needs a wake-up call. Bosnia is on the edge again ( 2008-07-29 ) As the arrest of Radovan Karadzic is celebrated, we ignore warnings that the politics of his country are increasingly fractured There is a terrible ir... (read more) |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina: Justice Cannot be Achieved on the Cheap, states Amnesty International ( 2003-11-12 ) The current proposal for a War Crimes Chamber in Bosnia-Herzegovina appears to be based on short-term planning aiming to effect the quickest and cheapest possib... (read more) |
| Convicted Bosnian Serb Police Chief Transferred to Spain ( 2002-01-21 ) Stevan Todorovic, former Chief of Police in Bosanski Samac, has been transferred from The Netherlands, to Spain to complete his ten year prison sentence. H... (read more) |
| BOTSWANA: Bushmen Win Landmark Legal Case ( 2006-12-13 ) Scenes of jubilation greeted the Botswana High Court's ruling today in favour of the Kalahari Bushmen. The court ruled today that the Botswana government's e... (read more) |
 | The Brave and the Beautiful Lives of Our Times ( 2008-07-16 ) We’ve been talking about the lying media and those who purport to be apart from the lying media as well as those who are actually presenting the truth; the voic... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Brazil; Just Beneath the Surface of “Joie de Vivre” ( 2009-11-16 ) Mention Brazil to almost anyone you meet and most likely, you'll be greeted with an immediate softening of the face, eyes and lips of your listener.... (read more) |
 | Brazil: President Lula First Head of State to Support an Arms Trade Treaty ( 2003-11-28 ) Brazil's President Lula has stated his readiness to play a key role in pushing for an international treaty to control arms. ... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: Breaking the Nuremberg Code; The US Military’s Human-Testing Program Returns ( 2008-03-07 ) The Pentagon is slated to release a suspected toxicant in Crystal City, Virginia this week, ostensibly to test air sensors. The operation is just the latest ... (read more) |
| U.S.: Brennan Center and Verified Voting learn old lesson the hard way ( 2007-11-06 ) The field of election audits is one that is attracting a lot of academic attention. It's a good field for academia where learned papers, funding, thesis topics ... (read more) |
| Brian Barron, R.I.P. ( 2009-09-16 ) BBC reporter Barron dies aged 69 Former BBC war correspondent Brian Barron has died from cancer at the age of 69. Barron witnessed many major events a... (read more) |
| APPEAL FOR FINANCIAL HELP FOR A POLITICAL REFUGEE AT THE MERCY OF EUROPEAN BUREAUCRACY- KAFKA’S CASTLE REVISITED ( 2004-04-01 ) There is confusion about asylum seekers; some are economic migrants and some are political refugees. The latter leave their country of origin because their liv... (read more) |
| KAFKA'S CASTLE REVISITED: URGENT APPEAL FOR A STATELESS PERSON AT THE MERCY OF EUROPEAN BUREAUCRACY ! ( 2004-04-16 ) This particular stateless person, Brian, after over 22 years in Europe and now existing in Luxembourg, has for all these years been denied the right to m... (read more) |
| From 'Bring 'Em On' To 'Bring 'Em Home', by Heather Wokusch ( 2003-11-11 ) As America honors its service men and women this Veterans' Day, we especially owe it to those struggling on the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan - wherever fate... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Britain; Recruiting Kids to Kill ( 2007-08-08 ) Britain's new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced a “war on poverty at the United Nations on 31st July, aiming to: “..eradicate the great evils of our time -... (read more) |
 | Hussein Al-alak: Britain; Soldiers & Iraqis ( 2007-10-14 ) Since 2004, I have found that my intolerance to intolerance has increased dramatically and my patience is almost non-existent. ... (read more) |
 | Buffy Sainte-Marie: Uranium, an interview and a photograph ( 2009-09-04 ) It is amazing what can happen when one finds and publishes a photograph from years ago. ... (read more) |
| BUILDING PEACE IN AFRICA THROUGH COMMUNICATION ( 2009-10-19 ) Registration Still Open for 2009 African Students’ Conference in The Hague On 21 November 2009 the Peace Palace in The Hague will be hosting this year... (read more) |
| Bulgaria and Romania Roma Statements ( 2006-09-27 ) Roma Center for Social Intervention and Studies (Please see below.) and EUROPEAN ROMA INFORMATION OFFICE (Here follows.) EUROPEAN ROMA INF... (read more) |
| Bulgaria and Romania to Join European Union ( 2006-09-26 ) Commission confirms Bulgaria’s and Romania’s EU accession on 1 January 2007, completed by a rigorous package of accompanying measures Today, the Commi... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Group of Nobel Peace Prize Winners Wields Moral Weight in Burma/Myanmar ( 2008-02-20 ) Nine icons of peace have signed a statement calling for the U.N. Security Council to place an arms embargo and banking sanctions targeting those banks connected... (read more) |
| MEDIA LENS: Burying Genocide - the UN 'Oil For Food' Programme ( 2004-04-23 ) Half a million dead Iraqi children are deemed irrelevant in coverage of allegations of UN 'oil for food' programme corruption As Media Lens has repo... (read more) |
| Bush and Blair at the White House ( 2006-05-26 ) Last night, during a Press Conference in the White House East Room, U.S. President George W. Bush and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair gave their rationale for th... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: Making a Killing on Perpetual War; Bush and the F-Word Forever ( 2007-01-09 ) "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." - George W. Bush, June 2002 "Given unlimited time and unlimited ... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: Return of Bush and the F-Word in 2007 ( 2007-01-04 ) “Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.” Thomas A. Edison The Bush administration’s overall record in 2006 was one of public m... (read more) |
| Andy Borowitz: Bush Gives Musharraf Tips on Eliminating Democracy ( 2007-11-05 ) "Benefit From My Experience", President Tells Pakistani... (read more) |
| Bush II and Clinton, Some Reflections, by Sam Hamod ( 2003-04-21 ) It is a shame that America, the most powerful nation on the earth has had two losers in a row for president. Having had time to examine both Bill Clinton and... (read more) |
| How Bush Took Us to the Dark Side ( 2008-01-03 ) Journey to the Dark Side The Bush Legacy (Take One) By Tom Engelhardt "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... (read more) |
| Bush Lets Freedom Reign, by Steven Newcomb ( 2004-07-08 ) On July 7th, Bush signed into law H.R. 884, “The Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act.” By doing so, he clearly demonstrated the “freedom of imperial power,... (read more) |
| Andy Borowitz: Bush Pays Surprise Visit to Reality ( 2007-09-04 ) President Calls Two-Hour Stop in Real World "Informative"... (read more) |
 | Bush Locks Europeans Out Of Mideast Peace Bids ( 2003-06-03 ) “I think we'll make some progress, I know we'll make some progress," said Bush ... (read more) |
| Prof. Francis Boyle: Bush Threat of World War III: Cuban Missile Crisis Redux ( 2007-11-12 ) During the course of an October 17, 2007 press conference, President Bush Jr. terrorized the entire world with the threat of World War III if he could not work ... (read more) |
 | BUSH’S IRAQ RESOLUTION WRITTEN ‘NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED’, by Jeremy Scahill ( 2002-10-17 ) BAGHDAD: As the United Nations Security Council continues its “open debate” on Iraq, an influential member of Iraq’s governing Ba’ath Party has told Iraqjournal... (read more) |
 | Bush War Escalation Speech and Some Reactions ( 2007-01-11 ) President's Address to the Nation 9:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. ... (read more) |
| Bush's 'Christian' Blood Cult; Concerns Raised by the Vatican, by Wayne Madsen ( 2003-05-02 ) George W. Bush proclaims himself a born-again Christian. However, Bush and fellow self-anointed neo-Christians like House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, John Ashcro... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: Bush's Legacy Leads to Iran; Will Clinton or Obama Make Any Difference? Will You? ( 2008-04-03 ) The lack of oversight characterizing both the Bush administration and crony capitalism have bankrupted the U.S. and created the need for perpetual war. With Che... (read more) |
| Bush's Hit List At the United Nations ( 2002-05-10 ) Quietly, and without the fanfare that accompanies the campaign in the mountains of Afghanistan, the administration has begun a long march through multilateral i... (read more) |
| Bush, Sharon and US Defense Contractors Sued in U.S., an article by Barbara Ferguson ( 2002-07-24 ) Washington, D.C. A Washington-based human rights group filed a lawsuit this week against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, President George Bush, Secretar... (read more) |
| Bush-Putin Summit Protests: 'Impeach W, Impeach Cheney Too' ( 2007-07-02 ) KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, U.S.A. More than a thousand anti-war protesters rallied near President George W. Bush’s family compound on Sunday as he prepared to h... (read more) |
| Jewish Voice For Peace Criticizes Bush Promises To Sharon ( 2004-04-15 ) Group Says Bush Assurances On Final Status Issues "Profoundly Damage Prospects For Peace" ... (read more) |
 | But The Wall Stopped The Suicide Bombings And Wouldn't You Want A Wall If Your Neighbors Were Trying To Kill You etc etc etc ( 2010-01-26 ) I see that Adam at Mondoweiss has written a post today about the Separation Wall in the West Bank, and the cost it imposes on the people who live there.... (read more) |
| Bruce McPhie: CAMBODIA REVISITED; Elusive Justice & Elusive Truth ( 2009-08-04 ) Cambodia is a fascinating country to visit, with a long and turbulent history, friendly people, and delicious food. It has a striking natural beauty, with the m... (read more) |
| UN-backed court opens trial against Khmer Rouge official for Cambodian atrocities ( 2009-02-17 ) Photo: Kaing Guek Eav, whose alias is "Duch", faces charges of crimes against humanity... (read more) |
 | U.S. High Court to Hear Guantanamo Appeal, by Bill Vann ( 2003-11-12 ) "The high court has made it clear it will limit its decision to the narrow but key legal question of whether the Guantanamo detainees—all of them non-US citizen... (read more) |
| Can Anyone Read ? - by Paul V. Rafferty ( 2003-03-25 ) Tomorrow, the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet at the request of the League of Arab States and the Non-Aligned Movement. It will be the firs... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Can U.N. Discipline Its Peacekeepers? ( 2008-06-10 ) On the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), questions were raised about the department’s capacity to discipline ... (read more) |
| Canada Accused of Race Discrimination ( 2007-02-19 ) “Indigenous Peoples point to Canada’s violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination” Canada’s ... (read more) |
| Canada Day 2009 ( 2009-07-01 ) ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TAKE PART IN THE AVENUE OF THE CULTURAL CAPITALS OF CANADA ON CANADA DAY ... Launched in 2002 by the Department of Ca... (read more) |
 | McCarthyism in Canada: Gaza Photo Expo Threatened with Closure ( 2010-02-17 ) Montreal - On Monday, Feb. 15th, the critically acclaimed Human Drama in Gaza Photo Exposition in Montreal was threatened with closure by Gestion Redbourne PDP ... (read more) |
| Canada places U.S., Israel on torture watch list + UPDATES ( 2008-01-18 ) OTTAWA, (Reuters) - Canada's foreign ministry has put the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured and also c... (read more) |
 | CANADA REFUSES TO CHANGE ITS NAME TO RONALD REAGAN, by Andy Borowitz ( 2004-06-11 ) Republicans Blast Canadians as “Ingrates” ... (read more) |
| UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canadian Parliament Calls for Implementation of Critical Universal Human Rights Instrument ( 2008-04-10 ) Indigenous peoples’ organizations and human rights groups welcome yesterday’s decision by the Canadian Parliament to endorse the United Nations Declaration on t... (read more) |
| Canada: Jump in number of asylum seekers ( 2009-07-15 ) Canada has seen a sharp increase in Roma asylum seekers from the Czech Republic in the first half of the year. It is considering re-imposing the visa requiremen... (read more) |
| Canada: Justice for Adolf Horvath ( 2008-05-07 ) Watch this You Tube link and write letters of protest to help this man and his family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJPumlN_Oqs Demonstration outside H... (read more) |
 | Canada: Kahentinetha recovering after attack on her life by special forces ( 2008-07-02 ) Photo: Kahentinetha Horn at the Indigenous Border Summit of the Americas II in Arizona in 2007. Photo by Brenda Norrell ... (read more) |
| Canada: Lubicon Cree ACTION ALERT! ( 2007-12-14 ) Phone or email TransCanada and tell them no pipeline without Lubicon agreement! This is an easy five minute action that can make a big difference- not... (read more) |
| Canada: Jumbo gas pipeline to cut through unceded Lubicon land ( 2008-02-26 ) TransCanada Pushes ahead with Jumbo Pipeline! Oil Companies launch support Campaign! The Lubicon remain unconsulted! Public Responds! This is a d... (read more) |
| Canada: COMPLAINT OF ATTACK BY CORNWALL BORDER GUARDS ON 2 MOHAWK WOMEN ( 2008-07-23 ) Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, filed a complaint with the United Nations, following the attack on her and Katenies at the border.... (read more) |
| MOHAWK WOMEN FILE DEMAND: CANADA MUST RESPECT THE 'RULE OF LAW' ( 2008-08-04 ) The following “Letter of Demand” was sent to the Attorney General of Canada. We are reminding them to fulfill their obligation to us as our historic allies ... (read more) |
 | Open letter to the Parliamentary Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan ( 2009-12-23 ) by Lawyers Against the War... (read more) |
| Faisal Kutty: Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge? ( 2007-03-29 ) As the Canadian government forges ahead with its cleverly named Passenger Protect Program, the timing could not be better to seriously reconsider what is for al... (read more) |
| CANADIAN ATTACK ON MNN AT CORNWALL BORDER CROSSING ( 2008-06-23 ) Elder Abuse? Yes! Anti-Indigenous violence? Yes! Anti Free Speech? Yes! ATTEMPTED MURDER??? Maybe. A consistent pattern of violence? Definitely. ... (read more) |
| Forced from the UK, dying in pain - still she thanks Britain's people ( 2008-01-28 ) In her first interview since being removed to Ghana after her visa ran out, cancer patient Ama Sumani tells of her gratitude to those who have helped her - b... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: A Perfect Opportunity for CANZUS States ( 2006-12-22 ) “The story is not new. The doors of the UN were shut down to indigenous peoples for decades. In fact, the doors of all international parties and most national ... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Cape of Good Hope; One Apartheid Regime Down; One More to Go ( 2007-05-30 ) I stand at the southernmost corner of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. The grand mountains underneath and behind infuse a moment of spiritual reflection unmatched... (read more) |
 | Carlisle: The children who never came home ( 2009-09-18 ) Photos and article by Brenda Norrell These photos, taken at the cemetery at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, are posted for the families of... (read more) |
 | Cartoons challenge the futility of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ( 2010-01-12 ) An international group of acclaimed cartoonists is demonstrating the destructive absurdity of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for an exhibition opening this mo... (read more) |
| Catholics celebrate Peace Sunday with an added twist ( 2010-01-18 ) There was an added poignancy to Peace Sunday celebrations in Catholic parishes across in England and Wales yesterday, as the focus on environmental justice coin... (read more) |
 | CEDAW: Women's Undeniable Right for Protection ( 2004-11-03 ) Amnesty International today called on governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to respect and ensure respect of women's rights by lifting their re... (read more) |
 | Censored in the U.S.A. ! ( 2004-09-04 ) The San Francisco Bay Guardian reports.... (read more) |
 | Censorsed in the USA: Hush words ( 2008-07-29 ) ON THE ROAD I didn't see it coming. After 25 years of writing American Indian news, I didn't really expect to be blackballed and censored out of the business... (read more) |
| Brenda Norrell: Censored News launches Blog Talk Radio program + ALERT ( 2008-12-03 ) Censored News has launched a blog radio broadcast Blog Talk Radio. The first broadcast on Tuesday was dedicated to Long Walker Lewis 'Mucaw' Jefferson, Quechan,... (read more) |
| Top 25 Censored Stories for 2009 ( 2008-10-01 ) #1. Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Busine... (read more) |
 | Censored News Third Birthday ( 2009-11-04 ) CONGRATULATIONS to Brenda Norrell ! We salute Ms Norrell’s Courage, Determination and Honesty !... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Censorship of Indigenous Issues Increases ( 2007-04-18 ) TUCSON, Arizona, U.S. The Zapatistas arrived from Chiapas, near the Arizona border last week. However, those without Internet access probably didn’t hear the... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Putting the Central African Republic on the International Agenda ( 2007-01-19 ) Toby Lanzer, the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator to the Central African Republic (CAR) is appealing to members of the international donor community to come forth ... (read more) |
| 'Transparency Boost Needed for European Parliament Cross-Party Groups', new report by Corporate Europe Observatory ( 2006-10-09 ) Report warns of lobbyists influence on cross-party groups of MEPs - Calls for tightening of European Parliament transparency rules Amsterdam/Bru... (read more) |
 | Up to 20,000 Chadians flee to Cameroon border town ( 2008-02-06 ) Photo: Chadian refugees from N'Djamena look back across the Chari River from Kousséri in Cameroon. © UNHCR/D.Mbaiorem Please click photo for clarity.... (read more) |
 | Mission Possible - "Our World Working For ALL of Us" ( 2007-09-14 ) We CAN Make THE Difference! THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15th to 23rd Chalk4Peace!... (read more) |
 | Challenging History: Why the Oppressed Must Tell Their Own Story ( 2010-02-26 ) When American historian Howard Zinn passed away recently, he left behind a legacy that redefined our relationship to history altogether. ... (read more) |
 | Chaldean Bishop of Mosul Abducted ( 2008-02-29 ) Mosul (AsiaNews) Mgr. Faraj Raho had just finished celebrating the Via Crucis. The three people in a car with him were killed.... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Changing Culture of U.N. Media ( 2008-12-17 ) Capturing the important stories that major news media tends to let slip by and countering "fictitious narratives", by writing accurate accounts are two of the d... (read more) |
 | Malcom Lagauche: CHANGING HISTORY ( 2008-08-18 ) Journalists and historians have been granted the most power on Earth: they can change things that have already happened.... (read more) |
 | Happy Chanukah ! 2008/5769 ( 2008-12-21 ) Vayeishev: The Physics of Chanukah On the Nature of Light We need to listen to the story that the Chanukah lichtelech (flames) tell us – The Rebbe... (read more) |
 | Happy Chanukah ! (2009/5770) ( 2009-12-11 ) Chanukah - Hanukkah Light Over Darkness... (read more) |
 | Chanukah message from the Shministim ( 2009-12-18 ) Israel's youngest prisoners of conscience with this Chanukah message for you.... (read more) |
| Alfred M. Lilienthal Addresses Charges of Rising Anti-Semitism ( 2002-10-31 ) WASHINGTON, D.C. An op-ed piece by Abraham Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, entitled "Europe's Anti-Israel Excuse" appeared in the Washington P... (read more) |
 | Tom Engelhardt: Charisma and the Imperial Presidency ( 2009-06-16 ) The Ir-Af-Pak War: Obama Looses the Manhunters... (read more) |
 | Alleged Secret Prisons in Chechnya ( 2006-05-24 ) In a new report, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) alleges that Russian security services and their Chechen allies are operati... (read more) |
| Chechnya's Elections: Reports from The Kavkaz Center ( 2004-09-02 ) Elections have been held in war-torn Chechnya - but will anything change ?... (read more) |
 | HRW: Flames and Fear in Chechnya ( 2009-07-02 ) The attacks usually occur in the dead of night. Vehicles full of uniformed men pull up to a home, rouse the terrified occupants and herd them outside. Then the ... (read more) |
 | Chechnya: Russia's shame, by Anna Politkovskaya ( 2007-10-09 ) Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist renowned and assailed for her work in uncovering the brutalities of the war in Chechnya, was murdered in Moscow on 7 ... (read more) |
| Chemical Weapons Victims Remembrance Day ( 2008-04-29 ) Paying tribute to victims, Ban Ki-moon calls for destruction of chemical weapons Marking the Remembrance Day for Victims of Chemical Warfare, Secretar... (read more) |
| Shame on the Cherokee Nation ( 2007-03-06 ) We pull our blankets over our heads as we report the results of “wasichu” “Democracy”. PVR Please see: Cherokees eject slave descendants http:/... (read more) |
 | Philippines: Children UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH = Breach of Domestic and International Laws, from Amnesty International ( 2003-10-03 ) Philippine and international law are clear: child offenders cannot be sentenced to death or executed, Amnesty International said today, launching its latest rep... (read more) |
 | Children and Armed Conflict: A New U.N. Initiative and Website ( 2002-09-27 ) “Over the last decade, 2 million children have been killed in conflict situations, over 1 million have been made orphans, over 6 million have been seriously inj... (read more) |
 | Children's Day 2003; Protecting the Rights of Children ( 2003-11-20 ) Amnesty International Photo © Pro- Busqueda... (read more) |
| DOMESTIC SLAVERY A HARSH REALITY FOR MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ( 2004-11-19 ) Saturday 20 November marks Universal Children's Day, and the 15th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet at least 10 milli... (read more) |
 | Chilean court extradites ex-Peruvian President Fujimori ( 2007-10-01 ) Peru’s ex-President Alberto Fujimori arrived in Lima as a prisoner on Saturday September 22, after being extradited from Chile to face charges of corruption and... (read more) |
 | Michelle Bachelet Inaugurated President of Chile ( 2006-03-14 ) On Saturday, in a solemn ceremony held in the Congress building, Michelle Bachelet Jeria made history and became the first woman President of the Republic of Ch... (read more) |
| Chile: Pinochet Indicted for Human Rights Crimes ( 2004-12-14 ) Ex-Military Leader Faces Trial for the Second Time Monday’s indictment of former Chilean dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, is a crucial step forward fo... (read more) |
| Chile: Pinochet’s ghost, Bachelet’s swamp ( 2007-10-09 ) The full exposure of the Augusto Pinochet network's crimes offers only temporary respite for Chile's embattled president, Michelle Bachelet. Justin Vogler, in... (read more) |
| Shepherd Bliss: Returning to the Scene of a Crime — Chile Over 30 Years Later ( 2007-08-18 ) “Speak to the judge’s heart”, the comforting Chilean human rights attorney Sergio Corvalan suggested, after hearing about my continuing pain over Frank Teruggi’... (read more) |
| China “Disappeared” Uighur Detainees: HRW ( 2009-10-21 ) Uighur families are failing to find a government answer about their detained loved ones.... (read more) |
| China, Russia to offer treaty to ban arms in space ( 2008-01-31 ) GENEVA (Reuters) China and Russia will submit a joint proposal next month for an international treaty to ban the deployment of weapons in outer space, a sen... (read more) |
| China arms both sides ( 2007-08-11 ) Iraq's new government recently concluded a deal with China worth almost $100 million to outfit Iraqi police with Kalashnikov-design assault rifles and other sma... (read more) |
 | Show of force for China anniversary ( 2009-10-01 ) China has been marking the 60th anniversary of communist rule with a show of military might in the form of a massive parade through central Beijing.... (read more) |
| China Tightens Grip on Tibet Monasteries ( 2008-03-25 ) BEIJING (AP) A top Chinese security official has criticized Tibetan Buddhist monks for taking part in anti-government protests, touring three key monasterie... (read more) |
| China: Controls Tighten as Internet Activism Grows - Amnesty International ( 2004-01-28 ) Since November 2002 there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people detained or sentenced for expressing their opinions online or for downloading informa... (read more) |
 | China Upstages US at Nuclear Non-Proliferation Conference, by Heather Wokusch ( 2003-09-18 ) China was the undisputed star of last week's Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) conference in Vienna, leaving Uncle Sam hiding in the wings. ... (read more) |
| China's Tibet: question with no answer ( 2009-04-23 ) Beijing's official doctrine and the political system built around it conspire to freeze progress on the Tibet issue, says Li Datong. China's Tibet has been ... (read more) |
| China, P.R.C.: Remember the Gulja Massacre? ( 2007-02-05 ) China’s crackdown on peaceful protesters "I have never seen such viciousness in my life...military dogs were attacking peaceful demonstrators. Chinese... (read more) |
| China and U.S.: Human Rights Questions ( 2008-03-13 ) Crackdown on activists and minorities in China The Chinese authorities have engaged in a number of troubling crackdowns on activists and minority group... (read more) |
| China: Annual Execution Spree Looms on UN Anti-Drugs Day ( 2004-06-25 ) China will execute dozens and perhaps hundreds of people this week as it marks UN Anti-Drugs Day on 26 June. Amnesty International is calling on the Chinese gov... (read more) |
 | China: The Forgotten Victims of Biological Warfare, a report from the Sunshine Project ( 2006-09-02 ) "Biological weapons are not history, they are still a reality in China," says Wang Xuan, a spokeswoman for the biowarfare victims. They are indeed a very painfu... (read more) |
| Crackdown on China's activists escalates ahead of 60th anniversary ( 2009-09-30 ) Chinese authorities have increased surveillance, harassment and imprisonment of activists ahead of the country’s 60th anniversary on Thursday, Amnesty Internati... (read more) |
| China: Security Build-Up Foreshadows Large-Scale Crackdown ( 2009-07-13 ) Government Should Carry out an Impartial Investigation, Not a Witch Hunt (New York) - Developments in Xinjiang over the past three days indicate that ... (read more) |
 | China: Tiananmen Square Anniversary, 2006 ( 2006-06-04 ) HRIC Launches Podcast Interviews for June 4th Anniversary "The Unknown Rebel" - This famous photo, taken by Associated Press photographer Jeff Widener... (read more) |
 | China: Tiananmen Square, 20 Years On ( 2009-06-04 ) And so it begins: Tiananmen Square 2009... (read more) |
| Scores killed in China protests ( 2009-07-06 ) Violence in China's restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 156 people dead and more than 800 people injured, state media say. Several hundred peo... (read more) |
| People's Republic of China: Amnesty International Condemns Execution of Tibetan, Following Unfair Trial ( 2003-01-30 ) Amnesty International today (28 January) expressed dismay at reports that Lobsang Dhondup was executed yesterday following his conviction in a secret trial for ... (read more) |
 | Chinese-American Trade Group Lodges Protest Against Beating Of Business Woman ( 2004-07-28 ) The Chinese woman Zhao Yan suffers bumps and bruises on her face and head. (people.com.cn) ... (read more) |
| China: Internet Users At Risk of Arbitrary Detention, Torture and Even Execution ( 2002-11-27 ) Amnesty International called yesterday on the Chinese authorities to release all those currently detained or jailed for using the Internet to peacefully express... (read more) |
 | Chinese New Year 2010/4708: Year of the Tiger ( 2010-02-14 ) Gung Hay Fat Choy! The Lunar New Year dates from 2600 BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the Chinese zodiac.... (read more) |
 | Death of a journalist who combined professionalism with strong humanistic convictions ( 2009-09-03 ) Journalists in Spain, France, Latin America and elsewhere are mourning the death of a colleague who paid for his dedication with his life. ... (read more) |
| Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ( 2008-01-18 ) The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity involves Christian communities across the world and from almost every denomination. The materials used in the Week of... (read more) |
 | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem: Christmas Message 2007 ( 2007-12-26 ) "There Has Been No Peace Because There Has Been No Willingness to Make It." ... (read more) |
| WILL NOBODY BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER TO BESIEGED AND STARVING GAZA? ( 2007-12-23 ) Group urges Standards Committee to stamp out Israeli influence that paralyses heart of British government As the twenty-one month long siege of Gaza ... (read more) |
| Christmas Eve 2007 ( 2007-12-24 ) Once again, it’s time to celebrate the Winter Solstice by reminding ourselves that the desolation of Winter is but the promise of Spring. Like our ancient f... (read more) |
| Christmas Eve 2008 ( 2008-12-24 ) Once again, it’s Christmas Eve, celebrated during the Winter Solstice, in commemoration of the Birth of Christ. The day, 25 December, was chosen during the ... (read more) |
| Christmas Eve 2009 ( 2009-12-24 ) Some 2015 years ago, a child was born whose birth we still celebrate. Whether we call Him Rebel, Reformer, Rabbi, Messiah, Christ, Prophet, Avatar or Son of GOD... (read more) |
 | CIA Destroyed Waterboarding Tapes ( 2007-12-07 ) The CIA has admitted destroying video tapes showing what is described as the "harsh interrogation" of al-Qaeda suspects.... (read more) |
 | Cinco de Mayo 2008 ( 2008-05-05 ) The Long March from Cinco de Mayo to Cinco de Pentagon... (read more) |
 | Cinco de Mayo 2009 ( 2009-05-05 ) Cinco de Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities.... (read more) |
| Cindy Sheehan: Open letter to Reps Pelosi and Conyers ( 2006-11-14 ) Dear Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Conyers, I am writing this open letter to you both on the day after Veteran's Day. A day that has so much more meaning to me since my... (read more) |
 | Civil Society World Assembly - Glasgow - May 23-27 ( 2007-05-24 ) CIVICUS, the Johannesburg-based international organisation and host of the GCAP secretariat (Global Call to Action Against Poverty), is holding its 7th World As... (read more) |
 | Clearing the Killing Fields: Landmines & UXO in Nagorno Karabakh ( 2008-05-09 ) ...Eight years have passed since an armistice brought peace to Nagorno-Karabakh, the largely Armenian-populated territory in Azerbaijan that demanded reunificat... (read more) |
 | Clinton addresses Muslim World ( 2010-02-16 ) Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of State, has echoed a call from Barack Obama, the US president, for a fresh start with the Muslim world, but she warned that ... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Cluster Bombs Ban - A Step Closer ? + UPDATE ( 2007-02-26 ) Forty six countries have adopted a declaration, in Norway, calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs; this declaration creates a sense of momentum. Out... (read more) |
| US, Israel, Russia Absent at Cluster Bomb Talks ( 2009-06-25 ) BERLIN Delegates from over 80 countries pledging to destroy their cluster bombs started a two-day conference in Berlin to assess progress since a 2008 agre... (read more) |
 | TELL THE U.S. TO JOIN THE WORLD COMMUNITY AND SIGN THE CLUSTER BOMB BAN! ( 2008-12-03 ) Over 100 governments are meeting in Oslo December 3-4 to sign the new Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions The Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions, the mos... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Cluster Bomb Treaty and the World's Unfinished Business ( 2008-12-15 ) In the photo: what cluster bombs do to human beings.... (read more) |
| Cluster Bombs: War Crimes of the Bush Administration, by Paul Rockwell ( 2004-01-30 ) The formal war in Iraq has ended, and most of the big guns have fallen silent. Yet the death toll continues to rise, not merely because of the brutality of occu... (read more) |
 | CODEPINK Does It Again ( 2007-11-05 ) “When Condoleeza Rice entered the Congressional hearing room on October 24th, I approached her, with no advance planning and almost without thinking, extending ... (read more) |
 | CODEPINK: Mothers Declare Peace on Mother's Day ! ( 2006-05-15 ) Along with Cindy Sheehan, Patch Adams, and Susan Sarandon, mothers, children, grandmothers, friends, and loved ones have joined CODEPINK this weekend for... (read more) |
 | COLOMBIA: GOVERNMENT MISCHARACTERIZES HRW'S POSITION ON PARAMILITARY EXTRADITION ( 2008-05-15 ) The Colombian government has mischaracterized Human Rights Watch's position on the extradition of paramilitary leaders, Human Rights Watch said today. (14 May)... (read more) |
 | COLOMBIA: Four Hostages Reunited with Families in Venezuela ( 2008-02-29 ) CARACAS (IPS) - "I am alive again; I was the living dead", said former congresswoman Gloria Polanco when she was reunited with her children in the Venezuelan ca... (read more) |
| Indigenous Peoples struggle to survive in Colombia ( 2010-02-23 ) Amnesty international on Tuesday denounced an increase in attacks against Indigenous Peoples across Colombia during 2009, which is leaving many communities stru... (read more) |
| Colombia: Towards Peace and Justice? - ICG Report ( 2006-03-14 ) If the Colombian government does not change its policy on the demobilisation of paramilitaries, it risks prolonging the 40-year armed conflict and damaging demo... (read more) |
| Colombian "Diplomat" Threatens Lives of Regime Critics and Swedish Journalist ( 2008-01-04 ) A Swedish journalist with long experience of Latin America is the primary target of thinly veiled death threats from the former head of intelligence at Colombia... (read more) |
 | COLORADO AIM AND ALLIES BLOCKADE COLUMBUS “CONVOY OF CONQUEST” ( 2004-10-11 ) American Indians march in from the south as protesters merge in downtown Denver, Colo., from the four directions during the anti-Columbus Day march in 2003. Ph... (read more) |
| That Unfinished 1973 Oscar Speech by MARLON BRANDO ( 2004-10-11 ) BEVERLY HILLS, California, March 30, 1973 For 200 years we have said to the Indian people who are fighting for their land, their life, their families and t... (read more) |
 | Why Celebrate Columbus Day ? asks the United Confederation of Taino People ( 2004-10-11 ) Map of the first voyage of Columbus (1492) ... (read more) |
| A Time for Reflection: Columbus Day or Native American Day ( 2004-10-11 ) Today is Columbus Day, in many of the United States of America, commemorating the voyages of Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón: 1451-1506) of Genoa, in the ... (read more) |
| Amazonian Indians Urge Mayor to Demolish Christopher Columbus Statue, notes David Coleman ( 2004-10-13 ) Venezuela's native Amazonian Indian demonstrators have urged the pro-government Mayor of Caracas (Libertador) Freddy Bernal to demolish a statue of Christopher ... (read more) |
| Paul V. Rafferty: Columbus Day; October 8, 2007 ( 2007-10-07 ) “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” states a children’s nursery rhyme. Undoubtedly, Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón: 1451-1506) was a courageous ... (read more) |
| CHOGM final communiqué released ( 2007-11-26 ) Commonwealth Heads of Government met in Kampala, Uganda between 23 and 25 November 2007 for their biennial meeting The Commonwealth’s fundamental poli... (read more) |
 | Commonwealth Meets in Nigeria; The Hidden Empire, by Alan Fisher ( 2003-12-08 ) EYEWITNESS. Abuja’s begging street children are away, only to be replaced by journalists and delegates, writes Alan Fisher. While Commonwealth Conference host ... (read more) |
 | Condi's Charm Offensive - Untold - the Truth Behind the Spin, notes Felicity Arbuthnot ( 2006-04-05 ) No excesses of Washington and Whitehall spin could disguise the fact that the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice with UK Foreign Secretary Jack Stra... (read more) |
| Confronting color in a world of white, by Milna Rufin ( 2007-03-13 ) PRAGUE DAILY MONITOR/PRAGUE WANDERER Seven months ago, I was in New York at an information session about the study abroad program in Prague. I was almost sol... (read more) |
| Confucius: 2560th Birthday ( 2009-09-28 ) Birthday of Confucius celebrated with grand ceremony, cartoon series QUFU, Shandong, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 people gathered Monday in e... (read more) |
 | Congo crisis call for help in UNHCR “Gimme Shelter” campaign ( 2008-12-18 ) Photo: A child enjoys a meal at the Nakivale refugee settlement. ... (read more) |
 | Congo’s Elections: Making or Breaking the Peace, a report from the International Crisis Group ( 2006-04-27 ) The Congo’s first free elections in 40 years should be a major step toward ending the country’s long conflict, but if not carried out properly, they could trigg... (read more) |
| Congo-Kinshasa: Government Troops 'On the Rampage' ( 2008-10-30 ) Gisenyi While much of the criticism over the sharp escalation of violence in North Kivu has been levelled at troops loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda,... (read more) |
| Continental Indigenous Summit Abya Yala ( 2007-03-28 ) Western Shoshone Nation Attends Historic Indigenous Gathering Iximche, Guatemala Arriving this morning (Wednesday) in Guatemala City to attend th... (read more) |
 | Coretta Scott King, Rest in Peace ( 2006-02-08 ) “Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.” Coretta Scott King ... (read more) |
 | Costa Rica elects female president ( 2010-02-08 ) Costa Ricans have elected their first female president, with Laura Chinchilla, the ruling party candidate, taking 47 per cent of the vote.... (read more) |
| Côte d'Ivoire: Women and girls forgotten victims of conflict ( 2007-03-15 ) Amnesty International today revealed the horrifying extent of sexual violence against women and girls taking place in the context of the current conflict in Cot... (read more) |
| Council of Europe trafficking convention enters into force ( 2007-10-25 ) In an important move forward in the fight against human trafficking, on 24 October Cyprus became the tenth country to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention ... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Countdown for Iran; When Commonsense is Nonsense ( 2007-02-09 ) "This is the key trait that has defined the current Bush administration since its early years in office: It’s committed to duplicating failures; instead of aban... (read more) |
| New Convention on Crimes Against Humanity ( 2009-06-24 ) Intersessional Meeting of Crimes Against Humanity Initiative held at Grotius Centre, The Hague On 11 and 12 June, leading experts in the area of inter... (read more) |
 | Cuba: 26th of July Movement ( 2007-07-26 ) Today marks the 54th Anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, the sparks that lit the flame of Cuban Independence and... (read more) |
.jpg) | Cuba: 26th of July Movement, 2008 ( 2008-07-26 ) Today marks the 55th Anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, the sparks that lit the flame of Cuban Independence and... (read more) |
 | Cuba: 26th of July Movement, 2009 ( 2009-07-26 ) Today marks the 56th Anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, the sparks that lit the flame of Cuban Independence and... (read more) |
 | Cuba: Raúl Castro elected president of the councils of State and Ministers ( 2008-02-25 ) RAÚL Castro Ruz was elected on Sunday as president of Cuba’s councils of State and Ministers during the constituent session of the National Assembly of People’s... (read more) |
 | International Intellectuals Urge U.S. to Stop Threatening Cuba ( 2006-08-08 ) More than 400 intellectuals from 50 countries called on the United States in a signed open letter to stop threatening Cuba and to respect the nation's sovereign... (read more) |
| Cuba: Warm and informal meeting with Fidel ( 2009-08-25 ) TEN young lawyers who recently graduated from Carabobo University in Venezuela as part of the second “Fidel Castro” commencement had an emotional meeting with F... (read more) |
 | Cuba: What the West's Only Communist Nation Has Done Right, by Erica Gies ( 2006-08-18 ) In Cuba, buying local is the only choice. Photos: Erica Gies... (read more) |
 | Cuba: Juan Almeida; His Spirit Continues ( 2009-09-14 ) Raúl heads tribute of the people... (read more) |
| 179 Countries Vote in the UN Against the Blockade of Cuba ( 2003-11-12 ) • Only three votes against the resolution presented by the island: the United States, Israel and the Marshall Islands UNITED NATIONS (PL).—The UN General Ass... (read more) |
 | Cuban Revolution at 50 ( 2009-01-05 ) RAÚL AT CELEBRATION OF THE REVOLUTION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY This has been the most fruitful half century of Cuban history... (read more) |
 | Cultural Liberty Essential for Human Development, Argues UNDP 2004 Report ( 2004-07-15 ) Brussels: Cultural freedoms should be embraced as basic human rights and as necessities for the development of the increasingly diverse societies of the 21st c... (read more) |
 | Optimism as Cyprus launches peace talks ( 2008-09-03 ) Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders today launch formal talks on reunifying their island, divided for 34 years, as the EU's only communist head of state, Dimitris... (read more) |
 | D-Day 65th Anniversary ( 2009-06-06 ) On June 6, 1944, a date known ever since as D-Day, a mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on ... (read more) |
 | D.R. of Congo: U.N. Panel Proposes Sanctions to Stop Illegal Exploitation of Raw Materials ( 2002-10-21 ) While a ban on the export of raw materials originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would be counterproductive, punitive measures are still neede... (read more) |
 | Hazards of Uranium Weapons in the Proposed War on Iraq, by Dai Williams ( 2002-12-09 ) Most public debate about U.S. war plans for Iraq has been led by U.S. allegations about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, justifying "regime change" by milit... (read more) |
| U.S. Veterans to March Against DU ('Depleted' Uranium) ( 2006-02-06 ) Veterans from many wars and many parts of NY State, their familiies and allies will march in Albany on February 7th from the Legislative Office Building to the ... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Dag Hammarskjold Awards ( 2007-10-26 ) UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Sir Roger Moore, Wins Inspiration Award Bob Woodruff of ABC News Wins Chairman's Citation Award ... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Dakota women arrested countering genocide ( 2008-08-18 ) UPPER SIOUX AGENCY STATE PARK, Minn. USA ... "It was incredible the amount of armed law enforcement personnel that were there. We had no guns, clubs, knives, ... (read more) |
| Ramzy Baroud: Risk of Misreading U.S.-Iran Dispute ( 2006-09-28 ) The ongoing war of words between US President George W. Bush and Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, coupled with deluded western media misconceptions or intentional mi... (read more) |
 | 4 Years On, Darfur Conflict Lingers On ( 2007-02-23 ) Violence and hunger continue in Darfur four years since the conflict first erupted in 2003... (read more) |
 | Darfur Needs Help Now, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-09-26 ) In order to prevent a new round of killings in Darfur, in Sudan, a search for a diplomatic deal is underway.... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: ICRC; Darfur Security Worsening ( 2007-02-26 ) According to Mr. Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), "increased criminality in Darfur is preventing aid from r... (read more) |
 | Darfur: UN-African Union mission condemns attack on seven peacekeepers ( 2010-02-18 ) The joint United Nations-African Union mission in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region has deplored an attack carried out yesterday (Tuesday) outside of the South ... (read more) |
 | Darfur: Ban welcomes commitment on prisoner release by Government, rebels ( 2009-02-24 ) Photo: Rebel soldiers in Darfur... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Fear and Loathing in Darfur ( 2008-07-01 ) “I don’t think that the government of Sudan could have continued in this way for more than five years without the knowledge that it has the support of a giant. ... (read more) |
 | Darfur: African-UN mission sets up unit to investigate gender-based crimes ( 2009-08-18 ) Photo: 12-year-old girl, displaced by conflict in Darfur region of Sudan, was raped by government soldiers ... (read more) |
 | Gunmen attack and rob unarmed UN police in Darfur, injuring one ( 2008-04-11 ) A police officer with the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is recovering in hospital after he was pistol-whipped yest... (read more) |
| Hollywood humanitarians assist critical UN air operations in Darfur ( 2008-03-13 ) A few days after the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned its air transports for aid workers in war-ravaged Darfur could be grounded for lack of fun... (read more) |
| INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PROSECUTOR BRIEFS U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL ON DARFUR ( 2006-06-15 ) SAYS WILL NOT DRAW CONCLUSIONS ON GENOCIDE UNTIL INVESTIGATION COMPLETE Luis Moreno-Ocampo Tells Council, Given Scale, Complexity of Crimes, Anticipat... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: International Community Keeps Ban Ki-moon Hanging On Darfur ( 2007-12-11 ) The EU-Africa Summit held in Lisbon brought to light a peculiar fact. The international community that backed, wholeheartedly, the Darfur Peace Agreement and th... (read more) |
 | Emergency in Darfur: A message from Meryl Streep ( 2008-10-07 ) “You've seen the headlines and the news reports. The fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region has already claimed nearly 200,000 lives. ... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: NGOs Seek U.N. Security Council Action on al-Bashir ( 2009-06-05 ) In anticipation of Louis Moreno Ocampo's briefing to the U.N. Security Council on Friday June 5, NGOs have begun campaigning for more decisive action to be take... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Pressure on Fragmented Movements in Darfur ( 2007-11-12 ) First Vice President of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to brief him on the crisis in Sudan and to express his commitmen... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Sudanese Military Attacks Darfur ( 2007-05-23 ) The United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights has determined in a new report that the Sudanese army conducts attacks against civilians in Darfur and this... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: Darfur; The Technicalities of Peacekeeping ( 2008-02-08 ) Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations and Officer-in-charge of the Department of Field Support cleared up some confusion about... (read more) |
 | Elisa Burchett: The General and the Largest Peacekeeping Mission in the World ( 2008-08-12 ) “Sometimes as a human being I have wept.” General Martin Luther Agwai... (read more) |
| Ramzy Baroud: Darfur; The Hourglass of Blood ( 2007-05-15 ) The Darfur crisis in Sudan is perhaps the most politically convoluted conflict in the world today.... (read more) |
 | UN alarm at reports that Sudanese police attack displaced camp in South Darfur ( 2008-08-25 ) Photo: UNAMID soldiers... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: UNAMID Perseveres Amid Uncertainty in Darfur ( 2008-08-29 ) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has handed in his monthly report on the UN/AU Mission in Darfur for the month of July 2008.... (read more) |
| Security Council discusses mandate of UN-African Union mission in Darfur + UPDATE ( 2008-07-31 ) The Security Council is holding consultations tonight on whether to extend the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur ... (read more) |
| AAI/Zogby Poll: Muslims Across Globe Concerned about Crisis in Darfur ( 2007-04-30 ) Majorities in six countries surveyed believe Muslims should be equally concerned about Darfur as the Arab-Israeli conflict WASHINGTON – April 30 – Mor... (read more) |
| Dark Deeds in the Black Hills - Daschle's Deal Dooms the Sacred Land of the Sioux, by Jeffrey St. Clair ( 2002-08-07 ) If there was even the smallest doubt before, it's been eradicated now. The Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota, where Crazy Horse and Black Elk went on ... (read more) |
 | Daw Aung San Suu Kyi named Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience ( 2009-07-30 ) Burmese opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been awarded the 2009 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience award. The announcement was made by Iris... (read more) |
| USA: Indecent and Internationally Illegal, the Execution of Child Offenders ( 2002-09-25 ) The USA continues to defy the United Nations and flout international law in its pursuit of the death penalty against children, Amnesty International said today,... (read more) |
| Death Penalty: Latest Worldwide Statistics Released by Amnesty International ( 2004-04-06 ) (Geneva), By abolishing the death penalty in law or practice over half the countries in the world have set the path for the remaining states who continue to vio... (read more) |
 | Sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit: the men who lived to tell the tale + UPDATE ( 2007-11-14 ) Ex-prisoners recount their stories ahead of UN meeting to discuss a global ban on capital punishment Please see Page 2 for UPDATE.... (read more) |
| Appeal to Endorse the Declaration on Principles of Equality ( 2008-11-25 ) The Equal Rights Trust call on Roma from all over the world, as key stakeholders in the struggle for equality, to sign the Declaration of Principles on Equality... (read more) |
| Decolonization process not yet complete, says Ban Ki-moon ( 2008-05-15 ) Although decolonization has been one of the United Nations’ great success stories, the fact that 16 non-self-governing Territories remains means that the task h... (read more) |
| Hundreds will March to Mas’ha to Defend the Peace Camp from the Apartheid Wall ( 2003-05-02 ) When: Saturday May 3, 2003 Where : Village of Mas’ha On Saturday, May 3, Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals will unite and march from the village of... (read more) |
 | Deir Yassin: Sixtieth Anniversary ( 2008-04-09 ) Memorial by the Lake: Deir Yassin Remembered; Bronze on granite pedestal Sculptor: Khalil Bendib Studio Bendib http://www.studiobend... (read more) |
 | Jim Miles: Democracy Parts 1 & 2 ( 2009-12-18 ) I differentiate between democracy and freedoms.... (read more) |
| Demonising Dissent, a comment by Paul V. Rafferty ( 2007-02-20 ) “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” The Friends of Voltaire (1906) http://en.wikiquote.org/... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Carne Ross; Demystifying Diplomacy ( 2007-05-10 ) Former British diplomat Carne Ross tells his story from “the other side”, a story about what it was actually like to be a diplomat on the front lines inside the... (read more) |
 | Muslim Candidate Fights for Poor Danes ( 2007-05-17 ) "They think I'm a woman from the Middle East. No. I'm a Danish Muslim."... (read more) |
 | Manifesto of Change Message from Dennis Banks ( 2008-04-18 ) This is Dennis Banks. 30 years ago our first Longest Walk was in progress across Kansas. ... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Dennis Banks' Sacred Run To Bush Ranch ( 2007-02-15 ) SAN FRANCISCO Dennis Banks, longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, leaves San Francisco on the Sacred Run on Friday, with a caravan headed to the ... (read more) |
| UNPO Condemns Forcible Deportation of Uyghurs and Hmong ( 2010-01-15 ) UNPO and 67 global organisations have issued a joint statement calling for Asian states to reaffirm commitment to safeguarding asylum seekers threatened with a ... (read more) |
 | Christmas at the Desert Rock Blockade, by Elouise Brown, President of the Doodá Desert Rock, Burnham NM ( 2006-12-27 ) Spending Christmas huddled around a campfire and protecting our land is not something that we, resisters, had originally planned. ... (read more) |
 | New Video on the Desert Rock Controversy + UPDATES ( 2006-12-20 ) "MAKING A STAND AT DESERT ROCK" Running time: 8 min 10 sec Produced by Indigenous Action Media... (read more) |
| Navajo Police Dismantle Elderly Barricade at Power Plant Site ( 2006-12-22 ) Navajo Grandmothers Intimidated While Lawfully Gathered Burnham, New Mexico, Navajo Nation Paddy wagons, police and other enforcers came and attem... (read more) |
| Michael Rivero: Destroying the Evidence ( 2008-07-30 ) Persia; Ancient Soul of Iran - National Geographic Magazine http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/iran-archaeology/del-giudice-text One of th... (read more) |
| Destroying the Village to Save Weapons Manufacturers, by Heather Wokusch ( 2003-01-25 ) One of the legacies of the Vietnam War is the now infamous quote from an American military press officer,"we had to destroy the village in order to save it." Ri... (read more) |
| World Court Reaffirms Diplomatic Immunity ( 2002-03-13 ) The International Court of Justice in The Hague has decided that Belgium acted illegally in issuing and circulating an arrest warrant for Mr. Abdulaye Yerodia N... (read more) |
| Diplomatic Impunity ( 2002-04-23 ) "If any of this gets out of this room, I'll kill the person responsible" By George Monbiot Tony Blair might believe he belongs to an international coalitio... (read more) |
| Disarmament Week, 24-30 October ( 2006-10-24 ) The annual observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for in the Final Document of the Ge... (read more) |
 | Doha Interfaith Dialogue Center Launched ( 2007-05-10 ) The launch of the new center crowned the conclusion of the fifth Doha inter-faith dialogue conference ... (read more) |
 | Dormition of the Holy Virgin ( 2009-08-28 ) Photo: Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos by El Greco, 16th century (Cathedral of the Dormition, Ermoupolis).... (read more) |
| UN rushes aid as sporadic fighting continues in eastern DR Congo ( 2008-11-10 ) The United Nations is rushing relief to civilians affected by the violence engulfing the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the world bo... (read more) |
 | DR Congo: UN reports progress in talks between government, rebels ( 2008-12-11 ) Talks between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a main rebel group are continuing to make headway, according to the top United Na... (read more) |
 | Dr. Huey P. Newton, In Memoriam ( 2010-02-18 ) Yesterday, Huey Newton would have been 68. We remember and honour his Spirit.... (read more) |
| “Now That He Is Safely Dead”: Paying Attention to the Real Voice of Martin Luther King ( 2010-01-17 ) By Gary G. Kohls, MD “Now That He Is Safely Dead” Now that he is safely dead let us praise him, build monuments to his glory, sing hosannas to his ... (read more) |
 | Dragged out of AIPAC conference, a Jewish protester aches for the song to part that sea of fear ( 2009-05-13 ) The following was written by Rae Abileah, a young American Jew of Israeli and Dutch descent.... (read more) |
| Drama at Arab League Summit, by Abdullatif Al-Mannawi, Asharq Alawsat ( 2003-03-03 ) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, 2 March 2003 — Leaders from 22 Arab countries yesterday strongly opposed the planned U.S.-led military attack on Iraq as a threat to Arab natio... (read more) |
| Bullets from Greece, China, Russia and United States found in rebel hands in Democratic Republic of Congo ( 2006-10-17 ) · Russia, China and US are among key skeptics on Arms Trade Treaty · Research is just one example of how the uncontrolled arms trade fuels serious human ri... (read more) |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Child Soldiers Abandoned, notes Amnesty International ( 2006-10-11 ) A major new report published by Amnesty International today warns that the country's disarmament, demobilization and reintegration - or DDR - programme is faili... (read more) |
| Elisa Burchett: Turning Pain into Power in DRC ( 2009-02-12 ) “I spoke with victims who had been brutally raped - a 12 year old girl was raped by four men. I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and her answer... (read more) |
 | Depleted Uranium: Dirty Bombs, Dirty missiles, Dirty Bullets; A Death Sentence Here and Abroad, notes Leuren Moret ( 2004-08-26 ) “Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.” - Henry Kissinger, quoted in “Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Depleted Uranium - A Way Out? ( 2007-06-02 ) The term “Gulf War Syndrome” is now known world-wide – but - after the 1991 Iraq war, as formerly A1 fit soldiers fell ill with debilitating symptoms, in th... (read more) |
| Depleted Uranium Casualties: Care Denied, states Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D. ( 2004-04-05 ) Although published U.S. Army regulations and "Medical Management of Unusual Depleted Uranium Exposures" (Headquarters, Department of the Army, October 14, 1993... (read more) |
| World Uranium Weapons Conference Live Link ( 2003-10-17 ) |
| Italy: Financial Bill and Military Bases. Evidence of Depleted Uranium disappears + UPDATE ( 2007-01-08 ) Good news in the end. The 2007 Italian Financial Bill includes two different amendments proposed by Senator Burgarelli from the Greens and Christian-democrats c... (read more) |
 | McDermott Presses Amendment to Study Possible DU Health Impacts on U.S. Soldiers, notes Ken Kadlec ( 2006-05-11 ) Jim McDermott's amendment, which adds a provision to the DoD Authorization measure to require the U.S. Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the health imp... (read more) |
| U.S. House of Representatives Passes Rep. McDermott Amendment ( 2006-05-11 ) Possible DU Health Effects on Soldiers Will Be Studied After years of relentless and unwavering efforts, including speeches, interviews, news conferen... (read more) |
| A Message to the Citizens of the World, from Dr. Doug Rokke ( 2006-03-20 ) A message to the citizens of the world and especially the politicians, scientists and physicians involved in the debates about uranium weapons from Dr. Doug ... (read more) |
| Depleted Uranium 3 Hour Update on The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show ( 2006-05-11 ) Last night, two of the foremost experts on “depleted” uranium (DU), Leuren Moret and Dr. Doug Rokke (regular Editorial contributors to the “U.N. OBSERVER”) amon... (read more) |
 | Poisoned by Depleted Uranium: Richard 'Nibby' David's Case - a report from Carolyn d’Hesse Rogers ( 2004-08-30 ) “It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph.” Edmund Burke... (read more) |
| Depleted Uranium Situation Requires Action By President Bush and Prime Minister Blair, states Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D. ( 2006-02-28 ) While U.S. and British military personnel continue using illegal uranium munitions - America's and England's own "dirty bombs" - U.S. Army, U.S. Department of E... (read more) |
| Depleted Uranium Situation Worsens, by Doug Rokke ( 2006-11-28 ) The delivery of at least one hundred GBU-28 "bunker buster" bombs containing depleted-uranium warheads by the United States to Israel for use against targets in... (read more) |
 | Depleted Uranium Poison Explosions Target US Citizens, by Cathy Garger ( 2007-01-29 ) There are efforts underway to oppose explosions of radioactive materials by the US government into the air in which we breathe. ... (read more) |
| UK INDEPENDENT INQUIRY TO BE HELD INTO GULF WAR SYNDROME ( 2004-06-14 ) Today, news is breaking in many of the media outlets that an independent inquiry into Gulf War Syndrome is to be held. The inquiry will be chaired by the retire... (read more) |
| Depleted Uranium Situation Requires Action By President Bush and Prime Minister Blair, states Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D. ( 2004-07-30 ) While U.S. and British military personnel continue using uranium munitions - America's and England's own “dirty bombs”, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Energy, an... (read more) |
 | DU in Iraq; A New German Video, Now Available Through TRAPROCK ( 2004-08-20 ) “The Doctors, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children” exposes current radioactive warfare in Iraq.... (read more) |
| Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs ( 2010-02-01 ) Photo: Gunther, a child born with defects attributable to exposure to depleted uranium (archive photo)... (read more) |
| Leuren Moret: A Conversation with the DU Expert and Kathy Sanborn ( 2008-02-27 ) Recently, I met with scientist Leuren Moret in her Northern California home. As an international expert on depleted uranium (DU), Moret works tirelessly to educ... (read more) |
 | DU EXPERTS: PENTAGON 'LIES' ABOUT D.U. DANGERS AND DENIES SOLDIERS PROMPT MEDICAL CARE, notes Christopher Bollyn ( 2004-08-26 ) The Pentagon is engaged in a “criminal” conspiracy to conceal the real dangers of uranium weapons, experts say, in order to allow the continued use of its super... (read more) |
| THE REAL DIRTY BOMBS: DEPLETED URANIUM, by Christopher Bollyn ( 2004-08-20 ) Lost in the media circus about the Iraq war, supposedly being fought to prevent a tyrant from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, is the salient fact that th... (read more) |
| DEPLETED URANIUM: THE WAR CRIME THAT HAS NO END, by Paul Rockwell ( 2004-02-20 ) “Depleted uranium is a crime against God and humanity.” Dr. Doug Rokke, U.S. Army health physicist The international dispatches about the U.S. invas... (read more) |
| DU: THREE HOUR SPECIAL - DEPLETED URANIUM ( 2006-06-12 ) JUNE 12, 2006; 11:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME to 2:00AM EASTERN SPECIAL GUESTS (see below) will join TalkStar Radio Host Rob McConnell On the ‘... (read more) |
| Commentary on U.S. Army DU Medical Management Policy, by Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D. ( 2004-05-07 ) "Depleted uranium munitions are used during combat because they are extremely effective. However, in winning these battles through use of uranium munitions we h... (read more) |
 | The Responsibility of the US in Contaminating Iraq with Depleted Uranium ( 2009-11-10 ) by Prof Souad N. Al-Azzawi The following text was presented to the Kuala Lumpur International Conference to Criminalise War, Putra World Trade Centre, 28... (read more) |
 | WHAT THE PENTAGON REALLY KNOWS ABOUT THE CRIMINAL USE OF POISONOUS URANIUM WEAPONS, by Christopher Bollyn ( 2004-08-30 ) Depleted uranium weapons are illegal, experts say, making their use a war crime or crime against humanity – and the Pentagon knows it.... (read more) |
 | Who Can Forgive the Crime of using Depleted Uranium Against Iraq and Humanity? ( 2008-12-22 ) Photo: This 18-month-old boy from Basra, Iraq suffers from birth defects, which doctors believe were caused by his mothers exposure to depleted uranium. Plea... (read more) |
 | WHO ‘Suppressed’ Scientific Study into Depleted Uranium Cancer Fears in Iraq, by Rob Edwards ( 2004-02-23 ) Radiation experts warn in unpublished report that DU weapons used by Allies in Gulf war pose long-term health risk. Rob Edwards, Sunday Herald Environment Ed... (read more) |
 | 82 year old WW2 Navy veteran speaks out against Depleted Uranium ( 2007-08-21 ) Presented at a workshhop at the VETERANS FOR PEACE national convention August 15, 2007, in St. Louis... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Duplicitous Testimonies ( 2010-02-03 ) On Friday 29th January, Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, QC., slithered in to the Chilcot Inquiry on the Iraq invasion in the Queen Elizabeth Conference Hall, oppo... (read more) |
 | Durban II: Politicizing Racism ( 2009-03-13 ) The Palestinian struggle is not meant to overshadow the struggles of oppressed nations...... (read more) |
 | Durban Review Conference 2009 + UPDATES ( 2009-04-20 ) The Durban Review Conference (20-24 April 2009) started today in Geneva, Switzerland. It will evaluate progress towards the goals set by the World Conference ag... (read more) |
| Governments Should Endorse Anti-Racism Declaration ( 2009-04-23 ) UN Racism Conference Agrees Document Despite Eight-Nation Boycott (Geneva) – Governments that boycotted the UN racism conference should now demonstrat... (read more) |
| Wim Bartelds: Dutch "Bevrijdingsdag"; A Slightly Anarchist Trait ( 2007-05-08 ) THE HAGUE Last Friday and Saturday, the Fourth and Fifth of May, the Dutch celebrated their freedom. May 4 was Remembrance Day, May 5 Liberty Day. Contrary ... (read more) |
| Dutch forces free pirate captives ( 2009-04-20 ) Dutch commandos have freed 20 fishermen whose vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates and used to launch an attack against a tanker in the Gulf of Aden. The c... (read more) |
 | Yousef Alhelou: Dutch Government Refuses Prime Minister Haniyeh Entry to The Netherlands for Palestinians in Europe Conference ( 2007-04-21 ) The fifth conference for Palestinians in Europe taking place in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in May 2007 will have to continue without the presence of Palestinia... (read more) |
| Dutch Honour Soldiers who Stood by at Srebrenica Massacre ( 2006-12-06 ) · Bosnia calls in ambassador to protest at medals award · Troops were part of UN force meant to protect city Ian Traynor in Zagreb Wednesday December 6, ... (read more) |
| Wim Bartelds: Dutch Remembrance Day ( 2008-05-04 ) Years ago, when I was a little boy of five, one Spring evening I was travelling by train with my parents. It was close to eight in the evening, while the train ... (read more) |
| Dutch Veterans Day + UPDATE ( 2008-06-28 ) On Saturday, 28 June thousands of veterans from all over the country will descend upon The Hague to take part in the fourth annual Dutch Veterans Day. Althou... (read more) |
| Gary G. Kohls, MD: Duty to Warn; The Seeds of War 1909, An End of Year Retrospective ( 2009-12-31 ) This is the time of the year when the past year’s accomplishments and disappointments are examined – ad nauseum – by all the media. For me, the retrospectives o... (read more) |
| Gary G. Kohls, MD: Duty to Warn; Suicide and the Soldier ( 2010-01-23 ) Nine years ago, the Cheney/Bush/Rove/Rumsfeld administration started, by a series of treasonous lies, its so-called endless wars on the nebulous “terrorism”, mu... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U.-Afghanistan Aid over 600-million Euros ( 2007-01-29 ) Brussels The European Union has presented an aid package for Afghanistan worth more than 600 Million Euros, during the EU-Afghanistan Troika meeting that to... (read more) |
| HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE EU'S “AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE” ( 2007-04-18 ) Statewatch has today published a damning critique of crucial EU proposals on suspects' rights in cross-border criminal proceedings, data protection in the area ... (read more) |
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: E.U. MUST DEMAND THAT ISRAEL HONOURS ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENTS ( 2002-10-21 ) Brussels: In an open letter to the Danish E.U. Presidency, Amnesty International calls on the EU to go beyond the ritual voicing of concern and take concrete s... (read more) |
| E.U. Ambassador Proposes to Take Romani Children Away from Their Parents ( 2004-05-25 ) (ERIO): In an interview broadcasted on Dutch TV on 1 May, Eric Van der Linden, EU Commission’s Ambassador to Slovakia, proposed to remove Romani children from t... (read more) |
 | Celebrating Europe ! ( 2007-03-23 ) 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome What we are celebrating. The signature of the Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957 created our European family. ... (read more) |
| The Convention on the Future of Europe ( 2003-02-12 ) - the draft Articles 1-16 - the Trumpf/Piris report 1. The President of the Convention on the Future of Europe has published the first 16 Articles of a ne... (read more) |
 | 'European Constitution Goes against the Interests of the People' ( 2004-11-19 ) Christine de Vos of Newropeans Magazine interviews Harry van Bommel, member of the Dutch parliament for the Socialist Party (SP) ... (read more) |
 | E.U. Firms Getting Around Arms Embargo, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-10-05 ) Brussels - NGOs have warned that European firms and others are supplying components for Chinese helicopters through a network of global subsidiaries, despite th... (read more) |
| Statewatch Submission to the EU Network on Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights ( 2003-10-20 ) Statewatch has submitted a dossier covering 22 concerns on civil liberties issues to the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights (the Network wa... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: European Union Gets War Crimes Warning + UPDATES ( 2007-04-10 ) Lawyers of the European Union are examining a case which could expose the European Union to accusations of complicity because of its huge financial assistance t... (read more) |
| E.U. Governments Under Fire in CIA Report, by Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-12-04 ) Brussels A draft report published by the European Parliament says that European governments were aware of American secret jails on European Territory. Th... (read more) |
| Human Rights in an Enlarged EU: What Can People Expect Now? by Dick Oosting, Director, Amnesty International EU Office in Brussels ( 2004-05-06 ) The official accession to the European Union of ten new member states on 1 May ought to be good news for human rights. Protection of fundamental rights was a cr... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Human Rights Under Scrutiny ( 2007-04-04 ) The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Union has adopted its annual report on human rights around the world in 2006. The report criticises European Un... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Palestinian Foreign Minister Abu Amr; "E.U. Should Deal with Us as a National Unity Government" ( 2007-05-17 ) Brussels Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr, in a meeting with members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, said "We want con... (read more) |
| EU: Data Retention Comes to Roost - Telephone and Internet Privacy to be Abolished, warns Statewatch ( 2004-05-03 ) The governments of France, Ireland, the Kingdom of Sweden and UK have proposed a draft EU Framework Decision that if adopted will see all telecommunications loc... (read more) |
| E.U. ‘Crosses the Rubicon’: Law on Asylum Procedures; An Assault on Human Rights ? - Statewatch ( 2003-11-13 ) This analysis from Statewatch, based mainly on documents which are not publicly available, concludes: "In practice countries which apply this principle consi... (read more) |
| EU: Five countries establish a European paramilitary police force ( 2007-10-25 ) What will be its "rules of engagement"? What lines of accountability for its actions are there to be? On 17 September 2004, the establishment of a Eur... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U. Increases Pressure On Iran ( 2007-01-30 ) Brussels The European Union has decided to increase the pressure against Iran's nuclear programme, after it refused to adhere to the United Nation's resolut... (read more) |
| EU - Mandatory Retention of Telecommunications Data Would Be Unlawful ( 2003-11-03 ) Legal opinion says that under the ECHR mandatory data retention is disproportionate, contrary to the rule of law and cannot be said to be necessary in a democra... (read more) |
| Sweeping EU Proposals at Odds With Reality ( 2002-05-22 ) Speaking to the European Parliament May 22, European Union Commissioner Romano Prodi unveiled a proposal that would grant sweeping new powers -- in such sensiti... (read more) |
| E.U. Plan to Send Refugees Home is 'Breach of Geneva Convention', by Neil Mackay ( 2002-12-16 ) REFUGEES fleeing persecution and seeking a safe haven in Britain will be sent home as soon as their country of origin is “deemed safe” by the U.K. government. ... (read more) |
| Enlargement of the Schengen area: achieving the European goal of free movement of persons ( 2007-12-21 ) As of 21st December 2007, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will become part of the Schengen area. C... (read more) |
| E.U. Plans Surveillance of Telecommunications ( 2002-05-21 ) EU governments are secretly drafting a binding Framework Decision to introduce the universal surveillance of telecommunications. European Parliament faces cruci... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: E.U. To Invest in Security ( 2007-04-04 ) The European Union intends to invest more in security research and will fund it with 1.4.-billion Euros out of the FP7 program. FP7 package is the first E.U.... (read more) |
| E.U. urges Texas to halt executions ( 2007-08-22 ) The European Union has strongly criticised death penalties carried out in Texas, calling on its authorities to halt the 400th execution in the US state. In ... (read more) |
| MEPs Back Armenia Genocide Clause in Turkey Report ( 2006-09-05 ) EUOBSERVER / STRASBOURG - Turkey should recognize the Armenian genocide as a condition for its EU accession, MEPs argue in a highly critical report adopted by a... (read more) |
| Open Skies Treaty Dead, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-12-08 ) Brussels The negotiations between the United States and the European Union, on the liberalisation of air traffic between the two continents, was killed when... (read more) |
| EUROPEAN NETWORK AGAINST ARMS TRADE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST FREE MOVEMENT OF MILITARY GOODS WITHIN THE EU ( 2006-06-27 ) The European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT), and seven national organisations* involved in research on and campaigning against arms trade, speak out against... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Far-Right Group in European Parliament ( 2007-01-10 ) Brussels A far-right political group is in the making in the European Parliament and will be presented in the coming week during the plenary session in Stras... (read more) |
| E.U.: Flawed regulations not enough to stop trade in tools of torture ( 2007-02-27 ) New EU regulations are too weak to prevent the trade in equipment used for torture and executions and urgent steps are required to prevent loopholes in laws fro... (read more) |
 | E.U.: Portugal Takes the Lead ( 2007-07-02 ) Photo: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and their respective foreign ministers Luis Amado and Frank-Walter Steinmeier ... (read more) |
| Time For Europe to Act, by Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-10-23 ) Brussels Something has clearly changed on the international political stage, something that gives the European Union an unprecedented opportunity to bring s... (read more) |
| Two New Members Join the E.U. ( 2007-01-04 ) On 1 January 2007 the EU welcomesdtwo new Member States and 30 million people, when Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union. This completes the EU’s histor... (read more) |
| ExxonMobil and DG Internal Market Win Worst EU Lobby Awards 2006 ( 2006-12-14 ) Over 9400 people took part in an online poll to decide the winners of the awards. In the "Worst EU Lobbying" category, ExxonMobil was the clear winner, gainin... (read more) |
 | Brenda Norrell: Earthcycles live from San Francisco ( 2008-11-24 ) SAN FRANCISCO Earthcycles will broadcast live from the AIM-West 40 year reunion this week, beginning 10:30 am on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. Producer Govinda Dal... (read more) |
 | Support the Obama Administration's efforts to end house demolitions in East Jerusalem ( 2009-03-25 ) Photo: Hillary Clinton and Tzipi Livni... (read more) |
| East Timor Greets Independence With Optimistic Realism ( 2002-05-24 ) After nearly 25 years of an oppressive Indonesian regime and two and a half years of murder, pillage, and rape by Indonesian backed militias, while the rest of ... (read more) |
 | East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Switzerland Join United Nations ( 2002-10-02 ) Timor Leste became the 191st Member-State of the United Nations, on September 27, shortly after Switzerland became the 190th on September 10. ... (read more) |
 | East Timor Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) Accuses Indonesia, Australia and U.S. of Atrocities + UPDATES ( 2006-06-13 ) The report made a series of damning findings against Indonesia, the U.S. and Australia. ... (read more) |
| Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Easter 2008 Message ( 2008-03-23 ) "In the evening of the first day of the week, Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, "Peace be with you" and showed them his hands and his side. The ... (read more) |
| Easter 2009 + UPDATES ( 2009-04-11 ) Tomorrow is Easter Sunday in the Western Tradition and many Churches will begin celebrations tonight. Easter is the defining moment in Christian History, fo... (read more) |
 | Easter Messages 2004 ( 2004-04-11 ) "Take heed all of you who have at heart mankind's future! Take heed men and women of good will! May the temptation to seek revenge give way to the courage... (read more) |
| ECFR publishes collection of views from key Russian intellectuals ( 2009-09-25 ) The EU's Russia policy cannot succeed as long as it continues to rest on faulty analysis and mistaken assumptions. This is the main conclusion of What does Russ... (read more) |
| EUCHR: Gillan and Quinton v. the United Kingdom ( 2010-01-12 ) POLICE STOP AND SEARCH POWERS UNDER ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION TOO WIDE AND NOT ADEQUATELY SAFEGUARDED BY DOMESTIC LAW AGAINST ABUSE Unanimously |
 | Ecuador Hosts Indigenous Summit, by Brenda Norrell ( 2004-08-17 ) QUITO, Ecuador - “Indigenous from 64 nations gathered to unite in their struggle against the oppressive policies of globalization and free trade leading to incr... (read more) |
| Call to the Continent - The Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador Demand Democracy ( 2006-03-24 ) (Ed. Note: With apologies for this late posting !) NAHUACALLI Embassy of the Indigenous Peoples March 21, 2006 To: The Government and Peoples of th... (read more) |
| Editorial: Chemical Weapons Crisis ( 2002-04-16 ) The current administration of the United States seems bent on flexing its power over all organisations that do not adhere to its policies. The Organisation f... (read more) |
 | Egypt blocks US activists' march ( 2009-12-29 ) Gaza Freedom Marchers are campaigning against the siege raised on the Palestinian territory [AFP]... (read more) |
 | Egypt Comforts Gazans ( 2008-01-23 ) "Thank God. Our Egyptian brothers did not let us down", said jubilant Huda, a Gazan mother. ... (read more) |
 | Egypt holds Copt killing suspects ( 2010-01-08 ) The shooting outside a church on Wednesday night sparked clashes the following day [EPA]... (read more) |
 | Egypt’s Mubarak: Changing Iraqi Regime is a Domestic Affair ( 2002-10-31 ) "Changing regimes in Arab countries and everywhere in the world, is a thing up to the peoples concerned alone. And even in the case of Iraq, change must stem fr... (read more) |
 | Clashes after Egypt Copt killings ( 2010-01-07 ) Clashes have broken out in southern Egypt between thousands of Christian Copts and police after the Christmas Eve killing of six Copts in a drive-by shooting, p... (read more) |
| Egypt: Middle East Freedom Forum ( 2008-03-27 ) Reactions in the Egyptian Press to the Establishment of the Middle East Freedom Forum in Cairo By: L. Azuri * Introduction The Middle East... (read more) |
| EGYPT: Opposition Equated With Terrorists ( 2009-08-05 ) CAIRO (IPS) The Egyptian government is now accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of links to Palestinian resistance groups and of establishing "global networks". ... (read more) |
| Egypt: Stop Systematic Torture ( 2002-11-18 ) Everyone taken into detention in Egypt is at risk of torture, Amnesty International said in a new report “Egypt: No protection - systematic torture continues”. ... (read more) |
 | Egypt: Struggle for Democracy ( 2006-06-05 ) 05 June 2006: National Union of Journalists protest from 1200-1300 Outside BBC World Service Bush House, Aldwych, London... (read more) |
 | Virgin Mary Sightings Divide Egypt Copts ( 2008-04-02 ) Pope Shenouda told Christian faithful Monday that the 1968 apparition has become an international event.... (read more) |
| Sweden Implicated in Egypt’s Abuse of Suspected Militant, asserts Human Rights Watch ( 2004-05-06 ) Egypt Violated Diplomatic Promises of Fair Trial and No Torture for Terrorism Suspect The Egyptian military court conviction of accused terrorism susp... (read more) |
 | Eid al-Adha, the ‘Feast of the Sacrifice’ ( 2003-02-12 ) Tuesday was a United Nations holiday and the Islamic feast of "Eid al-Adha", commemorating the Chaldean Patriarch Abraham’s devotion to God and the near- sacri... (read more) |
 | Eid Al-Adha 1429/2008; Eid Mubarak ! + UPDATE ( 2008-12-08 ) The Hajj ending in Eid-ul-Adha... (read more) |
 | Eid Al-Adwa; 1428/2007 ( 2007-12-19 ) We wish ALL our Brothers and Sisters, Eid Mubarak !... (read more) |
 | `Eid astronomically on October 13 ( 2007-10-11 ) Muslims will celebrate `Eid Al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan, on Saturday, according to astronomical calculations.... (read more) |
 | Eid Mubarak ! 2008/1429 ( 2008-09-30 ) Please consult your local Islamic Center and/or Mosque to determine when they will be celebrating Eid Al-Fitr. ... (read more) |
 | We wish you all a Happy Eid-ul-Adha 1430/2009 ( 2009-11-27 ) The Hajj ending in Eid-ul-Adha... (read more) |
| U.S. - Election Night Projections - Cover For Vote Rigging Since 1964?, by Lynn Landes ( 2002-09-27 ) The news networks don't just report election news, they create it. But do they also conspire to control election results? Voter News Service (VNS) is a top-s... (read more) |
| ELECTION TIME IN AFRICA, from MBendi Information Services ( 2002-03-05 ) Over the past couple of weeks, a new president has been elected in Zambia with under 30% of the popular vote to cries of “foul” from the opposition which now co... (read more) |
 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2008 ( 2008-11-25 ) More than 5 Million Join UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign United Nations, New York — A total of 5,066,549 people worldwide have joined... (read more) |
| International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March ( 2007-03-21 ) Each year, UNESCO puts together a rich programme to mobilize its diverse partners, with the aim to sensitise the public of the dangers represented by the curren... (read more) |
 | Les Blough: Encampment Women Confront the Iraqi Embassy in Washington ( 2007-03-15 ) LeiLani Dowell and Namwiinga Simwiinga-Khumalo led a delegation of 12 women to the Iraqi Embassy to protest the new, U.S.-backed Iraqi government’s decision to ... (read more) |
 | ENCAMPMENT TO STOP THE WAR - DAY 1, by Les Blough ( 2007-03-13 ) Walter Williams is the man who designed and directed the setup for the Encampment. Here he is on top of the scaffold securing the banner. Please click photo ... (read more) |
| Endgame for the former Yugoslavia ? ( 2007-11-19 ) Yugoslavia was once an ethnically and religiously multi-cultural society which – under Tito – was able to walk a non-aligned, united, secular, Socialist path b... (read more) |
 | Enforced disappearances turn ‘humans into non-humans’, says UN expert ( 2010-02-26 ) Enforced disappearances continue to be one of the worst human rights violations, a United Nations independent expert said today, marking the 30th anniversary of... (read more) |
| Enola Gay Exhibit Criticized for Omitting Japanese Casualties ( 2003-11-07 ) WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian Institution has received a petition from a group of nearly 200 scholars, writers and others criticizing its plans to exhibit the En... (read more) |
 | Jonah House at the Opening of the Enola Gay Exhibition ( 2003-12-17 ) Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the "Enola Gay," the B-29 which delivered the atomic bomb to Hiroshima. NARA Photo... (read more) |
 | EPIC Ground Truth Project ( 2007-06-20 ) As we honor June 20th, World Refugee Day, the EPIC Ground Truth Project is excited to share with you Part 1 of our in-depth interview with a rising champion for... (read more) |
| ERIO Press Release on the European Parliament Discussion ( 2008-05-21 ) The European Roma Informaiton Office (ERIO) fully supports Commissioner Vladimír Špidla's condemnation yesterday of the “atrocities against the Roma” committed ... (read more) |
| ERIO Statement on the expulsion of Romanian Roma from Italy ( 2007-11-19 ) EUROPEAN ROMA INFORMATION OFFICE STATEMENT The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) expresses its deep concerns about the racist violence against ... (read more) |
| Eritrea: Independence Day Call for a Year of Urgent Human Rights Improvements ( 2006-05-24 ) Today on Eritrean Independence Day, Amnesty International is making a new call to Eritrea's President Issayas Afewerki to make the coming 14th year of Eritrea's... (read more) |
| CONGRATULATIONS ! The ERRC is Ten Years Old ( 2006-04-05 ) The European Roma Rights Centre Celebrates its Tenth Birthday Budapest, 5 April 2006. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) today celebrates its ten... (read more) |
| Ethiopia: Treason Trial of Prisoners of Conscience Opens in Addis Ababa ( 2006-05-02 ) Amnesty International today called on the Ethiopian government to release immediately and unconditionally several opposition Members of Parliament-elect, human ... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Ethnic Cleansing and Israel’s Racist Discourse ( 2006-11-30 ) “The term ethnic cleansing refers to various policies of forcibly removing people of another ethnic group. At one end of the spectrum, it is virtually indisting... (read more) |
| Steve Melendez: Ethnic Cleansing at Jamestown, America's Two-Headed Dragon ( 2007-05-15 ) Like Two-Headed Dragons, the United States and Canada conceal their own histories of ethnic cleansing and genocide, posturing for the world HOUSTON --... (read more) |
| Statewatch: Commission’s EU Biometric Passport Proposal Exceeds the EC’s Powers ( 2004-02-19 ) - no powers conferred upon the EC by the EC Treaty, taken separately or together, confer upon the EC the power to adopt the proposed Regulation The ... (read more) |
| Commission proposes co-ordinated refugee resettlement across EU ( 2009-09-03 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Confronted with the issue of increasing numbers of irregular migrants attempting to arrive on Europe's shores, the European Commission... (read more) |
| E.U. Constitution Referendum in France and The Netherlands + UPDATES ( 2005-05-25 ) In an attempt to create a single entity out of many disparate elements, specialists have devised a proposed “Constitution” for the European Union. Several Na... (read more) |
 | Europe Faces Crisis after Summit Split, says the Sunday Herald ( 2003-12-15 ) France and Germany snub Blair and lay plans to bypass gridlock and fast-track integration... (read more) |
| EU Elections: 'Emmunity' - Newropeans Magazine ( 2004-06-10 ) Before voting, check out the candidates or parties willing to suppress the EU civil servants' lifelong judicial immunity ! If you are concerned by EU's democ... (read more) |
| EU Imams Launch Regulatory Body ( 2008-02-25 ) BRUSSELS Imams from 28 European countries crowned a two-day conference in the Belgian capital Brussels with the launch of an independent, self-regulatory bod... (read more) |
| EU foreign ministers vow to keep treaty alive ( 2008-06-17 ) European Union foreign ministers said today (17 June) they would keep the Lisbon Treaty alive despite Ireland's No vote, but conceded they had no quick fixes fo... (read more) |
 | EU Muslims Launch Rights Council ( 2009-12-21 ) Muslims activists from 26 European countries have come together to launch the first rights council to enlighten European Muslims about their rights, monitor ris... (read more) |
| EU Parliament Elections ( 2009-06-08 ) The Right Makes an Unsettling Advance The political centre-right has vowed it will be "business as usual" following this weekend's elections to the Eu... (read more) |
 | Jerzy Buzek elected President of the European Parliament ( 2009-07-15 ) MEPs elected Jerzy Buzek to be the new European Parliament President with 555 votes in favour (or 86.18 per cent of the valid votes).... (read more) |
| European Parliament Calls for Ban of Cluster Bombs, notes Israel Rafalovich ( 2006-11-17 ) Brussels As countries meet in Geneva, Switzerland, to review the treaty on inhumane weapons as well as biological and toxin weapons, the European Parliament... (read more) |
| EU Parliamentary Elections 2009 ( 2009-06-03 ) Between 4-7 June of this year (Friday, 5 June in Ireland), registered voters in the EU's 27 Member States will use their votes to elect 736 members of the Europ... (read more) |
| EU: President Barroso unveils his new team + UPDATE ( 2009-11-27 ) José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, today announced the portfolios responsibilities for the next Commission. The President has held detai... (read more) |
| EU resumes Russia talks, isolating Lithuania ( 2008-11-12 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS The European Union is set to return to the negotiating table with Russia in order to agree a new partnership treaty. But Lithuania has... (read more) |
 | EU Roma summit ( 2008-09-14 ) On the 16th of September 2008, the European Commission’s first “EU Roma Summit” will take place in Brussels, under the joint patronage of the Commission ... (read more) |
| Roma Summit: a Milestone on the Road towards a Structured Dialogue? ( 2008-09-15 ) Brussels, September 15th, 2008 Tomorrow’s European Roma summit is an especially welcome initiative of the European Union: for the very first time a large num... (read more) |
| VITOMIR MIHAJLOVIC ABOUT ROMA SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS ( 2008-09-22 ) STATEMENT OF VITOMIR MIHAJLOVIC, PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ROMANY NATIONAL MINORITY, DEPUTY IN THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND MEMBER OF COU... (read more) |
| The EU must show leadership in revealing the truth about rendition ( 2007-06-29 ) It is time for the EU to take concrete steps to ensure disclosure of the truth about rendition and secret detention in EU territory. It must end the practice on... (read more) |
| Brussels to tighten EU external borders ( 2008-02-07 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS The European Commission is working on a new set of measures aimed at strengthening the EU's external borders in order to monitor migra... (read more) |
| EU unity at stake over US visa-regime issue, Brussels warns ( 2008-03-11 ) EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS The European Commission is stepping up pressure on those EU governments eager to sign up to a Washington-sponsored set of air security... (read more) |
| Legal Action to enforce Human Rights Conditions in EU-Israel Association Agreement ( 2009-09-04 ) (PalTelegraph) Clare Short MP and the European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza have launched a legal action which require the European Union to uphold the ... (read more) |
| E.U.-U.S. Passenger Data Deal: Statewatch Special Analysis ( 2006-10-09 ) E.U. data protection in police and judicial cooperation matters: Rights of suspects and defendants under attack by law enforcement demands The 18-pag... (read more) |
| EU-US Summit: End the EU's Embarassing Silence on US Torture ( 2004-06-24 ) Open Letter from Amnesty International to the European Union... (read more) |
| Sarkozy wants new EU-US-Russia security accord ( 2008-11-17 ) With Russia's backing for the G20 summit, French president Nicolas Sarkozy proposed a new security and defence arrangement between the EU, Russia and the US to ... (read more) |
| Open Letter of the European Roma Information Office (ERIO) ( 2006-12-07 ) Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU: denying Roma self-determination In its plenary session on Thursday, the 30th of November 2006, the Euro... (read more) |
 | High Commissioner opens first ever UN Human Rights office in European Union ( 2009-10-14 ) BRUSSELS / GENEVA The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday opened the first ever UN human rights office in the European Union, and... (read more) |
| EU: Left and Right in Portugal and Germany ( 2009-09-28 ) Socialists retain power in Portugal elections LISBON, Portugal – The center-left Socialist Party retained power in Portuguese elections Sunday, despit... (read more) |
 | Ban welcomes appointment of new European leaders ( 2009-11-20 ) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced the hope for increased cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations following the appointment of Her... (read more) |
| Racist crime on the rise across Europe, says EU agency ( 2008-06-25 ) Brussels Racist crime is on the rise across Europe, the head of the European Union's Agency for Fundamental Rights announced in Brussels on Tuesday.... (read more) |
| EU: Statewatch Freedom of Information Proposal ( 2009-02-09 ) Proposal to extend the EU Regulation on public access to documents to include “freedom of information” requests Statewatch has submitted a proposal to... (read more) |
| The Swedish Presidency of the EU is launched ( 2009-07-01 ) Today, the Swedish Presidency of the EU is launched. Now Sweden is in the driving seat of the world's largest integrated economy with nearly half a billion citi... (read more) |
| This WEEK in the European Union ( 2009-08-31 ) EUOBSERVER / WEEKLY AGENDA - (31 August to 4 September 2009) A ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II will bring toget... (read more) |
| This WEEK in the European Union ( 2009-10-12 ) EUOBSERVER / WEEKLY AGENDA (12-18 October) Member states will carry on their back-door diplomacy for EU top jobs and commission portfolios this week,... (read more) |
| This WEEK in the European Union ( 2009-09-14 ) EUOBSERVER / WEEKLY AGENDA (14-20 September 2009) This week MEPs will vote on Jose Manuel Barroso's bid to become European Commission president for a second... (read more) |
| This WEEK in the European Union ( 2009-09-07 ) EUOBSERVER / WEEKLY AGENDA (7 to 13 September 2009) The fate of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso tops the agenda this week, as he holds mee... (read more) |
| EUCHR: Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia ( 2010-01-08 ) CYPRIOT AND RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES FAILED TO PROTECT 20-YEAR OLD RUSSIAN CABARET ARTISTE FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING Unanimously: Violation of Article 2 (... (read more) |
 | Europe Day ( 2006-05-09 ) “…On Europe Day 2006, 9 May, a Europe-wide project for the general public is taking place for the first time – the Café d´Europe...... (read more) |
| Europe must face facts on rendition ( 2008-06-24 ) “My life has changed and I feel like a destroyed man…. All night long I suffer nightmares and all day long I remember torture so I shake. “ Abu Omar, descri... (read more) |
 | OVER 100 NGOs URGE COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO PROTECT TRAFFICKED PEOPLE ( 2004-09-27 ) THE DRAFT EUROPEAN CONVENTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS MUST BE STRENGTHENED... (read more) |
| EUROPE MOVES TO PROTECT TRAFFICKED PEOPLE ( 2008-02-05 ) Europe has taken a further step towards protecting people who have been trafficked with the entry into force of a new convention on Friday. The 14 states that ... (read more) |
| Europe’s dirty secret – the continuing rise of anti-Gypsyism ( 2009-08-20 ) Europe has an abysmal record in preventing inter-ethnic conflict. Perhaps it is time to challenge this trend and address the rampant and widespread European ant... (read more) |
 | European missile defense reversed ( 2009-09-18 ) It's official. The Obama administration announced today that the contentious Bush-era missile defense system proposed for Eastern Europe is no more.... (read more) |
| Council of Europe: Reports on Racism in Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Spain ( 2006-02-21 ) The Council of Europe’s expert body on combating racism, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), today released four new reports e... (read more) |
| INITIATIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN ROMANI POLITICAL PARTY ( 2003-12-03 ) Roma is the chosen designation of the people known as Romanies, Tziganes, Gypsies Manouches, Gitanos, Sinti, etc. Although the Romany nations have been living ... (read more) |
| The Lobbying Transparency Debate moves to the European Parliament ( 2006-09-16 ) ALTER-EU Media Advisory Next Monday, 18 September, representatives of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) wi... (read more) |
| Israel Rafalovich: Europeans Divided Over Role of Religion ( 2006-12-18 ) Brussels What role should Religion play in the European Union Society? Well, citizens of the European Union are still divided over the role of Religion i... (read more) |
| Ex-U.S. Marine Gulf War Veteran Renounces Citizenship; Seeks Asylum in The Netherlands, Protests Gulf War Chemical “Experimentation” and “Illegal” Annexation of Kingdom of Hawaii ( 2002-06-29 ) To mark the birth of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a former United States Marine announces his intent to seek legal representation in order to charge ... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: Exile; The Wandering Arab ( 2009-07-31 ) “We go to a country not of our flesh. The chestnut trees are not of our bones … We go to a country that does not hang a special sun over us.” (“We go to a coun... (read more) |
| Former Nuremberg Prosecutor Benjamin B. Ferencz Addresses U.S. Resistance to the I.C.C. ( 2002-07-24 ) On July 1, 2002, for the first time since the Nuremberg war crimes trials, a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) was created to hold accountable those ... (read more) |
 | Facebook Under Attack ( 2009-03-03 ) SAN FRANCISCO Millions of users of social networking websites, including Facebook, are under malicious attacks by hackers and data stealers, online security... (read more) |
| Pablo Ouziel: Failed Fascist States ( 2008-02-15 ) When Hermann Hesse warned of the rise of Fascism in Germany, he was rejected by a majority of the population. The truth is that most people were experiencing fi... (read more) |
 | CONGRATULATIONS ! FAIR TURNS 20 ! ( 2006-10-12 ) Help Us All Celebrate 20 Years... (read more) |
| FAIR: NPR Gives Torture Credibility ( 2007-10-30 ) Report treats torture-based confessions as news Good journalists don't base their stories on highly dubious "facts." And they try to avoid reports t... (read more) |
 | Tell PBS: Don't Abandon Hard-Hitting Journalism ( 2009-12-15 ) Now, Bill Moyers Journal need worthy replacements... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: False Propheteering ( 2008-04-02 ) “And thus I clothe my naked villany, With odd old ends stol'n forth of holy writ And seem saint, when most I play the devil.” Richard III, William Shakespear... (read more) |
| Fast for Life focuses on consumption, global food security and Lent ( 2010-02-18 ) Thousands of Christians across the world have been joining a “Fast for Life” to reflect on their own consumption and commit to doing what they can to contribute... (read more) |
| Father's Day 2008 ( 2008-06-15 ) Are you looking for a gift besides a tie on Father’s Day? Why not the gift of helping a refugee? Make a donation online TODAY and then send someone sp... (read more) |
| Report Finds Frequent Errors in FBI's Secret Records Requests ( 2007-03-09 ) AAI is deeply distressed by a Department of Justice report that found frequent errors in the FBI’s secret record requests for private telephone, email and finan... (read more) |
| Feast of the Ascension ( 2009-05-21 ) Photo: Folio 13v of the Rabula Gospels (Florence, Biblioteca Mediceo Laurenziana, cod. Plut. I, 560), Ascension... (read more) |
 | Orthodox Christian Observance of the Assumption ( 2007-08-28 ) The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary... (read more) |
 | Felicity Arbuthnot: February 22nd; Two Plots Remembered ( 2008-02-25 ) ”The real issue is why the United States makes the same identical mistakes over and over again and never learns from its errors.” Gabriel Kolko, Americ... (read more) |
 | Fidel Castro retires ( 2008-02-19 ) "This is not my farewell to you. My only wish is to fight as a soldier in the battle of ideas. I shall continue to write under the heading of ‘Reflections by co... (read more) |
 | FIGHTING IMPUNITY AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE ( 2009-06-11 ) On 8 June 2009 on the topic - Fighting Impunity and Promoting International Justice – a conference was held at the Peace Palace in the Hague, the Netherlands. ... (read more) |
 | Find Madeleine: McCanns appeal in Christmas film ( 2008-12-24 ) The parents of Madeleine McCann have issued a Christmas video of their daughter, including an emotional plea for their family to be reunited. ... (read more) |
 | Symposium Honors Vine Deloria's Contributions ( 2006-07-27 ) LUMMI, Wash. - Scholars from all over the United States will share thought papers on the late Vine Deloria's work - from sovereignty to spirituality and religio... (read more) |
| First Voices Indigenous Radio, Thursday, March 4, 2010 ( 2010-03-04 ) Special guest: Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, imprisoned in Mexico for four days on false charges, while supporting the Zapatistas. Also: The Mapuche situation and ... (read more) |
 | First Woman Fatwa Council Planned ( 2006-11-27 ) Muslim women activists from several world countries are planning to launch the first international all-female council to issue fatwas, drawing immediate support... (read more) |
 | Tribute to Floyd Westerman, San Francisco 2008 ( 2008-11-13 ) “Remembering Floyd Red Crow Westerman (1936-2007)” Music’s Finest Come out to Pay Tribute ... (read more) |
 | Friends of the Earth Condemns U.S. Pressure on E.U. to Accept GM/GE Foods ( 2003-05-17 ) Group Blasts Bush Administration for Attempt to Force GMO Food Down European Throats Says that Administration Is Catering to Big Biotech Interests... (read more) |
| FRANCE: Digital Economy Bill Would Turn Website Hosts into Censors and End E-Mail Privacy ( 2004-01-09 ) Reporters Without Borders today appealed to the senate to amend the digital economy bill passed on second reading by the national assembly yesterday, so that th... (read more) |
| France Calls for Arab League Support at U.N. ( 2003-02-14 ) "The ambassador said the aim was “to give every chance for peace and disarmament, and to go to the end with the logic of 1441”, the U.N. Security Council resolu... (read more) |
| France: Bastille Day 2006 ( 2006-07-14 ) Today, Bastille Day in France commemorates the French Revolution and its noble ideals, albeit marred by ignoble acts. Midst our present surfeit of ignoble ac... (read more) |
 | France: Bastille Day 2007 ( 2007-07-14 ) Today, Bastille Day in France commemorates the French Revolution and its noble ideals, albeit marred by ignoble acts. Midst our present surfeit of ignoble ac... (read more) |
 | France: Bastille Day 2008 ( 2008-07-14 ) Today, Bastille Day in France commemorates the French Revolution and its noble ideals, albeit marred by ignoble acts. Midst our present surfeit of ignoble ac... (read more) |
 | France: Bastille Day 2009 ( 2009-07-14 ) Today, Bastille Day in France commemorates the French Revolution and its noble ideals, albeit marred by ignoble acts. Midst our present surfeit of ignoble ac... (read more) |
 | France: Chirac Signals an End of an Era ( 2007-03-13 ) French president Jacques Chirac has confirmed he will not stand as a candidate in France's upcoming presidential elections, announcing the end of a 12-year rule... (read more) |
| Andy Borowitz: France Fails to Elect Hottest President Ever ( 2007-05-07 ) Millions of Frenchmen Furious ... (read more) |
 | Press Cheer Sarkozy-Royal Duel, Turnout ( 2007-04-23 ) PARIS — French editorialists applauded on Monday, April 23, the massive turnout in the first round of the presidential vote and the prospect of a clear left-rig... (read more) |
 | HRW: France; Guilty-by-Association Prosecutions Violate Rights ( 2008-07-02 ) Improve Criminal Justice Safeguards, Provide Legal Counsel for Terror Suspects ... (read more) |
| Top French legal body blocks Internet piracy law ( 2009-06-11 ) France's top legal authority Wednesday struck down a key provision of an Internet piracy law that would cut off offenders from the web, in an embarrassing blow ... (read more) |
| Jews, Muslims protest in Paris ( 2008-12-15 ) PARIS (JTA) Jews and Muslims marched through Paris to show outrage at the desecration of more than 500 Muslim and up to 20 Jewish graves. The French Jewi... (read more) |
| France: Muslim/Christian Cooperation ( 2008-02-05 ) Although still mired in the hijab controversy, France remains in the forefront of Inter-Faith Dialogue. Please see the following reports. France: Focus... (read more) |
| Rabbis, Imams Launch Paris Summit ( 2008-12-16 ) PARIS (JTA) Senegal's president said at an interreligious summit that rabbis and imams have the "duty" to "calm frustrations where politics stop". Abdoul... (read more) |
| JPN: Free Gaza ( 2008-08-12 ) Activists from the international Free Gaza Movement are trying to break Israel's siege of Gaza to deliver supplies. The current plan is to sail to Gaza through ... (read more) |
 | SS FREE GAZA AND SS LIBERTY HAVE ARRIVED IN LARNACA, CYPRUS ( 2008-08-20 ) At 8:30 am Cyprus time, the Free Gaza and the Liberty rounded the last corner of this lovely island, escorted by the Cypriot Coast Guard, and pulled into on the... (read more) |
 | Stuart Littlewood: Voyage of the 'Little People' shames self-righteous West ( 2008-08-25 ) Cowardy, cowardy custard, Couldn't cut the mustard. (Schoolyard taunt now applicable in the playground of international politics)... (read more) |
 | ON MONDAY MORNING, HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS GO TO SEA TO FISH ( 2008-08-25 ) GAZA CITY, GAZA Two days after the SS FREE GAZA and the SS LIBERTY arrived to a jubilant welcome in Gaza, 20 to 25 of the human rights watchers will go to se... (read more) |
 | Paul V. Rafferty: FREE JERUSALEM ! ( 2008-03-02 ) Jerusalem, “The Golden”, is revered as a “Holy City”, by Jews, Christians and Muslims – over 4 Billion people. Therefore, more than half the World Population co... (read more) |
| Thuggery Causes Closure of Press Freedom Exhibition ( 2002-05-13 ) Paris, May 10, Groups of violent protesters have forced closure of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) exhibition of 38 "predators of press freedom", heads of... (read more) |
 | Frida Berrigan, Newsweek Video on "My Father, The Activist" ( 2007-11-17 ) The Jonah House Web Site has a link to a new 6 minute video from Newsweek which features Frida Berrigan talking about her dad and growing up in a resista... (read more) |
 | Felicity Arbuthnot: From BAFTA to the Border ( 2008-06-28 ) “Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn." Robert Burns (1759-1796)... (read more) |
| Heather Wokusch: From Baghdad to the Brig; A Reluctant Hero for Our Times ( 2007-04-28 ) "We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation &ldots; If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark and... (read more) |
 | From Beyond The Grave; A Searing Indictment of Putin's Protegé ( 2009-07-20 ) A report by Natalya Estemirova, the Russian activist murdered in Chechnya as she investigated human rights abuses... (read more) |
| From Texas to Abu Ghraib: The Bush Legacy of Prisoner Abuse, analysis by Heather Wokusch ( 2004-05-10 ) While administration officials express shock and outrage over allegations of the torture and murder of Iraqi prisoners by US forces, a deeper look into Bush's s... (read more) |
| Felicity Arbuthnot: From the Nile to the Euphrates; The 'Victims of a Map' ( 2008-04-26 ) When the State of Israel declared independence on 14th May 1948, her founding vow was to: “... uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizen... (read more) |
| Global social, political tensions dominate G-8 summit ( 2007-06-06 ) The Group of 8 summit of industrialized nations, due to begin today in the German holiday resort of Heiligendamm, is dominated by extreme tensions, expressed bo... (read more) |
 | Gandhi Birthday Memorial ( 2009-10-02 ) May the Spirit of Gandhi permeate our collective consciousness, so that we may overcome the so-called “religious” and political extremists whose diabolic machin... (read more) |
 | Happy Ganesh Chaturthi ! ( 2009-08-23 ) May Lord Ganesh remove all obstacles in your life and bring the real peace to Humanity !!!... (read more) |
 | Amnesty International's Secretary-General to visit Bil'in, meet Desmond Tutu in Jerusalem, notes Yousef Alhelou ( 2006-12-10 ) The Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, is currently touring Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, as part of a mission to the Near... (read more) |
| Sameh A. Habeeb: Gaza Challenges siege by Songs and Music, Thursday, November 27 ( 2008-11-26 ) As part of Palestinian non-violent resistance, the International Palestinian Campaign to end Gaza Siege in PNGO is preparing a music concert on Thursday. The ... (read more) |
| Yousef Alhelou: Gaza Drowns in a Sea of Black Blood ( 2007-05-18 ) On Tuesday 15 May, Palestinians in Gaza were supposed to commemorate the 59th anniversary of Al-Nakbah - "the uprooting of the Palestinian people from their hom... (read more) |
 | Stuart Littlewood: Gaza robbed of the most basic human right; the right to health ( 2010-01-04 ) Britain's prime minister, Gordon Brown, marked the start of the New Year in a way that many campaigners for justice and liberty will find lamentable.... (read more) |
 | Greta Berlin, FreeGaza.org: They are safe. ( 2008-11-03 ) November 2, 2008 The SS DIGNITY arrived at 6:30 this morning in Larnaca, Cyprus, as the sun was just splitting the waters of the Mediterranean. ... (read more) |
 | Gaza Still Occupied: Israeli Report ( 2007-01-19 ) Israel still has tightened control over borders, airspace, territorial water, population registry, tax system and supply of goods in Gaza.... (read more) |
 | Stephen Lendman: Gaza Under Siege ( 2008-08-04 ) After Hamas' January 25, 2006 electoral victory, Israel targeted Gaza oppressively. All outside aid was cut off. ... (read more) |
| Physicians for Human Rights - Israel/Gaza Update 11 Mar 2008 Four Deaths: Whose Security? ( 2008-03-12 ) Access-related deaths of patients referred to medical care outside Gaza are hard to estimate statistically. Since several factors are involved, it is very diffi... (read more) |
 | Warsaw Ghetto and Gaza: Disturbing Parallels ( 2008-03-03 ) ... The Warsaw Ghetto during the Jewish Holocaust holds special significance to the European Jews. It was a place of oppression and the pathway to the ultimate ... (read more) |
 | Gaza's Christians pray they'll reach Bethlehem ( 2009-12-22 ) As pilgrims from across the world descend on the West Bank city of Bethlehem for Christmas, Palestinian Christians trapped in Gaza are left to pray that they wi... (read more) |
 | OPT: Gaza's sewage system in crisis ( 2008-03-25 ) Photo: Untreated waste water in Wadi Gaza, near Gaza City, pollutes groundwater, rivers and eventually the sea. ... (read more) |
 | Gaza: "We are slowly dying" ( 2008-12-04 ) Sameh A. Habeeb writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, 3 December 2008 Photo: Palestinians in Gaza City demonstrate against the economi... (read more) |
 | Sameh Akram Habeeb: Gaza; A Bare Life Zone nearing to a no-life-zone ( 2008-12-03 ) With the last Israeli maneuvers' of tightening the siege imposed on Gaza, more life necessities vanished. The key power plant shut down 25 days ago resulted in ... (read more) |
| ICAHD: GAZA; A CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ( 2007-09-22 ) The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) deplores the unanimous decision by the Israeli cabinet to impose sanctions on supplies of electricity, f... (read more) |
 | Gaza: A fight for life in a power struggle ( 2008-01-31 ) Paralysed in a car crash, Maher al Aseli relies on an electric respirator to breathe. So, every time the power supply is cut, it is up to his family to man the ... (read more) |
 | URGENT! Protest against Israeli Security Services’ Refusal to allow critically ill patients to exit Gaza for Treatment ( 2008-09-01 ) Health Professional Action - Patients from Gaza are still denied access to medical treatment in Israel Israel/OPT... (read more) |
 | Felicity Arbuthnot: APPEAL FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH - GAZA ( 2007-12-04 ) As Christmas approaches, the land of Christ's birth - where, for believers, he walked, preached, encouraged his followers to be "fishers of men", for goodness a... (read more) |
| Barak seeks legal okay to move Gazan civilians from homes ( 2008-03-04 ) Legal experts in the government say it is difficult to decide whether Israel can move Palestinian civilians from areas in the northern Gaza Strip where rockets ... (read more) |
 | Israel and Egypt do not allow Blair's sister-in-law out of Gaza by land ( 2008-09-03 ) Israel and Egypt continue to deny entry to some Free Gaza Movement members into Israel en route to their destinations abroad, after having spent several days in... (read more) |
| Help Break the Silence on Gaza ( 2008-03-28 ) To: Labor and Antiwar Movements U.S. LABOR AND GAZA New York City Labor Against the War March 23, 2008 New York City Labor Against the War joins the ... (read more) |
| GAZA: Escalation in Collective Punishment ( 2008-02-06 ) Starting tomorrow: Escalation in collective punishment of Gaza – with supreme court approval - further electricity cuts planned Adalah - The Legal Cen... (read more) |
 | David Halpin: Cries for Freedom ( 2008-08-11 ) Rallies are being held at Al Arish/Rafah, in Cairo and in Edinburgh. The cry is "Set These People Free".... (read more) |
 | Photo essay: A dark night in Gaza ( 2008-11-25 ) Sameh A. Habeeb writing from occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, 25 November 2008... (read more) |
| Dignity to Gaza: “We’re Back!” - Fourth Successful Voyage Breaks Through Siege of Gaza ( 2008-12-09 ) The Free Gaza Movement ship “Dignity” successfully broke through the Israeli blockade for the fourth time since August, arriving in Gaza Port at 2:45pm, Tuesday... (read more) |
| Elite Israeli units already operating inside Gaza ( 2008-02-25 ) TEL AVIV Israel's military has begun using its special forces for operations in the Gaza Strip. Military sources said the General Staff has ordered the ... (read more) |
 | Ramzy Baroud: Fighting for the Right to Walk ( 2009-08-27 ) Photo: Samar, 4, was supposedly one of the lucky ones on that day.... (read more) |
 | Popular Committee Against Siege (PCAS): Free Gaza! ( 2008-01-30 ) The slow genocide is still under way in Gaza ! Act Now ! February 23th.. A global day of Protest to End the Gaza Siege!... (read more) |
| Free Gaza: Free the Fetters of Mankind. Create Newer Worlds For Ourselves. ( 2008-08-18 ) “The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.” Mahatma Gandhi The rain ha... (read more) |
 | The Global Day to end Gaza Siege ( 2008-02-23 ) Actions of Global Day to end the Siege of Gaza Strip....by Popular Committee Against Siege (PCAS), Website: http://www.freegaza.ps ... (read more) |
 | IMEMC: Dozens of protests held worldwide calling for an end to Gaza siege ( 2008-02-25 ) In partnership with Popular Committee Against the Siege (PCAS), Friends of freedom and Justice-Bilin, and Gaza On My Mind, dozens of groups worldwide held prote... (read more) |
 | Human Rights Council to discuss recent UN probe into Gaza conflict ( 2009-10-13 ) Photo: The four person United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict ... (read more) |
 | Hundreds Displaced By Gaza Flood ( 2010-01-19 ) Dozens of Palestinian homes were flooded in the Gaza Valley area on Monday evening, and hundreds of families were rendered homeless after Israel opened one of i... (read more) |
 | Israeli Air strike in Gaza Destroys Medical Relief Head Office, Kills Baby ( 2008-02-29 ) |