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Council meetings will be the boxing rings of reformists in 3 polical party of Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh’s three major political parties BNP, Awami League (AL) and Jatiya Party (JP) seem to be heading for split with the silent majority of their rank and file as well as the people in general watching curiously an enigmatic politics in the name of reform....Full Story |
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Lawyer Slams Saddam Trial as Unfair; Calls for Prosecution of US Lawyers Behind It |
| The American lawyers behind the former Iraqi President’s unfair trial and execution should be prosecuted for war crimes said a former lawyer for Saddam Hussein, speaking at An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine on Sunday. Acclaimed international human rights lawyer and professor of law at the university, Dr....Full Story |
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Breaking the Doha Deadlock |
| New Carnegie Policy Outlook Points the Way Forward,
Sees Pivotal Role for Congress The Doha Round of negotiations at the World Trade Organization has reached a stalemate, with most countries blaming the deadlock on a U.S....Full Story |
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North Korean Nuclear Test is Predictable Result of Failed U.S. Diplomatic Strategy |
| WASHINGTON - October 9 - North Korea’s decision to break the nuclear test moratorium and attempt to explode a nuclear device earlier today is an unwelcome but manageable setback to the global effort to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons....Full Story |
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Govt urged to recover kidnapped journalist
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| PESHAWAR: Various journalist’s organisations, representatives of hawker’s community and lawyers expressed concern over threats to the lives of media men, particularly those working in tribal areas, and condemned NWFP governor Khalilur Rehman and federal government for showing disregard to the repeated requests and protest demonstrations of journalists for the recovery of kidnapped journalist, Hayatullah....Full Story |
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Jewish and Palestinian organisations defy EU secrecy |
| European organisations today defied the refusal of EU Ministers to publish a report compiled by their own diplomats regarding Israeli violations of international law with regard to East Jerusalem. Over 30 Jewish, Palestinian, peace and anti-poverty groups from around Europe will publish the suppressed Report on their websites....Full Story |
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SINN FINE REJECTS OTR LEGISLATION |
| Sinn Fein has rejected new legislation which is supposed to give so-called "on-the-run" republicans an amnesty. Party vice-president Pat Doherty said the legislation was "far removed" from what had been agreed during 2001 talks with the British government at Weston Park....Full Story |
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Jordan: Flawed Justice in Death Penalty Cases - New Reason to Abolish Death Penalty |
| (Cairo, December 14, 2005) – New information in a murder case that led to the execution of a suspect in 2000 provides a compelling new reason for Jordan to abolish the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today....Full Story |
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Iran: Two More Executions for Homosexual Conduct |
| NEW YORK - November 22 - Iran’s execution of two men last week for homosexual conduct highlights a pattern of persecution of gay men that stands in stark violation of the rights to life and privacy, Human Rights Watch said today....Full Story |
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Washington Post Withholds Info on Secret Prisons at Government Request |
| NEW YORK - November 4 - On November 2, the Washington Post carried an explosive front-page story about secret Eastern European prisons set up by the CIA for the interrogation of terrorism suspects....Full Story |
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Human Rights activists, lawyers, politicians term Hissba Bill step towards Talibanisation. |
| PESHAWAR: Human rights activists, politicians, lawyers, women organisations in this North Eastern city of Pakistan have expressed their deep concern over the newly passed Hissba Bill by Muthahida Majlis Amal (MMA), a conglomerate of six religious parties, dominated provincial legislature, calling upon president Musharraf to stop MMA from what they called the implementation of an unconstitutional, undemocratic and discriminatory law....Full Story |
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De Chastelain Return To Belfast Prompts Speculation |
The Canadian General John de Chastelain is expected to
arrive back in Ireland tomorrow to recommence his work on
the issue of paramilitary disarmament.
The British and Irish governments have strengthened his
decommissioning body by re-appointing Finnish brigadier
Tauno Nieminen who resigned in 2001....Full Story |
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UK: New Security Measures are a Serious Attack on Human Rights |
| LONDON - August 24 - The new measures, proposed today by the United Kingdom (UK) government, targeting non-nationals considered to be threatening public order, national security and the rule of law, violate basic human rights and the UK’s international obligations, Amnesty International said today....Full Story |
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Violence Continues Unabated in Somalia |
| NAIROBI - August 22 - "The frightening fact is that Somalia is officially not even at war," said MSF’s Colin Mcllreavy. "This level of violence is simply a reflection of the brutality of everyday life for the people living in this country....Full Story |
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U.K./Jordan: Torture Risk Makes Deportations Illegal. Agreement Bad Model for Region |
| (London, August 16, 2005) – The United Kingdom cannot deport security suspects to Jordan without violating the international prohibition against sending persons to countries where they face a serious risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Jordan and the U....Full Story |
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Corruption at the U.N.: Report Points Finger at Former Head of Oil for Food Program
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| The former head of the U.N. Oil for Food program Benon Sevan faces accusations of corruption. An interim report released this Monday by an investigative inquiry panel set up by General Secretary Kofi Annan has accused Sevan of accepting around $150,000 in illicit payments....Full Story |
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Human Rights Watch: Letter to Prime Minister of Thailand re: Emergency Decree |
| August 4, 2005 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Dear Prime Minister: We are writing regarding the enactment of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations that your government put into effect on July 16, 2005....Full Story |
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Appeal on the 60th Anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| - Eliminate Nuclear Weapons and Remember Your Humanity - Santa Barbara, CA (August 4, 2005) – On the 60th anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility have issued an appeal calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons....Full Story |
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60 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki Greenpeace Renews its Call for Peace |
| Hiroshima, 5 August 2005 - On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Greenpeace renewed its call to world leaders to make real their decades old commitments to nuclear disarmament and for the Japanese government to abandon plans to produce nuclear weapons usable material....Full Story |
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Human Rights Watch; Letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand re: Emergency Decree |
| August 4, 2005 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Dear Prime Minister: We are writing regarding the enactment of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations that your government put into effect on July 16, 2005....Full Story |
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Croatia: Operation "Storm" - still no justice ten years on |
| Ten years ago, on 4 August 1995, Croatian forces began Operation "Storm", to retake areas under de facto Croatian Serb control....Full Story |
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NEW ISRAELI WEST BANK SETTLEMENT EXPANSION PLANS THREATEN DIPLOMATIC PROGRESS AND UNDERMINE ROADMAP |
| The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) warned of the consequences of Israel’s decision today to expand the West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, bordering Jerusalem. Israeli Housing Ministry spokesman Kobi Bleich announced today the plan to build 72 housing units in an effort to expand the Betar Illit settlement....Full Story |
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ADAMS URGES LOYALISTS TO DISARM |
| Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams today urged loyalist paramilitaries to follow the IRA and decommission their weapons. Mr. Adams also challenged Democratic Unionist leader the Rev Ian Paisley to face to face talks in a bid to revive Northern Ireland’s power sharing administration. Mr....Full Story |
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A Nuclear Triumph for India |
| On Monday July 17, President George W. Bush reversed decades of U.S. nonproliferation policy, stating that India "as a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology, should acquire the same benefits and advantages as other such states," adding that he will "work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India as it realizes its goals of promoting nuclear power and achieving energy security....Full Story |
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IRA STATEMENT RELEASED: ARMED CAMPAIGN OVER |
| The leadership of the IRA has ordered an end to its armed campaign, beginnig 4PM local time today. Members have been ordered to dump arms, cease all military activity and pursue their aims through politics. Here is the IRA statement in full: "The leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann has formally ordered an end to the armed campaign....Full Story |
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Thailand: Journalists and Human Rights Groups Oppose Emergency Decree
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| Journalists and Human Rights Groups in Thailand have united in opposition to an emergency decree declared by their government which gives it sweeping powers. Passed as a response to escalating violence by Islamic factions in the south of the country, the decree allows the government to detain suspects without charge, ban public protests and restrict press freedom....Full Story |
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Illegal arms exports fuelling killings, mass rape and torture |
| Large quantities of weapons and ammunition from the Balkans and eastern Europe are flowing into Africa’s conflict-ridden Great Lakes region, despite evidence of their use in gross human rights violations, according to new research issued today....Full Story |
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Kazakhstan: Do Not Deport Uzbek Human Rights Advocate
Uzbek Refugee Arrested in Almaty |
| Kazakh authorities must not return to Uzbekistan an Uzbek human rights advocate who is currently in custody in Almaty, Human Rights Watch said today. Lutfullo Shamsudinov, an activist from Andijan, was detained on the evening of July 4 pursuant to an Uzbek extradition request....Full Story |
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Iran at a Big Crossroads |
| The runoff election in Iran’s presidential race, coming up this Friday, has profound implications for the future. Simin Royanian, (co-founder of Women for Peace and Justice in Iran), said today: "President Bush had proclaimed the elections in Iran undemocratic and a hoax from the beginning. ......Full Story |
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Bush, Posada & Terrorism Hypocrisy |
| The AP is reporting: "Luis Posada Carriles’ Cold War past has made for an uncomfortable present. The Cuban exile accused of planning the deadly bombing of a Cuban airliner in 1976 was set to make an appearance before an immigration judge Monday on charges that he entered the United States illegally earlier this year....Full Story |
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"Downing Street Memo" Shadowing Blair's Visit with Bush in Washington |
| Two days before Tony Blair’s scheduled Tuesday meeting with President Bush in Washington, the chairman of the Republican National Committee faced questioning on NBC’s "Meet the Press" about the festering Downing Street Memo scandal....Full Story |
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Political Theater of "Absurd": Bush on Amnesty International |
| Dismissing criticism from Amnesty International, President Bush said at his news conference today: "I’m aware of the Amnesty International report, and it’s absurd. ... When there’s accusations made about certain actions by our people, they’re fully investigated in a transparent way. ......Full Story |
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Fear: The Foundation of Every Government's Power |
| [S]ince love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.
—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1513 All animals experience fear—human beings, perhaps, most of all....Full Story |
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500 “Bombspotters” Arrested During Massive Citizens Inspection of NATO Nuclear Weapons |
| 500 “bombspotters” were arrested by police Saturday after thousands gathered in Belgium to carry out a citizens nuclear weapons inspection. A massive police presence greeted inspectors from Greenpeace and Bombspotting atNATO-HQ, SHAPE and Kleine Brogel airbase....Full Story |
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Thousands Demonstrate in US and Around the World on 2nd Anniversary of Iraq Invasion |
| In more than 1000 cities across the country and around the world, demonstrations today protested on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In San Francisco, 25,000 marched, and 20,000 marched in Los Angeles. Both demonstrations were sponsored by the A.N.S.W.E.R....Full Story |
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Division or provocation to the Catalan language |
| The Spanish Government has presented the translations of the EU Constitution proposal in 4 languages of Spain, but 2 of them are exactly the same, even in the punctuation....Full Story |
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The Forgotten People |
| The ugly story of the Chagos islanders lies in stark contrast to the beauty of the homeland they wish to return to. The Chagos archipelago is a group of 65 coral islands of outstanding natural splendour that lie midway between Africa and Asia in the Indian Ocean....Full Story |
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GREENPEACE PROTEST AT FRENCH MILITARY DOCK AGAINST PLANNED US PLUTONIUM SHIPMENT |
| Cherbourg, France, 16 September 2004 - Greenpeace activists today entered the military arsenal in the port of Cherbourg, Normandy to protest a planned U.S. shipment of plutonium later this month. The activists, arriving in canoes, hung a 'Stop Plutonium' banner along the military dock....Full Story |
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SOUTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TESTS HELPED BY THE US AND RUSSIA
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| Seoul, 13 September, 2004 -- As new evidence reveals that uranium enrichment experiments in South Korea have been assisted by laboratories in the United States and Russia, Greenpeace is calling for an immediate end to international collaboration on plutonium and uranium enrichment denouncing such programs as recipes for nuclear weapons proliferation and disaster....Full Story |
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THE HAGUE SHOWDOWN - MILOSEVIC STRIKES BACK
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| Slobodan Milosevic's defense at the Hague Inquisition began this week, after several delays. Reporters in The Hague, who are without exception partial to the Tribunal and scornful of Milosevic, described his opening statement as "defiant" but pointless, as he supposedly did not address the actual charges....Full Story |
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Sinn Féin ADAMS URGES BRITISH TO FACE DOWN DEMOCRATIC UNIONIST PARTY |
Sinn Féin president Mr. Gerry Adams said today that London and Dublin must now decide whether the Belfast Agreement or the Democratic Unionist Party is to prevail in Northern Ireland.
This was his very sharp challenge to both governments as the two parties continued to position themselves ahead of next week's scheduled talks at Leeds Castle in Kent....Full Story |
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Death, Destruction, and Torture as Bush Brings Democracy to the Middle East
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Oh fools who lay a city waste, giving to desolation temples, tombs, the sanctuaries of the dead—so soon to die themselves.
—Prologue to The Trojan Women, c. 440 B.C.E.
AT THE start of Euripides’s anti-war play The Trojan Women, the Greeks have conquered and laid waste to Troy and are about to return home with their spoils....Full Story |
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HAGUE COURT WANTS TO SILENCE MILOSEVIC
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| The NATO-created International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague took ominous new steps July 5 to restrict former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's right to represent himself. The ICTY used Milosevic's real health problems as an excuse to justify depriving him of his rights....Full Story |
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The Other News Completes 2nd Stage Development Phase and Sets Out Editorial Goals.
JOURNALISTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE NEWS TEAM. |
| Since the launch of The Other News several months ago, a very innovative publishing system has been refined that allows writers, photographers, editors and interns, (all News Team members), to submit articles, images, research papers and related information online with the greatest of ease and is truly, a virtual press office environment headquartered in cyber-space....Full Story |
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TheOtherNews Launches Its New Website |
| TheOtherNews announces the launch of its new website, TheOtherNews.com July 1st, 2003. This site will change the way people look at the news by presenting a concept called multi-dimensional reporting....Full Story |
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