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BAN ZIMBABWE BLOOD DIAMONDS- Please Take Action !!
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, death, corruption, violence )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - avaaz.org
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has sent his brutal army to seize control of his country's diamond fields. 200 civilians have been murdered and profits from our wedding rings are used to fuel violent political conflict
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Tamil Refugees -- Escaping From Hell
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, asia, Sri Lanka, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', world, politics )

Cal
- 4 days ago - greenleft.org.au
While two boat loads of Tamil refugees fleeing Sri Lanka push their case to be admitted into Australia, two reports on Sri Lankan atrocities against Tamils have been released without a word from the Australian media or government.
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Lying to Kids Is the First Lesson of Politics
World  (tags: politics, lies, crime, corruption, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 6 days ago - uk.news.yahoo.com
The government's lies about drugs have one big upside: they teach our children to be suspicious of power. Lying to everyone is what politics is all about, that's the lesson we have all been learning in recent times. Leaders, no. Misleaders, yes.
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Honduran Rivals Agree a Deal to End Crisis
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', GoodNews, politics, world, freedoms )

Cal
- 8 days ago - reuters.com
Honduras' de facto government has accepted a U.S.-driven deal that opens the door for the return to power of President Manuel Zelaya, toppled in a military coup four months ago.
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IRAN: Grim Fates for Prisoners With Ties to Foreigners
World  (tags: iran, politics, repression, freedoms, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', corruption, world, humanrights )

Cal
- 8 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
No mercy for those accused of trying to topple the Islamic Republic. Britain on Thursday protested a four-year jail sentence apparently imposed on one of its senior employees at its embassy in Tehran accused of spying and fomenting violence
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TUNISIA: Government Cracks Down on Press Freedoms, Opposition Before Elections
World  (tags: africa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, world, politics, news )

Cal
- 12 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Ben Ali, who has ruled the North African country since wresting power from previous lifetime President Habib Bourguiba in 1987, is expected to extend his mandate Sunday through an election his critics have described as a "masquerade."
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Sudan: Face of a Nation on the Brink
World  (tags: africa, world, interesting, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', violence, society, politics )

Cal
- 16 days ago - allafrica.com
Today, Sudan stands on a precipice - of partition, and perhaps a return to all-out war. The next 18 months will determine not only the future of Sudan, but also what the coming decade will look like across the Horn of Africa.
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TAKE ACTION - US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation - End the Siege of Gaza, November 2-8
World  (tags: gaza, israel, illegal occupation, violence, terrorism, war, crime, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', ethics )

David
- 16 days ago - endtheoccupation.org
Stand with the US Campaign and the International Coalition To End the Illegal Siege of Gaza by taking action November 2-8. Occupation is the root problem throughout the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. Time to stop it?...ACT NOW.
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Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka- Take Action
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, humanrights, humans, Petition, conflict, ethics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics )

Daphna
- 17 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
A quarter of a million displaced Sri Lankans who are being held in de facto detention camps are facing a humanitarian disaster as monsoon rains threaten to flood camps. They cannot leave the camps, which are overcrowded and lack basic sanitation facilitie
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Truth Commission on Amazon Massacre Established
World  (tags: world, violence, terrorism, government, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', interesting, goodnews, politics )

Cal
- 18 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
Government dialogue with indigenous leaders continues
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Netanyahu Denies War Crimes in Gaza? - War on Gaza: In Pictures & Words - You Be the Judge
World  (tags: israel, Gaza massacre, murder, violence, terrorism, crime, death, children, war, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', corruption, ethics )

David
- 20 days ago - videosift.com
Netanyahu claims Israel is innocent of war crimes in Gaza, but does he tell the truth?... THIS is an extremely graphic video which won't last long on youtube, containing images of Israeli lies and atrocities that will never been shown on TV.
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Stand Up Against Poverty- Be Counted- Video
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', government, humans, ethics, politics, world )

Daphna
- 21 days ago - one.org
Today is the global day of action against extreme poverty, and around the world millions of people will be literally standing up as a demonstration of their commitment in the fight against extreme poverty. It's the easiest of actions, but when 116 million
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Escalation of US NATO War in Afghanistan Is A Threat to the World?
World  (tags: Afghanistan war, escalation, ESCALATION TOO FAR?, terrorism, violence, crime, death, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, ethics )

David
- 22 days ago - globalresearch.ca
Every nation has a choice to make. In this conflict, there is no neutral ground... The U.S. and NATO war in Afghanistan is a threat to that nation, the region and the world.
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Honduras Rivals Discuss Zelaya Return Post-Coup
World  (tags: world, Honduras, conflict, interesting, politics, government, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Cal
- 23 days ago - reuters.com
Negotiations over the return to power of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya appeared to make headway on Tuesday but he warned the de facto leaders who replaced him after a military coup were just playing for time.
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Israelis Flatten Palestinian Home
World  (tags: israel, palestine, Jerusalem palestinian home demolitions, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', crime )

Elderberr
- 24 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Israeli authorities have demolished two Palestinian-owned structures in East Jerusalem, in defiance of international calls to stop such actions.
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