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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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Tell the U.N.: The Rapes Must Stop Now! -Take Action
World  (tags: petition, world, UnitedNations, violence, humanrights, government, freedoms, africa, ethics, humans, politics, society )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - change.org
Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest. The world reacted with outrage, but Guinea is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Djibouti Says Eritrea Arming, Training Militias
World  (tags: africa, conflict, violence, world, politics )

Cal
- 12 days ago - reuters.com
Djibouti's foreign minister accused neighbouring Eritrea on Sunday of arming and training militias to carry out sabotage in the tiny Horn of Africa country, and of fomenting chaos in the reg
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TUNISIA: Government Cracks Down on Press Freedoms, Opposition Before Elections
World  (tags: africa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, world, politics, news )

Cal
- 13 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."
5 comments
A New Hope for Africa: Young Liberian Activist, Kimmie Weeks
World  (tags: war, africa, conflict, death, HumanRights, humans, interesting, children, Refugees&Relief, society, UnitedNations, world )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - gimundo.com
At ten years old, you were probably spending most of your time playing with Barbies or Matchbox cars. Not Kimmie Weeks: He was busy trying to save his country instead. Weeks, now 26, was born in the turbulent African nation of Li
4 comments
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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Robert Mugabe News
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, conflict, corruption, crime, death, ethics, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, humans, politics, news, society, world, war, violence, unitednations )

Gorilly
- 30 days ago - robert-mugabe-news.newslib.com
It is horrid the things this freak does to the beautiful country of Zimbabwe its people its ecology and its dear creatures...Many links here if you have missed any... I throughly despise this thing that calls hisself a man his wife is just as bad. G
7 comments
Top Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', asia, africa, death, ethics, crime, humanrights, humans, violence, war, world, society, corruption, conflict, children )

Gorilly
- 30 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
I so hope he gets what he deserves!!!!! Gorilly
6 comments
TAKE ACTION---GUINEA: STOP THE CRACKDOWN!
World  (tags: death, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', government, politics, world, africa, corruption, violence )

Cal
- 32 days ago - avaaz.org
Last Monday, the military gunned down civilians attending a peaceful pro-democracy rally in the West African country of Guinea. Over one hundred and fifty people were killed and women were stripped and raped in the streets.
9 comments
Stop Housing Demolitions and Forced Evictions in N'Djamena
World  (tags: world, violence, Refugees&Relief, politics, interesting, humanrights, africa, corruption, conflict )

Daphna
- 32 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Since February 2008, tens of thousands of people have been made homeless after being forcibly evicted from their homes in Chad's capital, N'Djamena. Satellite images acquired by Amnesty International showed that about 3,700 structures had been destroyed i
12 comments
Can One Woman Save Africa?
World  (tags: world, africa, society, humans, ethics, interesting )

Daphna
- 40 days ago - current.com
"When does planting a tree become a revolutionary act - and unleash an army of gunmen who want to shoot you dead? The answer to this question lies in the unlikely story of Wangari Maathai.
10 comments
Desperation Stalks Zimbabwe's White Farmers
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, interesting, society, world )

Cal
- 45 days ago - cnn.com
Zimbabwe white farmers battle continuing policy of land redistribution.
4 comments
'Trees of Life' Are Vital Food Source
World  (tags: famine, africa, children, government, humans, interesting, news, world )

Daphna
- 50 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The "famine food" of trees can keep drought-hit communities alive when all other food crops fail, says Miranda Spitteler. In this week's Green Room, she argues that policy makers need to recognise the important role trees play in providing emergency food
9 comments
Somali Rebels Call for Foreign Reinforcements
World  (tags: africa, conflict, usa, world, terrorism, politics, interesting, violence, government )

Cal
- 52 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida linked militant triggers angry response
5 comments
Norway Pair Face Death in Congo
World  (tags: africa, world, death, news )

Cal
- 59 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Two Norwegian men have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo after being convicted of murder.
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