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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Has Died
World  (tags: world, politics, NORTH KOREA, death, OBITUARY, KIM JUNG IL, news, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms, asia )

Cal
- 159 days ago - cbsnews.com
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than a decade, has died. He was 69.
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A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', Bradley Manning, conflict, corruption, death, ethics, freedoms, OWS )

Kit
- 159 days ago - michaelmoore.com
One year ago today (December 17th), Mohamed Bouazizi, a man who had a simple produce stand in Tunisia, set himself on fire to protest his government's repression.
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The Iraq War's 'Quiet' End: By the Numbers
World  (tags: world, conflict, end to US presence in Iraq, end of the Iraq War, politics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', society, news, middle-east, usa, war )

Cal
- 162 days ago - theweek.com
An understated ceremony in Baghdad marks the end of a mission that lasted nearly nine years, claimed the lives over 4,000 U.S. soldiers, and divided our nation
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MEXICO: No Protection for Activists
World  (tags: activists, politics, politics, police, Mexico, government repreession, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, freedoms, conflict, society, news, humanrights, interesting, world )

Cal
- 163 days ago - ipsnews.net
The cost of the struggle for land has been high for the indigenous community: 28 people have been killed and four have been "disappeared" in the last two years.
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Wukan, Chinese Village, Under Police Siege: Reports
World  (tags: world, china, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, freedoms, politics, news, society, government, ethics, violence, asia )

Cal
- 163 days ago - globalpost.com
Wukan, a coastal village in China, is arming its residents and kicking out local Communist officials.
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Syrian Opposition: Massacre Could Follow Deadline
World  (tags: world, Syria, govnerment repression, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, middle-east, politics, news, violence, freedoms, conflict )

Cal
- 165 days ago - cnn.com
Opposition figures said the Syrian government had warned people in Homs to stop anti-government protests, hand in weapons and surrender defecting military members by Monday night -- or face attack by the government forces.
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Russia's Opposition Unites in Massive Anti-Putin Protest
World  (tags: world, politics, Russi, political corruption, election fixing, Putin, Russia, society, news, interesting, government, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', corruption, humans, freedoms )

Cal
- 166 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
On the heels of the biggest protests Russia has seen in nearly 20 years, the country's resurgent opposition has given the Kremlin an ultimatum: Annul the Dec. 4 election that many see as marred by fraud and call a fresh vote, or face even larger protests
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Russia to Protest Legislative Elections
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', corruption, crime, ethics, freedoms, politics, Russia, society )

Kit
- 167 days ago - truth-out.org
Moscow -- Tens of thousands of Russians gathered peacefully in central Moscow on Saturday to shout "Putin is a thief" and "Russia without Putin," forcing the Kremlin to confront a level of public discontent that has not been seen here since -->
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David Icke ~ FEMA Concentration Camps and Coffins. Americans ~ Wake Up!
World  (tags: crime, death, corruption, government, violence, world, politics, war, freedoms, humanrights, news )

Henriette
- 169 days ago - davidicke.com
As of yesterday the advertising has started for staff & supplies. The signs have been there for years only those who wanted to see them have, now many are waking up from slumber. We are the many they are the few! Get off your couches & shut your TV's off
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Survival Reveals Ten Hidden Abuses Against Tribes on Human Rights Day
World  (tags: world, politics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', HumanRights, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', news )

Cal
- 169 days ago - survivalinternational.org
Survival is releasing ten tribal rights abuses ahead of UN Human Rights Day this Saturday, to expose violations that still pass largely unnoticed.
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HOUNDED BY CHINESE REGIME, TIBETANS MAKE PERILOUS HIMALAYAN CROSSING TO NEPAL
World  (tags: world, china, Tibet, Nepal, repression, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, freedoms, conflict, news )

Cal
- 169 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Tibetan refugees continue to brave harrowing journeys across the Himalayas to Nepal and beyond. Back home Chinese repression has triggered a new wave of self-immolations. But in Nepal too, "pressure from China is visible," says one Tibetan refugee.
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Malawi to Review Anti-Gay Laws
World  (tags: world, politics, gay rights, africa, Malawi, news, society, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms )

Cal
- 169 days ago - globalpost.com
Western pressure has led to Malawi saying its discriminatory laws will be reviewed.
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Take Down Censorship, Not Speech ACTION
World  (tags: India, censorship, internet, freedoms )

Nancy
- 170 days ago - accessnow.org
The Indian government, which this year already passed new content-removal rules for websites, now wants to take it a step further and censor some of the most-used websites like Google and Facebook -- before the people of India even get to see the content!
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Revolts Going on All Around Russia - Report From Moscow
World  (tags: revolution, change, unity, global, world, society, humans, freedoms, humanrights, corruption )

Evelyn
- 171 days ago - takethesquare.net
There is a lot of revolt going on right now in Moscow, St.Petersburg and other Russian cities. Its difficult to tell about it because even the russian media are not informing too much....
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Boycott the Trade of Blood Diamonds
World  (tags: world, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, freedoms, conflict, news, interesting, government, humanrights )

Cal
- 171 days ago - forcechange.com
If we, as the targeted market group for conflict diamonds, can curb demand, supply will drop as well. If we boycott the purchase of diamonds with anything less than clear origins, and replace our demand with ethical diamonds, we can protect the basic righ
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