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Report: 600,000 Forced Labor Victims in Middle East
World  (tags: world, politics, human trafficking, Egypt, torture, ethics, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, freedoms, middle-east, news, violence, society, middle-east, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights )

Cal
- 41 days ago - cnn.com
Millions of migrant workers flood to the Middle East from some of the world's poorest countries in search of paid work they won't find at home.
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Stop the Execution of Abdullah Al-Qahtani in Iraq - URGENT Action !
World  (tags: Iraq, executions, humanrights, death, torture, sharia law, Al quaeda )

Angelika
- 47 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Saudi Arabian national Abdullah al-Qahtani was viciously beaten, burned and asphyxiated into "confessing" to being a member of al-Qaida. That's not all. Today, Abdullah al-Qahtani could be executed in Iraq for a false confession.
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HUMAN RIGHTS SCANDAL: Imprisoned, Tortured, Killed: Human Trafficking Thrives on Sinai Peninsula
World  (tags: world, politics, human trafficking, Egypt, torture, ethics, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, freedoms, middle-east, news, violence, society )

Cal
- 49 days ago - spiegel.de
The Sinai Peninsula has become a prison and grave for thousands of African refugees. They are kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured to death even after their families have paid hefty ransoms. But Egypt refuses to act.
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We Are Fighting for All Palestinians
World  (tags: Samer Issawi, hunger strikers, Palestinians, Israel, IOF, prison, torture, occupation, ME )

Angelika
- 77 days ago - guardian.co.uk
If I die, it is a victory; if we are liberated, it is a victory, because either way I have refused to surrender to the Israeli occupation, its tyranny and arrogance. Samer Issawi
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How Israel Legitimises Torturing Palestinians to Death
World  (tags: israel, palestine, torture, crime, ethics, humanrights )


- 81 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Israel's policy of torture has left many dead and completely lacks accountability.
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Egyptian Government Accused of Covering Up Torture
World  (tags: Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood Government, Torture, Coverup )

Beth
- 92 days ago - emirates247.com
The charge came after a government forensic report claimed 28-year-old activist Mohammed El Gindy was killed in a car accident. It contradicted family and friends, who said he died after he was electrocuted and beaten on his head repeatedly in detention
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Saudis Jailed and Tortured By Iraqis Angry That Iraq Lost the Game
World  (tags: Iraq, Saudis, Football, human rights, prison, torture, Islam )

Lee
- 117 days ago - english.alarabiya.net
Twenty Saudi detainees in Iraqi prisons were tortured after the Iraqi national team lost the Gulf Cup football tournament to the UAE in a match supervised by a Saudi referee, according to Thamer Balheed, head of the Saudi detainees in Iraq.
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Rape and Torture Among Serious Rights Violations Spawned By Mali Crisis
World  (tags: Muslims, Islam, torture, rape, human rights abuses, Christians, suffering, Mali, Africa, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', children, conflict, crime, death, ethics, freedoms, Refugees&Relief, society, terrorism, UnitedNations, violence, war )

G
- 121 days ago - globalsecurity.org
The ongoing crisis in Mali has led to serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, rape and torture, says a United Nations report released today, which warns that increasing ethnic tensions could have alarming consequences on the N
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UK Muslim Leader & NHS Official Charged With Torture & 18 Murders
World  (tags: Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, UK, National Health Service, NHS, Muslim Spiritual Care Centre, torture, mass murder, Bangladesh, civil war, death penalty'HUMANRIGHTS!', crime, death, government, violence, war )

Rob and J
- 217 days ago - globalmbreport.org
He allegedly subjected the victims to horrendous torture before killing them and dumping their bodies in sports grounds which earned the nickname 'killing fields'
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Bedouin Successes Fighting People Traffickers
World  (tags: CNN, The Freedom Project, Bedouins, people traffickers, Al Mehdia, Egypt/Israel border, Gaza, smuggling, Eritrea, Sudan, torture, rape, horrors, huge ransoms, Bedouin tribal chiefs fight back )

Judy
- 242 days ago - thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com
Last year CNN visited the region as part of the Freedom Project spotlighting the depths that the traffickers have sunk. Now we revisit the remote region to see Bedouins tackling the trafficking on their doorstep.
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Witchcraft Child Abuse: Social Services and Police 'Cowed By Political Correctness' Claims Minister
World  (tags: children, humanrights, crime, torture, child abuse )

Stan
- 278 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Political correctness' is preventing police from stopping child abuse by parents and church leaders who believe in witchcraft, a minister warns.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Protect Syria's Children Now!
World  (tags: world, children, death, Syria, torture, killing, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', news, government, freedoms, conflict, violence )

Cal
- 342 days ago - avaaz.org
The pictures from Al Houla, Syria, last Friday are almost too brutal to look at-- Sign the urgent petition on the right to call for UN action now and share this campaign with everyone.
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Julian Assange Interviews President of the Republic of Tunisia, Moncef Marzourki
World  (tags: President Moncef Marzourki, Republic of Tunisia, Julian Assange, World of Tomorrow, Julian Assange Show, human rights, activist, torture, imprisonment )

Dandelion
- 353 days ago - assange.rt.com
Moncef Marzouki, human rights activist, must now lead the state that imprisoned him. Can he transform the state? Or will the realities of power transform Marzouki? Excellent interview!
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Guatemalan Dictator EfraíN Rios Montt On Trial for Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity
World  (tags: Guatemala, civil war, Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt, Genocide, crimes against humanity, accountability, impunity, counterinsurgency plan, "scorched earth" campaign, rape, torture, atrocities, indigenous, rural Maya, Ixil tribe )

LucyKalei
- 478 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Accused re deaths of 1,700 indigenous people -unarmed Ixil tribe members- & campaign of rape & torture against leftist insurgents targeting rural Maya. Ruled during bloodiest period of brutal 36-yr civil war & cnterinsurgncy plan drove 29,000 more to flee
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Arrest Syria's Torturers! TAKE ACTION!
World  (tags: Syria, torture, humans, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, crime, government, HumanRights, politics, violence, world )

Lindsey
- 495 days ago - avaaz.org
This is hard to report, but Avaaz's own members are being tortured by Syria's monstrous regime. Manhal* reports that he was held in a secret prison where they pulled out his fingernails and toenails and electrocuted his body parts.
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