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World News tagged with violence

Indigenous Hondurans Face Persecution and Great Risk After Coup
World  (tags: world, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', indigenous peoples' rights, Honduras, violence, terrorism, politics, conflict, government )

Cal
- 1 day ago - indiancountrytoday.com
The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances.
3 comments
U.N. Evacuates Hundreds of Staff From Afghanistan
World  (tags: politics, world, UnitedNations, unitednations, conflict, interesting, violence, asia )

Cal
- 2 days ago - reuters.com
The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country
6 comments
Does Israel Have the Right To Exist?
World  (tags: israel, israel state terrorism-aparthid-warcrime, violence, war, crime, humanrights, freedoms, conflict, corruption, death, humans, politics, ethics )

David
- 2 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
According to history as written by the winner, Zionism, Israel was given its birth certificate and thus legitimacy by the UN Partition Resolution of 29 November 1947. This is propaganda nonsense.
26 comments
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
12 comments
Mousavi Supporters Clash With Police in Tehran
World  (tags: iran, HumanRights, humanrights, repression, brutality, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', middle-east, violence, interesting, news, world )

Cal
- 3 days ago - reuters.com
Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent, witnesses said
1 comment
'Family Values' of Mexico Drug Gang
World  (tags: Mexico, drugs, gangs, drug cartels, violence, corruption, crime, death )

Dee
- 6 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
They decapitate, torture, and extort. Then they pray, and donate to charity. The "Familia" cartel is perhaps the most extreme example of the paradoxical enemy which Mexico faces as it tries to defeat organised crime.
4 comments
Fifteen Shot Dead at Mexico Ranch
World  (tags: Mexico, crime, death, violence, government )

Dee
- 6 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Fifteen people have been killed on a remote ranch in northern Mexico, with a prominent union leader among the dead.
4 comments
Clinton in Pakistan Encounters Widespread Distrust of U.S.
World  (tags: world, war, violence, american, terrorism, politics, middle-east, pakistan, afghanistan, drones, missile, strikes, death, killing, questions )

Tom
- 6 days ago - latimes.com
Not only radicals, but college students and respected journalists question Washington's intentions in Pakistan. The U.S. government is seen as arrogant, domineering and insensitive to their plight, and drone missile strikes are likened to to terrorism.
16 comments
ACT NOW - Petition; Support the Goldstone Report - War Crimes During the Attack on Gaza Must Be Investigated!
World  (tags: israel, war crimes, violence, terrorism, crime, death, ethics )

David
- 6 days ago - supportgoldstone.org
The UN Goldstone report is a well-researched, fair-minded report. Israel and Hamas must conduct credible, independent investigations on war crimes and possible crimes against humanity or face the International Criminal Court. We demand accountability!
85 comments
Take Action - Meet the Needs of Displaced People in Sudan
World  (tags: obama, petition, government, ethics, politics, world, violence, HumanRights, freedoms, conflict, Refugees&Relief )

Daphna
- 8 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
While the Obama Administration has announced a plan for peace in Sudan, there still needs to be a greater focus on: - Access for international aid programs and gender-based violence programs in Darfur; - Protection of civilians; - Prioritization of
9 comments
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
- 8 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.
14 comments
Pledge to Give Peace a Chance - The Petition Site
World  (tags: world, war, Pledge, violence, society, humanrights, interesting, HumanRights, freedoms )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Conflict is a characteristic of human existence, but when it's associated with violence, destruction and killing, it's no longer a healthy part of living. Everyone on this planet -- every woman, man, people of all faiths and all races -- must find a way
8 comments
Car Bomb Kills 91 in Pakistani City of Peshawar
World  (tags: pakistan, violence, death, car bomb, terrorism, world )

Lone
- 10 days ago - mail.com
A car bomb tore through a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 91 people as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the country and pledged American support for its campaign against Islamist militants
3 comments
Take Action- Call On The U.N. To Act On Goldstone Gaza War Crimes Report
World  (tags: petition, UnitedNations, war, terrorism, israel, middle-east, palestine, humans, humanrights, crime, children, death, violence )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - change.org
On October 16, the United Nation's Human Rights Council in Geneva voted to endorse the Goldstone report -- the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict headed by Justice Richard Goldstone. The Report was the produc
13 comments
Pledge- Urge World Governments to Condemn Executions in Tibet
World  (tags: world, tibet, government, freedoms, ethics, conflict, humanrights, violence, politics, china )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - change.org
It is with great sadness that we are writing to let you know Tibetan rights groups confirmed this morning that three Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen, Loyak, and Penkyi were executed on October 20th, 2009 in Lhasa. rhere is a report that a fourth Tibetan may al
9 comments
 
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