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World News tagged with violence

Gaza Smuggling at Pre-Cast Lead Volume
World  (tags: world, conflict, middle-east, israel, violence, Hamas, politics )

Cal
- 1 day ago - jpost.com
Smuggling into the Gaza Strip from Egypt beneath the Philadelphi Corridor has returned to the busy levels that prevailed before Operation Cast Lead last winter, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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Gambia: Country's Witch Hunt Activity Brought to African Commission
World  (tags: children, corruption, crime, death, ethics, freedoms, government, HumanRights, Refugees&Relief, terrorism, violence, africa )

Kelli
- 1 day ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has on Thursday 12th November, brought to the attention of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Right the gross human rights violations that are committed in The Gambia and some African countries
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Afghans Say Poverty, Not Taliban, Main Cause of War
World  (tags: world, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, Afghanistan, freedoms, conflict, news, society, war, violence, government, interesting )

Cal
- 2 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Most Afghans see not Taliban militants but poverty, unemployment and government corruption as the main causes of war in their country, according to a report by a leading aid group released on Wednesday
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Suspect Arrested in Hunt for 'Night Stalker' Rapist
World  (tags: london, elder abuse, Rape victims, violence )

Lone
- 4 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Detectives hunting one of the most prolific sex offenders in British criminal history say they have made a "significant" arrest almost two decades after the serial rapist first struck
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Act By November 18th - President Obama, Please Discuss Darfur While in China
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, conflict, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, Refugees&Relief, Refugees&Relief, violence, war, Darfur, Sudan )

Gillian
- 5 days ago - thehungersite.com
We have an opportunity to make sure the genocide that continues in Darfur (a western province of Sudan) is top-of-mind during President Obama's upcoming trip to China. China is Sudan's largest trading partner and most important international backer.
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Honduras: Deal to Restore Zelaya Collapses
World  (tags: Honduras, referendum, democracy, u.s., usa, Obama, capitalism, media, dishonesty, lies, propaganda, imperialism, US imperialism, U.S. imperialism, neocolonialism, neo-colonialism, coup, coup d'etat, violence, military, Clinton, Zelaya, Micheletti )

Simon
- 5 days ago - greenleft.org.au
The accord (signed on October 30 to end the coup conflict) has failed, because coup leader Micheletti refuses to accept the accord's condition that democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya be reinstated. The people of Honduras continue the struggle!
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Venezuela Destroys 32,000 Firearms to Fight Crime
World  (tags: Venezuela, revolution, democracy, socialism, capitalism, crime, guns, firearms, homicide, homicides, murder, murders, death, conflict, violence, politics, government, GoodNews, goodnews, HumanRights, humanrights, police reforms, law, security, peace )

Simon
- 6 days ago - venezuelanalysis.com
The guns were seized from prisoners, & people arrested for violent crimes. In polls, Venezuelans say crime/insecurity is the most serious issue affecting Venezuela. Govt stats show that homicides rose from 1999-2007, but with new reforms, are now dropping
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Child Rape Epidemic in Zimbabwe
World  (tags: africa, children, conflict, corruption, crime, ethics, government, HumanRights, society, violence, rape as a weapon of war, rape virgin, rape children )

Kelli
- 7 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Tens of thousands of children have been sexually abused in Zimbabwe in a growing epidemic that has shocked human rights activists.
9 comments
Take Action: President Obama: Stand Up for Tibet!
World  (tags: petition, world, violence, politics, interesting, humans, humanrights, government, ethics, tibet, conflict, china )

Daphna
- 8 days ago - actionnetwork.org
U.S. President Obama will make his first presidential visit to China on November 15th. This visit presents a critical opportunity for him to take bold and concrete action towards a just and lasting resolution for the Tibetan people.
6 comments
Saudis Bomb Rebels, Blockade Yemeni Coast
World  (tags: world, iran, Saudi Arabia, politics, interesting, conflict, violence, middle-east, news )

Cal
- 9 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Offensive raises concerns of new proxy war pitting Tehran against Riyadh
6 comments
Breaking The Australian Silence - John Pilger: "How Many More Wars Are We to Be Suckered Into Before We Break Our Silence?"
World  (tags: Australia, John Pilger, war, terrorism, crime, death, humanrights, politics, world, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 10 days ago - globalresearch.ca
"In Ausralia invasion is not an invasion if "we" do it. Terror is not terror if "we" do it. A crime is not a crime if "we" commit it. It didn't happen. Even while it was happening it didn't happen. It didn't matter. It was of no interest". Oh really? :-)
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Mr. Netanyahu, Tear Down This Wall!
World  (tags: israel, palestine, the apartheid wall, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, crime, death, terrorism, violence, war, humans, children, freedoms, politics, society, corruption, war, violence, terrorism, world, death, crime, israel, ETHICS? )

David
- 10 days ago - justforeignpolicy.org
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall..."Their paeans to universal freedom ring hollow, when they bear large responsibility for another wall constricting human freedom: the apartheid wall dividing the Palestinian West Bank".
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Call Your Representative Today
World  (tags: world, africa, government, freedoms, death, violence )

Tierney
- 10 days ago - action.savedarfur.org
A letter being circulated by members of Congress urges the President to raise Sudan during his visit to China as the first step in building a coalition of countries to exert public pressure on Sudan to bring peace and justice to the war-torn country.
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Ousting Guinea's Brutal Junta
World  (tags: humanrights, violence, freedoms, goodnews, world )

Tierney
- 11 days ago - nytimes.com
One month ago over 150 people were gunned down by soldiers in the West Africa country of Guinea. Women were raped on the streets, and opposition leaders were locked up. This was the response of a brutal military junta to a group of brave citizens who dar
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Venezuela-Colombia Dispute Reaches WTO, Border Closed After 2 Venezuelan Troops Shot Dead
World  (tags: Venezuela, socialism, capitalism, Colombia, fascism, usa, paramilitaries, fascists, death squads, terrorism, conflict, crime, death, ethics, government, politics, violence, war, HumanRights, humanrights, campesinos, peasants, leftwing, rightwing )

Simon
- 11 days ago - venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela also announced the capture of 2 Colombians & 1 Venezuelan accused of spying for Colombia's spy agency, & Venezuela might submit captured documents to international bodies to "stop the abuses of the Colombian oligarchy" against democracy & peace.
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