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Insight Into Pashtun Women's Ancient Afghan Poetry
World  (tags: culture, women, world, ethics, children, family, humans, society, religion, conflict, society, war )

James
- 11 hours ago - imagineaworldof.blogspot.com
Ancient Afghan Poetry Form Adapts to Tell Story of Modern Life and Conflict For centuries, Pashtun women have traded stories, feelings and life wisdom in the form of two-line oral poems called landays. Eliza Griswold, a journalist a
We Won't Stand By Silently and Watch Syrians Suffer ACTION US
World  (tags: Syria, world, humanrights, government, politics, G8, Putin, peace, aid, military )

Nancy
- 7 days ago - secure.oxfamamerica.org
Next week, President Obama will meet with Russian President Putin to discuss the crisis. This moment could be historic if the two Presidents come to an agreement.
Stand Up for Tibet ACTION
World  (tags: Tibet, world, humanrights, conflict, government, G8, China, society, death )

Nancy
- 5 days ago - studentsforafreetibet.org
Help build global pressure to stop China's crackdown in Tibet. In response to the crisis in Tibet, we call on governments to urgently establish, with other concerned governments, a multilateral forum to bring about an effective resolution for Tibet.
Tell President Obama We Need Transparency for the TPP ACTION US
World  (tags: fair trade, corruption, corporate, TPP, money, business, labor, world )

Nancy
- 7 days ago - salsa3.salsalabs.com
The TPP undermines access to medicine by protecting big pharmaceutical companies, empowers corporations to sue governments that are protecting their citizens from environmental and health risks, restricts internet innovation and increases the surveillance
Justice for Furkan Dogan ACTION
World  (tags: world, Furkan Dogan, humanrights, violence, Israel, crime, politics )

Nancy
- 18 days ago - act.rootsaction.org
Disturbingly, the Obama administration even engaged in diplomatic efforts to obstruct attempts to obtain international accountability for the attack, according to documents obtained by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) through a Freedom of...
BOTSWANA: Bushmen Face Imminent Eviction for 'Wildlife Corridor'
World  (tags: ecosystems, indigenous rightrs, native rights, palm oil, Philippines, world, destruction, nature, protection, humans, politics, green, government, world, politics, society )

Cal
- 19 days ago - survivalinternational.org
Survival International has received disturbing reports about an imminent eviction of several hundred Bushmen in southern Botswana to make way for a 'wildlife corridor'.
Miami Cops Choke Hold Teen for Staring At Them, Injure His Puppy
World  (tags: usa, americans, abuse, constitution, crime, freedoms, violence, society, children, world )

Evelyn
- 19 days ago - libertycrier.com
Fourteen-year-old Tremaine McMillian didn't threaten police. He didn't attack them. He wasn't armed. All the black teenager did was appear threatening by shooting Miami-Dade police officers a few "dehumanizing stares," and that was apparently enough for..
British Prime Minister Huddles With Security Team After Hacking Death
World  (tags: world, terrorism, politics, news, europe )

Cal
- 27 days ago - cnn.com
Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of Britain's civil emergency committee on Thursday, looking for answers in the aftermath of the daylight hacking death of a man thought to be a British soldier.
Vietnam - Police Use Violence Against Bloggers at Human Rights Picnics
World  (tags: humanrights, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', freedoms, news, politics, world, asia, society, government, ethics )

Cal
- 39 days ago - trust.org
Bloggers and netizens who took part in "picnics to discuss human rights" in public places in several Vietnamese cities on 5 May were violently attacked by police and many were briefly detained.
Intervention Debate: Experts Warn Against Syrian Adventure
World  (tags: syria, intervention, us, world, violence, politics, conflict, news, middle-east, usa )

Cal
- 38 days ago - spiegel.de
What contours might a military intervention in Syria take on? Strategists are discussing the creation of a humanitarian buffer and no-fly zone. But experts warn that 40,000 to 75,000 ground troops would be required in Syria for that to happen.
 
 
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