June 2009
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Cuban human rights examined by UN council By Tim Anderson
The big powers no longer pick and choose their favourite ‘human rights offenders’ for UN scrutiny, as they did under the old commission. The US tried to target Cuba (particularly during the administration of that great champion of human rights, George Bush Jr). For this reason, Cuba refused to fully cooperate. Since the restructuring in… Continue reading
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Venezuelanalysis.com has regularly been the first place for people to visit for accurate, contextualized, and in-depth reporting from on the ground on crucial developments in Venezuela — on its many electoral contests, Venezuela’s social movements, the Venezuelan government’s innovative domestic and foreign policies, opposition and media efforts to discredit and destabilise the Bolivarian Process, and… Continue reading
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Iran: This Is Not a Revolution by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
The current situation in Iran is profoundly different from the situation in 1978 and 1979. First, the Islamic Republic has proven to be rather responsive to societal demands and rather flexible ideologically. I don’t mean to argue that the Iranian state is entirely reflective of the will of the people. I am saying that is… Continue reading
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No gourmets in Gaza: The blockade of Gaza is approaching its third year. Is hunger a legitimate way of defeating an enemy? By Alex Renton
Every consignment of fruit, vegetables or processed food for the 1.5 million Palestinians living in what has been called the world’s largest refugee camp is, according to the paper, inspected by high-level Israeli officials. For what? For unsuitable tastiness, apparently. An official told Ha’aretz :”We don’t want Gilad Shalit’s captors to be munching Bamba right… Continue reading
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Fighting the BNP – where do we go now? Take the survey
Over the past few months the Hope not Hate campaign has led the fight against the BNP. You helped build the largest anti fascist movement in Britain – your support built this movement. Now it’s up to you to decide how we move forward Continue reading
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Video: Free Gaza News Press Conference
Video: In three days, the Free Gaza movement sails 240 miles from Cyprus to Gaza, its eighth mission to break Israels draconian siege on 1.5 million Palestinians there. In the holds of the FREE GAZA and the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY will be tons of cement, and suitcases full of toys, crayons and coloring books for… Continue reading
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The Amazon Rainforest: Worth the Fight of Brazil and the Rest of the World
As the rainforest is one of the largest natural resources, when properly functioning, it actually counteracts the global pollution. Presently, Brazil’s contribution to global pollution levels at this point stems almost entirely from the destruction of the rainforest, as 75 percent of Brazil’s contribution to global greenhouse emissions is a result of deforestation. Continue reading
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A Sunday With Vanunu By Eileen Fleming
It was Vanunu who inspired me to became a citizen journalist, and three weeks after my first trip to occupied east Jerusalem I established my website and have been reporting from day on Vanunu’s historic FREEDOM of SPEECH trial in the ‘democracy’ of Israel which began on January 25, 2006. Continue reading
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Video: Blue Scholars – No Rest For The Weary
Excellent Seattle-based hip-hop band. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.2784792 more about “Blue Scholars – No Rest For The Weary“, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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Palestine: Work for Justice, Go to Jail? By David Shulman
Bad times bring out the best in some people. Most of us remain passive, even willfully blind, in the face of great crimes that we see perpetrated on others, whether they are strangers or our next-door neighbors. But there will always be someone, probably just an ordinary decent person, to whom this rule doesn’t apply… Continue reading
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Video: On the Real Off the Record- with Chuck D
Video: Legendary “Raptavist” Chuck D: We are living in times of weapons of mass distraction Continue reading
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Lingering White Supremacy In South Africa Sounds Much Like United States By Robert Jensen
‘During apartheid the racism of white people was up front, and we knew what we were dealing with. Now white people smile at us, but for most black people the unemployment and grinding poverty and dehumanizing conditions of everyday life haven’t changed,’ a black South African told me. ‘So, what kind of commitment to justice… Continue reading
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China, Copper, the Democratic Republic of Congo—and the IMF
In a classic example of the witless stenography that passes for Western reporting on Asian and African issues, the actual story – IMF threatens to withhold debt relief unless the Chinese deal is renegotiated – got a bit of a twist – as in Voice of America’s ‘Chinese Mineral Deal Blocking Congo’s IMF Debt Relief.’ Continue reading
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Charlie Skelton Our man at Bilderberg: ‘You are not allowed to take pictures of policemen!’
I need to go back a day and tell you exactly how I came to be in an Athens metro station at 8am, grappling with two strange men, struggling and yelling: ‘Help me somebody! Security! Please! Someone get security! Get the police!’ My voice still hurts. My brain is ready to explode. But that is… Continue reading
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Bolivia: New Political Constitution of the State – Foundations of the State
Given the pre-colonial existence of the indigenous originary farmer nations and people and their ancestral domain over their territories, their free determination is guaranteed within the frame of the unity of the State, which consists in their right to autonomy, to self-government, to their culture, to the recognition of their institutions and to the consolidation… Continue reading
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A world away, Palestinian seeks justice By Iain Marlow
First came the fence, which splintered the olive trees from Bil’in, the Palestinian village that tended them. Then came the tear gas canister that hit a local, well-liked man named Basem Abu Rahme in the chest, killing him. Continue reading
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Muhammad al-Arabi – A realist’s view of the protests in Iran
The ruling theocratic establishment is deeply divided, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene’i and President Ahmadinejad on one side, and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mir Hussein Mousavi on the other. But there are also others occupying various positions in between, posturing, manoeuvring, politicking and hoping to ease themselves into power, one way or another Continue reading
The New Dark Age 