Facing a growing crisis at home and abroad, leadership in Iran is cracking down on the dissident "Green Movement" as Tehran seeks to stem the growing voices of dissent against hard line Islamic rule. In what could...
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The democratically elected 'dictatorial' government of Sri Lanka fears media the most - The Island Online. I provide the full text of the article below: "What do democratically elected ‘dictatorial’ governments of Sri Lanka fear most- THE MEDIA! If that is not so, why...
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At least 39 journalists fled from their native countries worldwide in the past 12 months. Sri Lanka leading the way with at least 11 journalists, which is more than quarter of the journalists fled worldwide. "...
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Complaints have been made against cops working around bars and clubs in Glasgow City Centre at weekends.A letter sent to Strathclyde police by the Scottish Late-night Operators Association, a group who speaks for...
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When I was in New York, the subway experience was quite interesting. Not so much the negatives, but I remember it was extremely stuffy and humid. There are constant entertainment with people performing on the...
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Having been to one of these games in Port Coquitlam, I can understand the reasoning behind this, although it may seem a little strange to tell people to be quiet during a sporting event.The Metro Vancouver...
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""We may have human rights for LGBTQ people in Canada, but you'd never know it based on these results," said Helen Kennedy, executive director of Egale."Egale, Canada's national Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and...
A recent survey shows that nearly all Johannesburg street traders interviewed had claimed to have been harassed by police.a spokesman for the metro police has denied these allegations."In a street-traders' survey...
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AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...
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"DEATH PENALTY-IRAN: Top Campaigner Harassed, Hangings Increase
By Kimia Sanati
Credit:ILNA /Sajad Safari
Emaddedin Baghi
TEHRAN, Jan 14 (IPS) - Emaddedin Baghi, Iran’s leading anti-death penalty campaigner, is back behind bars in the country’s notorious Evin prison after...
"An Ominous Non-Event
The Gulf of Tonkin and the Strait of Hormuz
By ROBERT FANTINA
As the U.S. government continues to demonstrate its inability to learn from history, an alarming report from the Strait of Hormuz was broadcast to the world on January 7. The Associated Press...
"Madison Square Garden on Wednesday settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed three years ago by Courtney Prince, who was captain of a cheerleading squad for the National Hockey League’s Rangers.The action came 16 days after the Garden agreed to pay a former Knicks...
Today Cuba has a small but active group of independent journalists.
They live outside of Cuban society as all elements of life (housing,
food, education, work, …) are controlled by the Cuban system. These...
"There are more allegations of racial discrimination and retaliation at Madison Square Garden. A former security guard claims MSG executives created a "boys club" and then forced her out for complaining.
Constant harassment and racial discrimination are how Diane Henson...
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Someone wanted Brenda Lee out of the LA Fire Department so much they put urine in her mouthwash at the fire hall she was working at. The idiots who did it probably did not like the fact she was black and...