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The Business of Torture
A report published in March 2010 by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation and titled “From Words to Deeds” accused European companies of manufacturing and selling “tools of torture”. Among these were fixed wall restraints, metal...
Vive la France! Liberty/Equality/Fraternity at least in Theory.
By, Uwe Paschen. Vive la France. (14 Juillet Fete National) or should that be Vive Paris? Today as in 1680 under the war hungry King Louis the XIV of France, who once said that “Paris is France but France will... 1744 views | 75 recommendations | 18 comments
New Aristocracy in Tibet: CCP loyalists
After last year's massive demonstrations inside Tibet, the Chinese government, yet again brutally used barrel guns and tanks to crush the non-violent demonstrators who were raising their grievances to the Chinese Government to grant more human rights and freedom for the... Tibet: 50 years on the world remembers
This weekend saw the beggining of the marking of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of 10th of March 1959, through marchs and protests around the world. Despite 50 years of efforts by the Dalai... Inside the rebellion in Greece
A look at the roots of Greece's ongoing uprising, and the youth at the center Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos
"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...Mass Arrests in All-Women Protest
Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against China's crackdown on Tibet."In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police.It was...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Mass arrests in Tibet as Bush urges China to talk
It's funny to me how such major world leaders simply won't talk to one another, like petulant children. China says 19 have been killed since the protests began more than two weeks ago, while Tibetan exiles... 40 Years After 1968: 'Where Has All the Rage Gone?'
As the U.S. death toll strikes its solemn bell of 4,000 soldiers killed in Iraq, with countless more Iraqis killed in the process, I have been asking myself this same question of late: where has all the rage...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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894 views | 7 recommendations | 5 comments
CA Polls: Battles between Progressives and Feudalists
Every democrat in Nepal has admitted that feudalism is not confined to the traditional monarchy. It exists in the minds of the political leaderships belonging to all the political parties. Since feudal monarchy has ruled Nepal for about 240 years, its deep-seated impressions... China crushes protest by monks in Tibet
This march sounds quite interesting. If anyone has photos from any of these events, we'd love to see them."
China admitted today that it had quashed a protest by Buddhist monks in the
Tibetan capital of Lhasa,...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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512 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Tibet Exiles Arrested Protesting Beijing Olympics
At least 10 activists have been arrested and hundreds were barred from starting a march from India to Tibet on Monday. They were protesting this summer's olympic games in Beijing. The protest began on the... EYE WITNESSES ACCOUNT OF THE IRISH UPRISING OF 1641 TO BE PUBLISHED AS A BOOK
It ought to have been published since. It's great that it is now ben brought to light. Better late than never.The rising was sparked off by Catholic fears of an impending invasion of Ireland by anti-Catholic...Burma, a planetary interaction
MYANMAR, URANUS AND NEPTUNE In Burma the bloody repression by the dictatorial military junta, began the same day of the full-moon in Libra. During...Haiti: Duvalier could face justice
Since the death last year of Ton Ton Macoute leader and his right hand man, Luckner Cambronne, Duvalier has quietly encouraged his former supporters to start a grassroots movement in Haiti for the support of his return. Those who lived well as allies to Baby Doc long for the...NowPublic on Facebook
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