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Inquiry of Philippines Massacre Urged » MANILA — Two United Nations human rights officials urged the government of the Philippines on Thursday to pursue a thorough investigation of the election-related massacre in which 57 people were killed, and the police recommended that murder charges be filed against 11 more suspects.The massacre “must be seen as a watershed moment for the country,” said Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, and Frank La Rue, the special rapporteur on freedom of opinion...
Chinese Protest over Tibet » Yesterday I came across a Chinese demonstration outside the State Library in Swanston Street, Melbourne, calling on Australians to support the Olympics in Beijing. The message was that the Western media has distorted the events surrounding Tibet. After all, the banners told us, Tibet was, is and always will be part of China.
Opposition blasts MDC unity govt boycott » HARARE – Zimbabwe’s former finance minister and now leader of an opposition party Simba Makoni on Wednesday blasted Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC-T party for cutting all contact with President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU PF party, saying the move had “nothing to do with delivering real change to the people” of the country.In a statement, Makoni who is the interim president of Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) said the MDC-T and ZANU PF should “stop playing with the people of Zimbabwe over ...
U.S. expresses outrage over `assault' on Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez » The U.S. State Department has told Cuba it deplores last week's ``assault'' on blogger Yoani Sánchez, one of the toughest of several expressions of support for the Havana writer.Sánchez and fellow blogger Orlando Luis Pardo said they were beaten Friday by presumed state security agents to keep them away from a ``march against violence.'' Blogger Claudia Cadelo and another woman were detained in the incident, but without violence.``The U.S. government strongly deplores the assault,'' said a State...
India tribals begin massive march » Thousands of landless farmers and tribal people in India are setting out on a massive protest march to the capital, Delhi. The march begins on a national holiday marking the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who introduced the idea of non-violent protest to the nation. It is intended to raise awareness about land rights and due to last for nearly four weeks. The organisers hope 25,000 people will take part in the march. Thousands of people began gathering in the city of Gwalior in Madhya Pra...
Obama Aide Briefs Dalai Lama About U.S. View on Tibet » An adviser to President Barack Obama and another U.S. official met with the Dalai Lama at his headquarters in Dharamshala, India, to brief the spiritual leader about the administration’s approach to Tibet. Presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett and Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero held talks with the Dalai Lama today and yesterday, according to a statement posted on his office’s Web site. The Dalai Lama detailed to Jarrett the issues he wants Obama to take up ...
Masked men silence two Honduran media that support Zelaya » Eight attackers stormed the offices of a radio station and TV outlet in Tegucigalpa that are critical of the interim government that removed Manuel Zelaya, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports. They threatened guards and sprayed acid on broadcasting equipment, ending the broadcasts of a concert in support of the ousted president.
Zimbabwe's political crisis - 21 Oct 09 » Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's prime minister, has appealed for regional help in his stand-off in Zimbabwe's unity pact, as his ministers boycotted a meeting with Robert Mugabe, the president.The suspension of ties has cast a shadow on the fragile partnership, as Mugabe chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday - without his Zanu-PF party's main government partners - as Tsvangirai's 13 cabinet ministers met separately.The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader flew to Mozambique on Tuesday to ask...
Tehran students protest on campus » Students in Iran have demonstrated against the government at Tehran University on the first day of the new academic year.Footage posted on websites showed several hundred people chanting slogans against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Eyewitnesses said students were not allowed into an official ceremony attended by a government minister to mark the start of term.
Malawi: Protests At Proposed Law Backing Sweet 16 Marriages » Lilongwe — Malawi's president, Bingu wa Mutharika, has come under severe pressure from civil society groups who are demanding he scrap a newly-passed bill allowing 16 year olds to marry with the consent of their parents.Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to which the country is a party defines a child as "every human being below the age of 18".