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• in TV
  Have You Heard from Johannesburg (PBS) Concludes January 26
  The conclusion of a five-part series about the global anti-apartheid movement, “Have You Heard from Johannesburg?,” airs on PBS January 26.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 21, 2012
• in Politics
  Pressure for Military Intervention in Syria Grows
  Assad Seems To Underestimate Opposition to his Regime
  by Mozart99 / on Jan 15, 2012
• in Entertainment
  Have You Heard from Johannesburg Continues with Two Installments January 19
  The third and fourth installments of a five-part series about the global anti-apartheid movement, “Have You Heard from Johannesburg?,” airs on PBS January 19.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 15, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “human rights”

 

• GIFs: Obama on the gay rights movement

  
  Under the Mountain Bunker & Coffee Shop — Authority: 132
  Source: billydarley [IMG: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh8mtJiaJ1qa9jn1o1_r1_250.gif][IMG: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh8mtJiaJ1qa9jn1o2_r1_250.gif][IMG: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh8mtJiaJ1qa9jn1o3_r1_250.gif][IMG: http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh8mtJiaJ1qa9jn1o4_250.gif][IMG: ...
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• After Being Detained in Forced Labor Camp for One Year, Mr. Xia Dong and His Wife Are Sentenced to Forced Labor and Held in Detention Centers

  
  Truth in China BLOG — Authority: 122
  By a Clearwisdom correspondent from Chongqing City, China (Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Yan Xiaoyue and her husband Xia Dong from Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, were arrested by officers from the Jiulongpo 610 Office, the Jiulongpo Domestic Security Division, and the Baguocheng Police Station on August 11, and in November ...
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• China: Failing to Arrest an Outstanding Teacher, Police in Sandong Province Arrest Her Husband Instead

  
  Truth in China BLOG — Authority: 122
  By a Clearwisdom reporter in Shandong Province Name: Ma Qin (马芹) Gender: Female Age: Unknown Address: Pingdu, Shandong Province Occupation: Teacher at Pingdu Development Zone Experimental School Date of Most Recent Arrest: August 9, 2010 Persecution Suffered: Arrest (Clearwisdom.net) Seven or eight police ...
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• FDIC: Chinese Regime Continues To Call the Shots in Manhattan’s Chinatown

  
  Truth in China BLOG — Authority: 122
  Press statement from the Falun Dafa Information Center27 Jan 2012 NEW YORK — The will of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to exert itself in Manhattan’s Chinatown, increasing the fear many in the community have of the Chinese regime, while also raising troubling questions as to how a foreign communist ...
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• Former Guatemalan dictator now under house arrest

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 162
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk Former Guatemalan dictator now under house arrest Human rights groups welcomed the arrest of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt. published date:Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:24:57 GMT
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• Ethiopia: Standing With Ethiopias Tenacious Blogger

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 670
  Standing with Ethiopias jailed blogger : “It would be hard to find a better symbol of media repression in Africa than Eskinder Nega. The veteran Ethiopian journalist and dissident blogger has been detained at least seven times by Prime Minister Meles Zenawis government over the past two decades, and was put back in ...
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• UNICEF says 384 children killed so far in Syria

  
  Dubai Business | Kippreport — Authority: 478
  At least 384 children have been killed during Syria’s 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told Reuters the figures were based on reports by human rights organisations which it judged to be ...
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• NAACP leader comes to NC to plan march and rally

  
  ExaminerPolitics.com — Authority: 139
  The Associated Press The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. The national leader of the nations largest civil rights group is coming to North Carolina ...
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• Why gay Middle Easterners can’t stand GayMiddleEast.com

  
  A Paper Bird — Authority: 455
  In June 2011, 15 Arab sexual rights and human rights organizations, and more than a dozen individual activists, signed a statement condemning the website Gaymiddleeast.com  for lying about itself, its origins, and its politics. It’s unusual to see so many groups and activists getting together on anything in a ...
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• Crime and Punishment: Drug smuggler LIAT pilot gets only a fine for 65 pounds of weed

  
  Barbados Free Press — Authority: 415
  International drug smugglers usually rot in prison for years. Why was the court so easy on Keith Allen? Admitted drug trafficker and smuggler Keith Richard Otway Allen (above) is a lucky man today because he’s walking free when all reason … Continue reading →
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• Judge to decide next month womans parental rights

  
  Washington Examiner — Authority: 683
  The Associated Press The Associated Press WHEATON, Ill. A DuPage County judge is promising to decide whether an immigrant from Myanmar should be ...
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• Samaa TV terminates Maya Khan show, she refused to apologize unconditionally

  
  Teeth Maestro — Authority: 397
  In response to citizen’ letter to Zafar Siddiqi , CEO Samaa TV yesterday, he has written back to the group with good news that the Maya Khan & her team will recieving termiantion notices as of Monday . The letter by Zafar Siddiqi is quoted below, we all applaud this responsible approach by Samaa TV ...
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• HEADLINES FROM WORLD PRESS

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. South Africa, Argus:  ”Don’t Feed Baboons” I guess this means never entering Congress. Australia, Sydney Morning Herald:  ”Lost-Found, $150 Million” I guess Mitt Romney is upset at misplacing so much money. ...
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• Click Communism Away Says Newt

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Newt Gingrich is a man of IDEAS so when anyone tangles with this man who has a vision, the end result is Newt will walk away to the applause of Americans. He was addressing the Hispanic Leadership Network when Newt unleashed his latest brilliant idea. “So one of my goals  would be to flood the island with enough ...
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• “So,I Made A Mistake-Is That A Mistake?”

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Given Republican presidential contacts with God it is difficult to imagine any ever made a mistake. After all, if one has been anointed by the Almighty, it is mighty unusual to make a human mistake. During an interview with Diane Sawyer, Barack Obama was open concerning his deficits.  ”I make a mistake, you know, ...
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• “I’m Jewish, I Can Live Where I Want!”

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  Itai Harel, a nice Jewish settler inhabiting a hill located in the West Bank, which originally was seized by Israel troops during a war, believes he has a right to live where he desires because he is Jewish and God gave the Israelis the land of what is known as the West Bank. “Look at all this wonderful empty land ...
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• French Leave Quickly

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  The French government is rather disturbed when Afghan soldiers decide to fire on French rather than Taliban forces. Last week, yet again, another Afghan soldier pointed his weapon toward allies rather than enemies.  Afghan President Hamid Karzai was visiting France when both President Sarkozy and he agreed on the ...
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• No Praying On This Train!

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  He was a middle aged Muslim man living and working in Sweden. On his  daily commute from Stockholm, the man found a quiet place in order to pray. “I started to pray but then the conductor arrived and shoved me three times in the backalmost causing me to topple over.”  She demanded his ticket but the man did ...
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• Let’s Pester The President

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 429
  I would like you to imagine that it is 1944 and President Franklin Roosevelt is called away from the White House because some jerk went to court and demanded evidence that FDR was not a  secret member of the Nazi party. Naturally, there would be some nut judge in the South who would demand the president cease working ...
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• Twitter Can Censor by Country

  
  Voices on All Things Digital — Authority: 120
  Twitter Inc. says it can now make content selectively available to users based on geography, and plans to use that ability to enter countries with “different ideas” about freedom of expression as a human right—reflecting the difficult ethical questions facing Internet companies. The announcement, published on ...
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