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Hold Your Applause
[caption id="attachment_2635" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Source: Peace Now"][/caption] President Obama’s strategy of “reaching out to the Muslim world” over the past few weeks has inspired strong sentiments of both praise and…
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Obama, the Federal Death Penalty, and Race
The death penalty is a difficult issue for just about any politician. Most prefer to avoid it as much as possible. But the time may soon come when President Obama…
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Iranian Protesters Stay One Step Ahead in the Cyber World
In the face of a tightening government grip on all things viral, Iranians have managed to circumvent the communication restrictions laid upon them to tell the world their story in…
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“I Have to Hold Back Tears” — Jimmy Carter
During the lead up to former president Jimmy Carter’s trip to Gaza, the general media sentiment regarding the trip was ominous. Questions of safety (and loyalty, due to the boycott…
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Iran: Release Soltani
Abdolfattah Soltani was arrested at his office in central Tehran, at around four in the afternoon, on 16 June by four plainclothes security officials. The officials, who did not have…
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Ominous message from the Iranian Supreme Leader
[caption id="attachment_2602" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran"][/caption] Today, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, spoke to the crowd at the weekly Friday Prayer and…
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What Next in Iran?
Protesters and police clashed in Tehran today over the outcome of last week's presidential elections. Alertnet has published a good Q & A on what might happen next in Iran:…
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Forcible Evictions of HIV-positive Families in Cambodia
Yesterday morning, the Cambodian government forcibly evicted about 20 families living with HIV/AIDS from their homes in Borei Keila and resettled them at Tuol Sambo, a resettlement site just outside…
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U.S. Obligation to Freed Gitmo Detainees
(Originally posted on Daily Kos) Four Uighur former Guantanamo inmates are now in Bermuda, other detainees have been released to France, Chad, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Hungary, Italy and Palau…
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China Mandates PC Companies Install Software That Censors
By Tony Cruz, Amnesty International USA's Business & Economic Relations Group Starting July 1, 2009, the Chinese government is mandating all PC makers such as Hewlett Packard and Dell install…
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Protests and Crackdowns Spread Throughout Iran
There is a misconception that protests against Iran’s contested election results have been confined to Tehran. That is not the case. Although the largest protests have indeed been taking place…
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A Clear Scientific Consensus that the Death Penalty does NOT Deter
Scientists agree, by an overwhelming majority, that the death penalty has no deterrent effect. They felt the same way over ten years ago, and nothing has changed since then. States…