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Autonomy   China   Freedom   Photos   Slideshow   Tibet		  The Manila Times 
Tibetans march for freedom
LUCKNOW, India: For the past half-century refugee Mingmar Bhuti, who fled Tibet as a teenager after China put down an uprising against its rule, has mourned the separation from her homeland and her... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Security Council Considers Threats to Peace and Security
Food   Inflation   Photos   Poverty   UN		  The Times Of India 
UN rights council to hold special session on food crisis
    GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council will devote a special session to the world food crisis on May 23, the council announced late on Thursday. The extraordinary, requested by... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP  The Guardian 
Academics 'trying to revive Israel boycott'

Academics are today accused of attempting to revive the academic boycott of Israel by calling for lecturers to consider their links with Israeli institutions and lobby contacts over the Israeli... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Human Rights   Israel   Photos   Society
Relatives of Palestinian militant Mohammed al-Hazin mourning during his funeral in Bureij  Bahrain Tribune 
Human rights crime in Gaza

Ex-US President takes a close look at a festering problem and indicts those who ignore Israel's pivotal role in the on-going violence By Jimmy Carter Former US President The world is witnessing a... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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A Sri Lankan Human Rights activist holds a placard during a protest against the eviction of ethnic Tamils in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 8, 2007. Sri Lanka´s highest court suspended the eviction of ethnic minority Tamils from the capital on Fr Asia Times
'My daughter, the terrorist'
By Tarjei Kidd Olsen OSLO - In Sri Lanka's brutal civil war, some rebel women end their lives as suicide bombers that have killed hundreds over the years. A Norwegian... (photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena)
Photos   Society   Sri Lanka   War   Woman
An FBI agent, center, stands outside a Northern Illinois University lecture hall where a lone gunman has shot and killed five in DeKalb, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. Infowars
FBI withdraws secret Internet Archive probe
The FBI has withdrawn a secret order that used new anti-terrorism powers to demand information about a user of the Internet Archive without a court order after attorneys... (photo: AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast)
Human Rights   Internet   Photos   San Francisco   Security   Terrorism   US
A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention Friday, April 13, 2007, in St. Louis. The 136th annual meeting of the NRA runs through Sunday and is expected to draw 60,000 visitors. The Australian
Govern global arms trade
IN the present scandal of the attempt to ship tonnes of arms and ammunition to Zimbabwe, it is the Chinese who have spoken the most sense. China's foreign ministry said... (photo: AP / Jeff Roberson)
Law   Photos   Trade   UN   Weapons
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Workers wronged
The TUC's latest report on exploited workers in the UK must spark a new and reasoned debate on these vulnerable members of society Articles May 7, 2008 2:00 PM | The... (photo: Public Domain / Rolf Obermaier)
Jobs   People   Photos   Rights   Society
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of China Mr. Hu Jintao in New York on September 14, 2005 - india - hires - wn/aruna The Times Of India
Japan says resuming human rights dialogue with China
    TOKYO: Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed with Japan to restart a dialogue on human rights, officials said, as he faced protests Thursday over his handling... (photo: PIB)
China   Government   Japan   Photos   Statement
President Bush and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrive for a joint statement in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (tmg1) International Herald Tribune
Two dozen Egyptian human rights groups urge Mubarak to abolish reform-curbing laws
: Egypt's prominent human rights groups are appealing to President Hosni Mubarak to put an end to 27-year-old emergency laws... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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This image taken from an undated video produced by al-Qaida´s media arm, Al-Sahab, and made available Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 by the SITE Institute, a Washington-based group that monitors terror messages, shows Osama bin Laden speaking in the first n Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? The Guardian
In this image made by the British Prison Service and aired by Arabic TV channels shows Abu Qatada who makes a televised appeal from Belmarsh high security prison, in London calling for the release of hostage British Norman Kember in Iraq. UK grants bail to radical terrorism suspect Sydney Morning Herald
This frame grab provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Osama bin Laden in a CNN interview in 1997. Jurors in the Jose Padilla terrorism support case saw this video Tuesday June 26, 2007 of Osama bin Laden denouncing the United States as "t Bin Laden's 'right hand' to be freed The Australian
ANBAR PASSAGE - U.S. Marines ensure the area is clear of threats during a cache search in western Anbar province, May 1, 2008. Al-Qaida in Iraq leader reported arrested The Charlotte Observer
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Airport staff load crates of United Nations aid which contain, medicine, tents and food bound for Myanmar, jsa1 Official: U.N. plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone San Diego
NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the Myanmar coast on May 5, 2008, showing the devastation of flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Nargis. First UN relief flight lands in Myanmar Globe and Mail
New arrivals at the Dadaab camp in Kenya. Growing numbers of Somali refugees have been arriving in Kenya in recent days. wnhires (mb1) Somali refugees speak of horrific war crimes Mail Guardian South Africa
Thai police escort Russian Viktor Bout as he arrives at the head of the Crime Suppression Bureau in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday March 6, 2008. US charges Russian 'arms dealer' BBC News
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The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora Calls on the President of China Mr. Hu Jintao in Shanghai on June 16, 2006- india - hires - am1 President Hu pledges peaceful development China Daily
A Palestinian gathers stones to throw at Israeli soldiers, not seen, during an Israeli army operation in the West Bank City of Nablus, Sunday Feb. 25 2007. Dozens of Israeli jeeps and armored vehicles raided the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday and placed No escape from Middle Eastern wars Daily Star Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - A view of Marines in front of the U.S. Embassy which was destroyed by a terrorist bomb attack. Fighting rocks Beirut, kills 10; Hezbollah defiant The Star
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