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Biden Demands Net No Progress on Iraq Govt
Post Views: 4 No Proposals Made for Next Coalition Govt Though it comes as little surprise given the past four months of political fighting, Vice President Joe Biden’s Iraq visit has come to an end, and his demand for a
Read MoreEuropean Social Forum: Perhaps there is a need for a reflection time. But it can’t be too long 0
Post Views: 4 On Saturday, 3 July, around 3,000 people joined the march of the European Social Forum (ESF) in Istanbul. It was the closing march of the sixth European Social Forum. Just as there is low participation in Turkish
Read More700 children in Turkish jails 0
Post Views: 9 On 1 April 2006, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the following statement in relation to the incident: “I am addressing mothers and fathers. Those who let their children out and allow them to be used by
Read MoreWorkers’ rights in Taiwan 0
Post Views: 3 5 July 2010: A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Taiwan (known at the WTO as “Chinese Taipei”), published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, finds
Read MoreUK: Terrorism Search Power Violates Rights 0
Post Views: 23 A flyer explains police stop and search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000. Source: Metropolitan Police Service Government Should Repeal Counterproductive and Arbitrary Law (London) – The new UK coalition government should repeal an abusive counterterrorism power
Read MoreUS to press Binyamin Netanyahu to extend freeze on settlements 0
Post Views: 5 Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, will come under intense pressure on Tuesday to extend his 10-month freeze on the building of settlements in the West Bank when he meets President Barack Obama in Washington – amid warnings
Read MoreCommissions and Omissions 0
Post Views: 9 A victory is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat. This week we won. Immediately after the Turkel Commission was set up to investigate
Read MoreDangerous Crossroads in World History: Obama’s New Iran Sanctions: An Act of War 0
Post Views: 7 When the UN refused to agree to the severe sanctions that the U.S. wanted, Obama responded with typical Bush flair and went solo. The new U.S. sanctions against Iran — signed into law by Obama on July
Read MoreAmnesty International: Fear for prisoners on death row in Iran 0
Post Views: 5 Amnesty International has made a new call to the Iranian authorities to immediately halt all executions and commute all death sentences as concern grows about two women and other prisoners who may be at imminent risk of
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Freemuse appeals to Turkish Prime Minister
Post Views: 117 Artist Ferhat Tunç is facing a 15 years jail sentence because of a speech he made at the Eruh-Çirav Festival. The request of the prosecutor rose some question at Freemuse (World Music and Censorship Forum). Artists, human
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