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Arab Media Charter and another arena for muzzling

In their Tuesday meeting (Feb 12 2008), The Arab Ministers of Information- except for Qatar and Lebanon- have adopted a charter organizing the activities of the satellite channels in the

Government Violence Against University Students Continues

In a continuation of the of excessive interference by authorities in the activities of university students and staff; both the Jordanian and Egyptian universities witnessed a series of brutal attacks

Day of Solidarity to End Gaza Siege in 30 Countries

Gamal Al Khodari, an independent PLC member and head of the Popular Committee for Breaking the Gaza Siege, declared on Saturday Feb, 23rd, the launch of a series of activities

One year of injustice against a prisoner of conscious

Kareem Amer starts today his second year in Burg Al-Arab prison on the four-year imprisonment sentence issued against him by Moharram Beik Court of Misdemeanor, (Alexandria) on February 22, 2007,

EU Parliament VP Expresses Dismay Over Human Rights Conditions in Egypt

EU Parliament VP expressed her dismay over the human rights violations in Egypt by referring civilians to military tribunals. Morgantini requested copies of documents explaining the case indicating that she

Hamas: No Progress in Border Talks with Egypt

Ayman Taha, Hamas spokesman, said that the talks between Hamas movement delegation and Egyptian officials did not lead to any progress.

If Kosovo, why not Palestine?

As expected, Kosovo has issued its unilateral declaration of independence, the United States and most European Union countries, with whom this declaration was coordinated, rushing to extend diplomatic recognition to

The Role of People of Conscience in Cultivating Peace and Preventing Human Rights Abuse

This is the full text of a message delivered at the 5th Annual Martin Luther King Human Rights Forum held on Jan 17th, 2008 at the MLK Center in Atlanta,

A third way

"You are either with us, or with the terrorists," said US President George W. Bush a couple of days after the horrendous 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and

British police failed to arrest Israeli war criminal

On 10 January 2002 Israeli bulldozers flattened 59 houses in the Rafah refugee camp on the Gaza Strip. Residents fled their homes in heavy rain, most losing all their possessions