March 29, 2008 – Page 2

Palestine March 29, 2008

The high road to freedom

Last week, Fatah and Hamas officials held direct talks for the first time since Hamas’ June takeover of Gaza. Mediated by Yemeni officials in the capital, the talks led to

Human Rights Palestine March 29, 2008

PA ministry urges world community to check IOA crimes against Palestinians

The ministry of prisoners in the PA caretaker government has urged the international community to end its silence regarding Israeli occupation authority’s crimes against the Palestinian people and to adopt

Islamic Issues Other Views March 29, 2008

Destroying Islam and How Not To

A story involving a Canadian Muslim reporter in Indonesia, who was told by the religious police to "show some respect!" and cover her hair, has prompted me to have a

Election Coverage Human Rights Prisoners of Conscience March 29, 2008

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood under fire

The Egyptian government has intensified its security crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in recent weeks in a clear effort to keep its primary political rival off-balance ahead of nation-wide

Human Rights Prisoners of Conscience March 29, 2008

Egypt: Newspaper editor’s prosecution part of a “pattern of harassment” of Egyptian media

Ibrahim Eissa was charged under Articles 171 and 188 of the Penal Code for publishing in 2007 information considered by the authorities to be damaging to the public interest and

Human Rights Prisoners of Conscience March 29, 2008

Ethiopia: Two prisoners of conscience freed

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of human rights activists Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, who had been detained in Ethiopia since November 2005, but said the two prisoners of

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