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Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 19, 2008

Jordanian court passes jail terms on journalists for offensive article

A Jordanian civil court handed down jail terms of three months each on five newspapers journalists, including two prominent editors, for an article considered as offensive to the court and
Palestine March 19, 2008

Rachel Corrie’s 5th Anniversary: Heroic Death, Adds to Israel’s Criminal Record

These days five years ago, Palestinian occupied territories witnessed the brutal death of the US activist Rachel Corrie, 23, by Israeli bulldozers while they were demolishing a house of a
PalestineReports March 19, 2008

Poll shows Palestinians now favor Hamas over Fatah

During three months of foundering peace talks overshadowed by violence, the U.S.-backed Palestinian leadership in the West Bank has lost popular support and is now viewed as less legitimate than
Human RightsIraq March 19, 2008

Tombstones mark anniversary of another infamous date

March 19, 2003: a date that will live in infamy. Perhaps not in the minds of many of our fellow citizens, but surely to most people around the world. On
Human RightsPalestine March 19, 2008

In prison, who knows why?

You would think the baby boy named Yousef has his life ahead of him. But who knows, with a child born to Palestinian parents from Gaza. What’s more, Yousef was
Palestine March 19, 2008

Dayton meets PA security commanders in Al-Khalil

Gen. Keith Dayton, the American officer in charge of security coordination between the PA and Israeli security apparatuses, on Tuesday discussed with commanders of PA security commanders in Al-Khalil their
Eye on IOFPalestine March 19, 2008

Hamas: Israeli plans to kill a senior Hamas figure prior to reaching calm

The Lebanese Akhbar newspaper quoted a "reliable" source in Hamas as saying that the Israeli occupation is planning the assassination of senior Hamas officials prior to the calm agreement which
ActivitesHuman RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 18, 2008

Journalists stage protest in support of Muslim Brotherhood

Numerous members of the banned group the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and independent journalists took to the stairs of the Journalists Syndicate in downtown Cairo on Sunday afternoon to protest against
Palestine March 18, 2008

Hamadan: Hamas could never be in a position of begging for a meeting with Abbas

Osama Hamdan, a member of the Hamas political bureau, categorically denied that Hamas could be in a position of begging for a meeting with PA chief Mahmoud Abbas on the
Human RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience March 18, 2008

Court Upholds Decision to Freeze 40 MB leaders Assets, Families to Appeal

Cairo Criminal Court rejected on Tuesday to hear the case of Muslim Brotherhood leaders’ frozen assets stating that the case is beyond the scop of its authroities, which means that