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Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience February 19, 2008

13 MB University Students Arrested by the Egyptian Authorities

The Egyptian government have continued its practices of imposing excessive restrictions upon the Egyptian universities yesterday noon(Monday Feb. 18, 2008).
Lebanon February 19, 2008

Living with the certainty of war

For a while now, we’ve been talking about it. For a while now, I’ve been talking about it. Yes, there will be another war. I have said so during radio
Lebanon February 19, 2008

Meet the Lebanese Press: A cold civil war

If civil wars are born equal, they don’t all progress or die the same. Lebanon is no stranger to civil wars, which usually erupt from a single or a series
Palestine February 19, 2008

Boycott group to UNESCO: Protect heritage of all cultures

The following is an open letter sent to Director-General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura on 14 February 2008
Human RightsPalestine February 19, 2008

Wildman promises to convey Gaza suffering to the American public

David Wildman, the executive secretary for human rights and racial justice in the United Methodist Church in New York, stated during a short visit to the Gaza Strip that he
Human RightsTorture February 19, 2008

What Do We Stand For?

Americans traditionally thought of their country as a "city upon a hill," a "light unto the world." Today only the deluded think that. Polls show that the rest of the
Human RightsPalestine February 18, 2008

Livni to Rice: Israel is to wage a large-scale military assault on Gaza

Hebrew media reported that Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni told her American counterpart Condoleezza Rice during their last meeting in Washington that Israel is preparing to wage a large-scale military
Palestine February 18, 2008

Muzaini: European parties approaching Hamas over Shalit deal

Dr. Osama Al-Muzaini, one of the Hamas political leaders, affirmed on Monday that a number of European parties were having contacts with Hamas to mediate a prisoners’ exchange deal with
Palestine February 18, 2008

Sarkozy: The Extraordinary Zionist

Last week, Mr. Sarkozy was quoted as saying that he wouldn’t shake hands with anyone that didn’t recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The gravity of his statement is very
Interviews February 18, 2008

Free Pakistan

It"s Monday, February 18, 2008, and the entire world is anxiously focusing on Pakistan. After nearly a month"s delay due to Benazir Bhutto"s assassination, Pakistan"s contentious and, some say, "historic"