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Palestine January 9, 2008

U.S. Presidents and the drive for Middle East peace

What is it about Presidents who wait until the last minute to try and achieve peace in the Middle East? President George W. Bush is in Jerusalem meeting with Israelis
Human RightsPalestine January 9, 2008

Hamas: The success of dialogue needs a halt of arrest campaigns in the WB

Hamas stressed on Tuesday that the success of any inter-Palestinian dialogue requires a halt of all campaigns of arrests and pursuits carried out by the unconstitutional Fayyad government in the
Activites January 9, 2008

Why Voters Reelect Thugs

A few weeks back Uzbekistan held an election and -- who would have guessed it -- incumbent President Islam Karimov won. He was easily reelected despite the fact that his
Human RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience January 9, 2008

MB Military Tribunal Adjourned till Sunday Jan, 13th

The military tribunal trying 40 Muslim Brotherhood leaders was adjourned till January, 13th, 2008. Tuesday’s session witnessed completing the defense pleading for Hassan Malek, a famous businessman and the number
Human Rights January 9, 2008

New Ray of Hope as One More Egyptian Policeman Jailed for Sodomizing Citizen

Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced Saturday, Jan, 5th, 2008, three policemen to prison periods for psychologically and physically torturing an Egyptian citizen accused of theft.
Eye on IOFHuman RightsPalestine January 9, 2008

IOF choppers, gunboats fire at civilian, police targets in Rafah

Fighters of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, on Tuesday retaliated to IOF gunboat shelling at residential areas along the Rafah coast, southern Gaza, local sources reported.
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine January 9, 2008

PSL organizes symbolic funeral for Gaza siege victims

The Palestinian Scholars League (PSL) organized on Tuesday a symbolic funeral march for 65 Palestinians who died because of the Israeli ban imposed on their travel to get medical treatment
Human Rights January 9, 2008

A dark year for press freedom in Egypt

Despite the freedom of expression boundaries being pushed by the independent press and the blogging community, 2007 witnessed an upsurge in clampdowns on the press and free speech in Egypt.
Human RightsIraq January 9, 2008

How Many Kids Will The US Kill In 2008?

I seem to have been demonstrating against American racism, imperialism, wars and mass murder all my adult life from the Vietnam era of the 1960s and 1970s onwards. Back in
Human RightsPalestine January 9, 2008

Palestinian fighter killed in IOF missile shelling

A Palestinian fighter affiliated with the Salahuddin Brigades, the armed wing of the popular resistance committee, was killed on Wednesday morning when the IOF troops fired a land-to-land missile at