Promise of Freedom
By: Pulitzer Center
Posted: Sep 8 08
Witnessed: 275 times
Iraq, United States
Armed conflict, Humanitarian, Refugees
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM is a documentary feature that traces the intersecting stories of U.S.-affiliated Iraqi refugees and the Americans attempting to aid them. The film exposes the long-term human consequences of war and raises questions about the moral responsibility we have to those Iraqis who lost everything because they believed in America most.
Iraqi refugees face difficulties in US
The US state department has committed to taking in 12,000 Iraqi refugees by the end of September.
Iraq, United States
Housing, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
US veterans demonstrate against the Iraq war
Anti-war activists are making it clear that the Iraq war is a central issue in the US presidential elections.
Iraq, United States
Internally displaced persons, Refugees, War crimes
Is it time for an independent Kurdistan?
With Iraqi Kurds now almost totally independent of Baghdad, is the time right for talk of a new pan-Kurdish state or are regional autonomies the only way forward?
Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Armed conflict, Discrimination, Humanitarian
Iraq: Joseph E. Stiglitz on the Real Cost of the War
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Afghanistan, Iraq, United States
Armed conflict
Guns for Hire - The Good, the Bad and the Unregulated
In a world of shrinking defence budgets, smaller standing armies and increased threats from terrorism, the space for freelance soldiering is growing....
Afghanistan, Iraq
Armed conflict, Humanitarian
Culture Project
A venue for acclaimed, prize-winning performance, Culture Project is also a magnet for today's best talent including Meryl Streep, Danny Glover, Mary J....
Iraq, United States
Freedom of opinion & expression, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Human Rights Awareness Tour
The Human Rights Awareness Tour or “HRAT” is a group of traveling student organizers, non-governmental organizations, speakers, filmmakers, bands, photographers, journalists, artists, poets, model...
United States
Humanitarian
National Immigrant Justice Center
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), a partner of Heartland Human Care Services, is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylu...
United States
Detention, Immigration , Refugees
Liberty Coalition
The Liberty Coalition works to help organize, support, and coordinate transpartisan public policy activities related to civil liberties and basic rights....
United States
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