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Edinburgh Taster: Elias Khoury and Bahaa Taher
Elias Khoury and Bahaa Taher, two widely respected Arabic writers, will be discussing their work at the Frontline Club before they appear together at the Edinburgh Literary Festival.Yalo, Elias Khoury...
Regions: Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine
Issues: Torture
Amnesty International: Report on Mindanao Conflict
More than 200,000 civilians in central Mindanao are still vulnerable to abuses despite the recent ceasefire between the Philippine army and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), warned A...
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Torture
101 East - Female infanticide - 27 August 09 - Part 2
Female infanticide in India has led to an alarming gender gap in the population with experts estimating 50 million more males than females.101 East investigates why India cannot or will not protect it...
Regions: India
Issues: Discrimination, Mass killings, Women's rights
101 East - Female infanticide - 27 August 09 - Part 1
Female infanticide in India has led to an alarming gender gap in the population with experts estimating 50 million more males than females.101 East investigates why India cannot or will not protect it...
Regions: India
Issues: Discrimination, Mass killings, Women's rights
Former Guantanamo detainee to sue US government - 27 Aug 09
Mohammed Jawad was one of the youngest prisoners ever held at the US prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Cuba, United States
Issues: Detention, Prisons, Torture
Abkhazia voices concern over Russian dominance - 26 Aug 09
The Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia has celebrated its first anniversary of its recognition by Russia as an independent state. ...
Regions: Georgia, Russia
Issues: Armed conflict, Violence
Iranian women on hunger strike
For nearly a month , since the Iraqi forces attacked the refugee camp at Ashraf , north of Baghdad , the women of Ashraf went on hunger strike. Many of them were wounded ....