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NYPD Beat Tibetan Protesters

Krillian — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:57:42 -0700

Video footage of New York cops clubbing and arresting Tibetan protesters in New York on the 14th of March.

Tibet Uprising - The Latest Updates, Resources and Actions You Can Take

shot and killed a Palestinian construction worker

btselem — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:11:25 -0700

On 14 Dec. 2006 an Israeli soldier shot to death the Wahib a-Dik, 28, Palestinian construction worker and father of four. B'Tselem's investigation indicates that soldiers entered the yard of an ancient palace that Palestinians were restoring. One of the soldiers spoke with one of the workers, and claimed they were looking for stone throwers. Wahib a-Dik exited from the second floor of the palace and the soldier immediately shot and killed him .

Anti-China Protests in Paris, Olympic Torch Extinguished

maTza — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:01:58 -0700

PARIS (Reuters) - Chinese officials cut short a relay of the Olympic torch through Paris on Monday after thousands of pro-Tibet protesters forced it to be extinguished and turned the event into a shambles.

China's Olympic Lie

Many Haitians Never Receive Basic Medical Care

IPPF-WHR — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:04:03 -0800

The International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) is one of six Regional Offices of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. We are a network of 40 sexual and reproductive health organizations across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Our Member Associations provide 19.4 million services each year. These range from sexuality education, contraceptive services, and prenatal care to HIV testing, abortion-related care, and screening for gender-based violence.

B'Tselem: Soldiers shot to death 'Itaf Zalat

btselem — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:04:15 -0700

In the early morning hours of 1 May 2006, soldiers from the "Duvdevan" undercover unit carried out an operation to arrest a wanted person in the Dinaba neighborhood of Tulkarm. During the operation, the soldiers fired at the second floor of a residential building in the neighborhood, killing 'Itaf Zalat, 43, and wounding her two daughters, Ahlam, 21, who suffered moderate injuries, and Ansam, 15, who was slightly injured.

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars documentray

edbanker — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:28:11 -0800

http://www.refugeeallstars.org

B'Tselem: Lethal Ambiguity

btselem — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:08:03 -0700

" The bottom line is that the orders are unclear. They are confusing. And when orders are unclear, people die ."

With These Hands I Demand the Future: Coalition of Immokalee Workers

EBJW — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:32:26 -0800

With these hands I demand the future that poverty wages have stolen from me.

Farmworkers returning from picking tomatoes bought by companies, such as McDonald's, show hands stained with pesticides and heavy with hard work.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is declaring that they are tired, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, of "relying on the goodwill and understanding of those who profit from exploiting us," and are escalating their campaign to convince fast food companies to end human rights violations in their supply chains.

Workers' Rights are Human Rights

Daechuri

HonoringHome — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:01:56 -0800

The Korean government is currently displacing elderly farmers from their land in order to accommodate the relocation of a U.S. military base from its current location in Seoul to Daechuri, Pyeongtaek. This documentary is an expression of each student's experience with the farmers in Daechuri, their traditional culture and modern art, and their daily struggle against the Korean government's illegal actions to drive them off their lands. As the tensions grow stronger each day, it is imperative that the U.S. and Korea assume responsibility for their actions.

24:44 MIN

B'Tselem: "Playing Catch" - Palestinian laborers sneak into Israel to find work

btselem — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:03:22 -0700

Israel enforces a tight closure on the West bank. Palestinians are forbidden to enter without a permit, but permits are very difficult to come by. Tens of thousands of Palestinians are forced to sneak into Israeli with the hope of finding work