Violence in China  share 1 hour ago by ovithanos Violence in China’s restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 people injured, state media say. Several hundred people have also been arrested after the violence erupted in the city of Urumqi on Sunday.Xinhua news agency said police restored order after de ... Ovi Lehti - iBite - ovibite.wordpress.com ·  6 references |
| Marwa El-Sherbany came back again to Egypt !!! share 1 hour ago by Zeinobia I know that I should not say this but she should have returned back with little boy and her husband alive. Marwa's body has arrived to Cairo yesterday and it was received in the Cairo airport if I am not mistaken by 6th April movement according to the photos I saw from the event last night taken by ... Egyptian chronicles - egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com · Rank: 8,660 · 123 references |
| Arte implicado share 1 hour ago by Insurgencia Gráfica Gracias al link de juantendero, además de descubrirle a él, descubro también una iniciativa más que interesante y sobre todo solidaria: Arte Implicado, una movida de Amnistía Internacional sobre arte y derechos humanos. En el site, entre otros Ouka Leele, Chema Madoz o Tápies, por citar alguno. Adem ... Insurgencia Gráfica - insurgenciagrafica.wordpress.com · Rank: 82,306 · 3 references |
| Least free places on Earth share 2 hours ago by aburman The link below directs you to a list of 21 countries where citizens enjoy the least amount of freedom in the world. Some are known, while some that rarely surface in the news or the media. Take a look if you care… (Click here to go to the article) Everyday Musings - drearyworkingnoojie.wordpress.com |
| 140 killed in western China during riots share 2 hours ago by Chris in Paris This doesn't sound like a very serious, modern country to me. Riots can obviously occur in any country for many reasons but killing 140 people while putting down the riots is quite unusual in the developed world. The communist Chinese can never move beyond the old thugs who ran the country for decad ... AMERICAblog News| A great ... - americablog.com · Rank: 50 · 2893 references |
| Persepolis revisited share 3 hours ago by gerryco23 From today’s Guardian: When Marjane Satrapi released her graphic novel Persepolis, based on her life and set against the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, she insisted it was a love letter to her homeland. The furious criticisms of the Islamic republic were, she said, her way of honouring “th ... That's How The Light Gets In - gerryco23.wordpress.com · Rank: 71,105 · 5 references |
| Fears for the world's poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food share 4 hours ago by kluciole Fears for the world's poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food • UN sounds warning after 30m hectares bought up • G8 leaders to discuss 'neo-colonialism' John Vidal , environment editor guardian.co.uk , Friday 3 July 2009 21.34 BST Article history The acquisition of farmland from the world' ... Luciole Press Blog - blog.luciolepress.com · Rank: 59,435 · 19 references |
| Sri Lanka’s disregard for public opinion share 4 hours ago by srilankalawlessness India’s Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has expressed displeasure at steps taken by the Sri Lankan government to rehabilitate internally displaced Sri Lankan Tamils. Addressing the media in his constituency of Sivakasi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu recently, he said, “I am not happy over t ... Sri Lanka Lawlessness - srilanka-lawlessness.com · 5 references |
| 3-day hunger strike share 4 hours ago by kfravon Iranian-American residents of San Francisco Bay Area gathering in downtown San Jose in front of City Hall for a hunger strike to show solidarity with their brothers and sisters in Iran, and to demand that the United Nations take action on the urgent matter of the human rights of Iranian citizens. He ... Iranian.com - Nothing is ... - iranian.com/main · Rank: 991 · 245 references |
| Butterfly of Hope share 5 hours ago by yero69 In the year 2009, you’d think governments would have well and truly faced the atrocities of World War II. Yet up to 200,000 women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers have still not received an adequate apology – let alone compensation – from the Japan Government. Their chosen sy ... The Big Pink Queer Blog - yero69.wordpress.com |
