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Sri Lanka to be Tried for Genocide Against Tamils: How Will Cuba and its Allies Respond?

Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal was initiated in 1979 by the left socialist and anti-fascist resistance fighter Senator Lelie Basso.

(HAVANA TIMES) - An unprecedented move by internationalists and activists for human rights and justice, one that could inspire controversy among left oriented governments and peoples’ solidarity committees, will take place next spring.

Since the time of the resolution, Cuba has stepped up closer ties with the Mahinda Rajapaksa family government...

Sri Lankan State Terrorism Spreads to Paris, France

“Assassination makes only martyrs, not converts”

(PARIS, France) - With deep sadness and grief we, TCHR, publish this press release on the assassination carried out by the Sri Lankan military intelligence on a Tamil activist, a French citizen in Paris, France - Nadarajah Mathinthiran alias Parithi, nom de guerre Regan.

There is no doubt that this assassination was carried out by the Sri Lankan military intelligence...

Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail...

Incredible photo essay on a famous route in Vietnam.

(WASHINGTON DC) - “You’ve got to ride a dirt bike like you’ve stolen it,” as we accelerated through a particularly gnarly section, the wheels weaving between rocks, mud spraying up from the bike in all directions.

All around us was deep Southeast Asian jungle, with no form of civilization for miles. If anything happened to us out here [...]

UK`s Responsibility to the Palestinians

The Balfour declaration was a direct outcome of some intensive Jewish Lobby pressure in both Britain and the USA.

(LONDON) - In the following Guardian letter a few Palestinians and Pro Palestinian activists call for the British government to acknowledge publicly the responsibility for previous British administrations for the Balfour Declaration and Palestinian suffering.

I totally agree with the content of the letter, yet, it fails to address the most crucial and obvious fact.

Clinton to Join Obama for Burma Trip

Human rights groups are calling for a critical evaluation and will protest.

(RANGOON, Burma The Irrawaddy ) - US President Barack Obama will be joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while visiting Burma later this month during which dialogue will focus on pushing for further democratic reform.

Many wonder what hope this visit may or may not hold for the Muslims of Burma who are suffering from massive ethnic cleansing attacks.

The White Minority of Post-America, The Obama Phenomenon and The Indigenous World Court

The Post-America world of minorities is a fitting backdrop for the larger picture of the world's indigenous people.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - On the 5th of November, a day before the Presidential election, Jim McTague, a discerning columnist in Barron's Magazine, wrote a brilliant piece.

The writer predicted a stunning victory by Mitt Romney...

Syrian President`s Interview in Full

Assad: “I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria”

(ROME / MOSCOW RT) - In an exclusive interview with Russia Today, President Bashar Assad said that the conflict in Syria is not a civil war, but proxy terrorism by Syrians and foreign fighters.

He also accused the Turkish PM of eyeing Syria with imperial ambitions.

Reflections on the Birthday of Marines by One of Its Past Members

One short enlistment in the Marines left a large, lasting impression, to say the very least.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - I look at my clock, it is 10:44, that was my platoon in basic training or boot camp as most people know it, in the United States Marines.

I had been 18 for two months when I enlisted for three years, people were shocked, I'm still in shock. Looks like I'm writing this one after all. On this birthday of the Marine Corps, I look back at my personal connection to the Corps which began in 1981 on those yellow footprints in San Diego when there was no war.

INDONESIA: Torture Victims Sentenced to Life Imprisonment on Fabricated Charges

Meanwhile allegations of their abuse are not investigated.

(SALEM) - Indonesia is a beautiful place full incredible sights and history and danger for those who speak out against the government.

It is a government that still practices obscene torture and other degrading forms of illegal punishment as a person named Ang Ho learned recently.

Sri Lanka`s Long Road To Reconciliation & Analysis

For years, the Vanni was cut off from the rest of the country.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Colombo Telegraph) - Genzia Mary, 10, is fascinated by the buses arriving in northern Sri Lanka, their jovial travellers singing in a language that, until two years ago, was completely foreign to her.

Mary lives in Kilinochchi District, part of the country’s northern former war zone popularly known as “the Vanni”.