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Rudwan Dawod Has Been Released!

Oregon activist freed after harrowing arrest, trial and threat of death penalty in Sudan!

(EUGENE, OR) - We have just received confirmation that Rudwan Dawod has just been released by the Government of Sudan! Rudwan is a leader of many of Sudan Sunrise's reconciliation and humanitarian initiatives.

Rudwan was just released approximately one-half hour ago, before midnight Khartoum time. He is now with his family. He is reported to be in good condition.

Transnational Government of Tamil Eleam (TGTE) Announces Appointments to the House of Senate

Two people who write for Salem-News.com are now part of the new government of Tamil Eelam (Sri Lanka).

(NEW YORK CITY) - Significant progress is being realized in the effort to establish the nation of Tamil Eelam in the north of Sri Lanka. Senators for the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam have been announced.

The Tamil population in this island nation off the coast of India was massacred by the Sri Lanka government in a pogrom that ended just over three years ago, in May of 2009.

Cambodia: Stop Any Judicial Actions Against Mr. Chan Soveth

Cambodia seeks to jail a Human Rights Defender, our Human Rights Ambassador contacts the government representative in UN.

(SALEM) - After its long history of Genocide and years of self-destruction, Cambodia's political leaders must join the modern world and adhere to international laws that protect human beings from heinous political persecution.

It seems more than bleak when a nation's Human Rights Defenders become the target of aggressive, negative government interest.

Refugee Camp or Persecution Camp?

Quotes from Myanmar's ethnically cleansed Muslim population are chilling...

(SITTWE Akyab, Myanmar) - 14th August, 2012, was the Muslims’ 27th Ramadan Night in which Rohingya people celebrate Lialatul Qadar every year.

I wished to visit to the Refugee Camps in Sittwe to share their feelings but I couldn’t, my friend Abdul visited there and brought a message to me. After listening the stories of Rohingya people, I came to know that it is also persecution camp for them.

Britons Given Travel Warning on Sri Lanka

Britons should make arrangements with reputable travel firms when moving around in the country.

(LONDON Times Online) - The British Government has warned of an upsurge in Nationalism and sexual offences on minors in Sri Lanka and has put out a travel warning to its citizens living, working and intending to travel to the island nation.

Women in particular were told to take extra care when traveling alone or in small groups and to carry personal alarms.

Masterminds Behind the Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing in Burma

Rohingya men have been arrested; their villages, houses, mosques and properties burned down during the recent unrest.

(BERLIN, Germany) - The tragic cruelty and the carnage of Rohingyas that occurred in Sittwe, Burma, is assumed to have been caused by Dr. Aye Maung.

In his interview with Venus News Journal on June 14, 2012, Mayng, a member of parliament and chairman of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party said, “The Rakhine state should be established in the way Israel was initially established.”

US Urges Sudan to Free Oregon-Based Activist

Rudwan Daud was arrested for 'terrorism' when he sought to rebuild a Catholic cathedral in his native Sudan.

(KHARTOUM AFP) - The United States on Tuesday urged Sudan to free a US permanent resident who was taken back into custody moments after a judge freed him.

Rudwan Daud, a citizen of Sudan who lives in the western US state of Oregon with his pregnant wife, was cleared Monday by a judge in Khartoum of the most serious charges that could have put him in jail for up to 10 years.

Escape the Heat in one of Salem`s Cooling Centers

Drink water and Avoid the Sun!

(SALEM) - The City of Salem wants area residents to know of a couple of cooling centers available today.

Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St SE, is open until 10 p.m. this evening. The public is always welcome to visit and enjoy your library. Area malls and theatres are great cooling places too.

Escalating Tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the Necessity of Self-Restraint

Pakistani officials charge that Taliban leaders are now running training and logistic bases in Konar province of Afghanistan.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - Rehman Malik, advisor to to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Interior Affairs, is the highest ranking official to charge the Afghan government of supporting Maulana Fazlullah, one of the Taliban leaders.

Pakistani military officials had already made recourse to similar allegations to explain certain military measures they had taken along the common border with Afghanistan.

Street Life: feat. Yoni Yo, Mary C., & Agron Belica intro by Tim King

The street life of Agron Belica’s song is as much a state of mind as it is a geographical location.

(TUCSON, AZ) - The street life of Agron Belica’s song is as much a state of mind as it is a geographical location.

It is a dropping out and rejection of the norms of conventional civil society. Sometimes it is a flight from the violence and brutality of “good” citizens; at other times, it is the result of addiction, crime, or social rejection.