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National Congress Attacked Peaceful Gathering of Around 1,000 Sudanese Lawyers

The attack on the lawyers marks a full-scale lawlessness not in the marginalized areas but in the capital, Khartoum, and against the guard of law, the lawyers.

(KHARTOUM) - Today, August 1st, the police and security of the National Congress some hours ago attacked a peaceful gathering of around 1,000 Sudanese lawyers who gathered in the lawyers’ club in Khartoum for a Ramadan break fast and in order for them to look into the human rights situation in the country.

They were beaten and some of them arrested from inside the lawyers’ club premises in Khartoum.

A Tribute to Capt. Charles Gnanakone

Qualified in Britain, holding a Master Mariner’s certificate, that allows captains to operate any vessel in any part of the world, Capt. Charles, was a pioneer in merchant shipping in Ceylon.

(TORONTO, Canada) - The passing of Capt. Charles Selvakumar Gnanakone will be felt by many and news of his death received with great sadness – especially by those he had helped, now living in various parts of the globe.

Although I have never met him, Capt. Charles as he was fondly called, was one of those I held in high esteem for the person he was.

Murugan, Santhan, Perarivalan, and the Academic Achievements of Assassins

Growing numbers believe men Convicted in Rajiv Gandhi's Assassination should be freed after 20 Years of looming death.

(SALEM) - The world focuses its energy on persecuting Muslims and Hindus, yet rogue Buddhist militant governments are the deadliest and most deceptive, history shows us.

The lack of understanding of this complex problem is a reflection of the poor level of education in the United States in regard to geography and culture; and we can also blame the mainstream media.

Sunday Editorial: Consider Balochistan

Serious analysts count Balochistan as one of the top most failures of the PPP government.

(KARACHI, Pakistan) - Every few months we are reminded of Balochistan, on one pretext or the other. T

he last time the media approached the issue with some degree of seriousness was when the Republican legislators’ resolution came, demanding right of self-determination for the Baloch.

Muhsin Corbbrey and a Different Kind of Fight

Muhsin and those like him answer “no!” to the cloud that hands over Palestine.

(TUCSON, AZ) - With flying fists and kicking feet, Muhsin Corbbrey has, over the past decade, made quite a name for himself in the volatile world of mixed martial arts.

He has been fighting the good fight in sports arenas at home and abroad. More recently, he has undertaken another kind of battle, one that requires weapons of a different kind.

Humanistic Jews Join Organizations Condemning Representatives` Bigotry toward American Muslims

Religious and secular organizations condemning Representatives' bigotry toward American Muslims.

(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI) - The Society for Humanistic Judaism joined the Interfaith Alliance in a broad coalition of 42 secular and religious organizations in condemning bigotry.

They sent a letter to Reps. Michele Bachmann, Trent Franks, Louie Gohmert, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland protesting the representatives’ recent letters regarding prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations.

New Videos Released by Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

Hopefully, one of these days they will realize the folly of being divided and merge under a single group.

(LONDON) - Prof. Manivanan and Prof. Charan express their views in English on the way forward. The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam's (TGTE) ability to attract its leaders from the Tamils living all over the world, including Tamil Nadu, is admirable.

A million strong Diaspora cannot have the luxury of having so many groups representing the Tamils overseas.

`SILENCE BREAKS` by Nadarajah Kuruparan - Part 1

First part in a series by Sri Lankan journalist Nadarajah Kuruparan who witnessed history time and again.

(LONDON) - I was thus far milling around silently shouldering whatever I got, learned and realized in each and every stage of my life. Having had the fortune to live longer enough amidst perpetual dangers, I am breaking my silence now.

A media person as I am, I recognize it as my duty to wipe the dust, and many a time ashes, off whatever memories that time has imprinted in me and to put them before you before the very same time may wipe them out.

Assange Seeks to Avoid Paying the Price for Messing with America

The US quickly stepped in to educate the Ecuadorean coalition leaders as to the facts of Western Hemispheric imperial life.

(TASMANIA, Aust) - I’m sure most Americans are mighty proud of the fact that Julian Assange is so frightened of falling into the custody of the United States that he had to seek sanctuary in the embassy of Ecuador, a tiny and poor Third World country, without any way of knowing how it would turn out.

He might be forced to be there for years.

Desensitizing the System... How To Inoculate The Courts Against Anti-Government Lawsuits

Courts everywhere reject amateur actions on a daily basis as having no merit.

(SASKATCHEWAN) - The difference between the American and Canadian governments in their treatment of indigenous people is – as Helen Keller might have said – the difference between tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum.

There are subtle differences, which perhaps only a Philadelphia lawyer could detect, but they share the central characteristics of hypocrisy and denial.