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Be Blessed, CLAAS Pleads for Asia`s Justice

Hitting a sensitive nerve, one particular case has shed light on how the Pakistani government has been taken hostage by militant extremists.

(ISLAMABAD) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan endorsed the Islamabad High Court's decision setting free the juvenile girl Rimsha, who was accused of blasphemy in the capital.

This case made history in blasphemy cases in Pakistan and the decision was appreciated nationally and on international grounds.

SRI LANKA: Arrest of Anti-Disappearances Campaigners Underscores Need for a Strong Resolution at the UNHRC

Only a strong resolution will cause Sri Lanka to believe it can no longer persecute Tamils without damaging international repercussions.

(GENEVA) - Recent arrests highlight the need for a strong resolution at the UN Human Rights Council and David Cameron’s duty to ensure the safety of human rights defenders who approached him during his visit.

When the UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited Sri Lanka in November 2013 against the will of much of the British Tamil community, he reasoned that he would use the opportunity to go to the North of the island and see the situation with his own eyes.

Sri Lankan `Soldier` Claims Chemical Attack on Tamil Civilians

In the video, a Sri Lankan soldier claims LTTE cadre trapped on the beach were eliminated with the use of chemicals.

(COLOMBO) - NewsX accesses chilling visual evidence of death of destruction in Sri Lanka. The video report below reveals a chilling account of a Sri Lankan soldier confessing to war crimes.

The Sri Lankan soldier says the army used chemical weapons on trapped civilians at the end of the country's civil war.

Again, Rohingya Hamlets are Ablaze in Maungdaw, Western Burma

The international community is eerily quiet over the state-backed violence by Rakhine extremists against Rohingya in western Myanmar.

(MAUNGDAW, Arakan) - On 15^th March today, it is reported that again those remained houses in  Du Chee Ra Tan and its nearby hamlets after the arson on 10^th March are ablaze now. People could not approach to the flaming houses due to excessive heat.

A Rohingya witness who saw the sudden fire after explosion of balloons told Burma Times that the state-backed Rakhine extremists use chemical powder, remote controlled— balloons, airplane and butterflies— and they go away after putting them in Rohingya villages at night.

Anger as Cameron Tries to Superglue Britain to Israel

Prime Minister is asking to be targeted by BDS

(LONDON) - The other day I signed a 'Get Well' petition for Palestinian youngsters Adam and Johar who were viciously maimed and crippled by the British Government's 'friends' in Israel http://www.petitions24.com/adam_and_johar.

The two cousins, 17 and 20 years old, were returning home from football training when they were attacked by Israeli soldiers who shot them in the legs then set their dogs on them. They were taken to an Israeli military camp and again badly beaten, and Johar’s knees were broken.

SRI LANKA: Mother & Daughter of a Family of the Disappeared Abducted by Security Forces

Trans National Government of Tamil Eelam urges UN to act.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A Tamil Mother and a daughter of a family of the disappered have been abducted by the Sri Lankan Security Forces.

The Daughter Ms Vibushika who is 13 years old and her mother Mrs Jeyakumari who were abducted, were very active in peacefully holding rallies to find the whereabouts of her two disappeared brothers during UN High Commissioner Pillai's and British Prime Minister Camaroon's visit to Sri Lanka.

Return of the Righteous

Each of these fanatical groups demands exclusivity for their membership, an exclusivity that turns plowshares into swords.

(LAVERNE) - Michele Bachmann (R MN) said, “The question is, will we as the United States cooperate in standing with Israel and blessing Israel, or will we join those nations that come against her? We are definitely on the wrong side. It is jaw dropping, it is stunning, it’s breathtaking”


With these “eloquent” words Michele Bachmann returned to the declarations of the dominionists who thrived during the George W. Bush administration...

UNHRC Drama in Geneva - Waves Of Tamil Protest Moves On

The heat is on for Sri Lanka, answering to charges of massive ethnic cleansing and Genocide in 2009.

(MELBOURNE) - Tamils from all over the world, about 10,000 in number, converged in Geneva to register their protests against the ongoing Human Rights violations in Sri Lanka.

They also wanted the US submitted resolution to strengthened to include Credible International, Independent Investigation into the Genocide that took place in Mullivaaikkal in May 2009.

When PC Is Gone, Truth Prevails And Shoa Panic Is Detected

The meaning of all this is all too simple: For America to liberate itself, it may first have to emancipate itself from its current tribal icons of dissent.

(LONDON) - Below is a six minute segment from a Q&A session at the Washington Report's AIPAC Conference of March 2014. It begins the moment the Holocaust narrative is challenged and the panic on the stage becomes palpable.

In the clip, an anonymous but well-informed member of the audience asks the panel to address the question of the dominance of the Holocaust in American life. Rightly, she points out that the Holocaust is a state-imposed religious dogma and as such ‘violates constitutional rights’.

Tamil Activist Detained in Sri Lanka

The police said they were taken to the town of Vavuniya for a medical examination and from there to Kilinochchi, near their home, where Mrs Balendran would appear before a magistrate.

(COLOMBU BBC) - The police in Sri Lanka have arrested a prominent Tamil activist who has been campaigning against political disappearances.

They say the woman, Jeyakumari Balendran, was arrested with her young daughter on suspicion of harbouring a criminal.