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Uzbekistan: Human Rights Ambassador Share Concerns at the Charges Against Umida Akhmedova

Charges are solely related to the exercise of their legitimate right to freedom of assembly.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On 30 January 2014, photographer and human rights defender Ms Umida Akhmedova was released after being held incommunicado for one day.

The human rights defender, together with her son and five other persons, stands accused of taking part in a demonstration...

Executive Appointments for the 2nd Term of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE)

"I call upon all elected Members of the TGTE, irrespective of whether they are Ministers or not, to come forward and attach themselves to a project and be prepared for dedicated action."

(WASHINGTON, DC) - I am delighted to extend my warm ‘thai pongal’ greetings to all Tamil people on behalf of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE).

The dawn of the month of ‘thai’ brings in fresh hopes and renewal of prosperity for all according to Tamil tradition. It gives me great pleasure to announce on this auspicious day the new Executive of the TGTE for its second term of office.

Sri Lanka Christians Protest After Attacks by Buddhist Extremists

Two churches and a Christian prayer center were attacked on January 12 by Buddhist mobs claiming they were illegal and aiming to take Buddhists away from their religion, WWM reported.

(COLOMBO) - Recent attacks on Christian places of worship by Buddhist extremists have sparked protests in the Sri Lanka capital against a perceived lack of religious freedom, World Watch Monitor reports.

The organization reports the story of Christians around the world under pressure for their faith and it said that more than 2,000 Christians gathered in Colombo on Sunday to protest.

Long Odds to Save Their Country...
Syria Sends a Strong Team to Geneva

Syria’s delegation in Geneva is led by a seasoned, smart, deeply knowledgeable and formidable delegation.

(DAMASCUS al Manar) - As we begin a new week here in Damascus, many citizens, across a fairly broad spectrum, appear to be backing, and even exhibiting a kind of pride for, their diplomatic team at the Geneva II conference.

It might sound flippant for this observer to suggest that returning to Damascus, after recent events in his neighborhood of Haret Hriek in Dahiyeh, South Beirut, sort of feels like arriving at last in a relatively peaceful, stress-free locale.

State Repression in France Only Makes the Resistance Grow Stronger

France is bubbling with rage.

(LONDON) - Last November I wrote a piece entitled "Is a new revolution quietly brewing in France?" in which I described struggle which was taking place between the French people and the Zionist plutocracy which has ruled France over the past decades (roughly since 1969) and today I am returning to this topic as events have rapidly accelerated and taken a sharp turn for the worse.

A number of most interesting things have happened and the French "Resistance" (I will use this collective designator when speaking of the entire Dieudonne/Soral movement) is now being attacked on three levels.

101 Reasons Not to Circumcise

Includes Salem-News.com's two anti-circumcision songs by Agron Belica.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Circumcision can cause numerous complications such as hemorrhaging, Chordee (bending of the penis), urinary retention, penile adhesions (skin attachments), swelling, partial amputation of the penis, loss of the penis, and death.

Many studies have documented infections that have occurred through circumcision such as tetanus, diphtheria, staphylococcus...

The Real Quenelle: Why French Gefillte Fish Isn`t Kosher

The quenelle is first inserted into the cavity...

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The current flap over the gesture called a “quenelle” is revealing in a number of ways. It’s instructive to look first at a couple of Wikipedia entries.

“The word quenelle is derived from the German Knödel (noodle or dumpling)” (which we know from Yiddish cuisine as a knadel). “French political activist and comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala is credited with creating and popularizing the gesture...