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Hauled Over the Coals - Incompetent Puppet Finally Gets the Boot

Christian and other minorities are losing their voice in Pakistan's political arena.

(ISLAMABAD) - Tahir Khalil Sindhu – the only Minister in Punjab province, resigned from his portfolio as provincial minister for health after Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif severely reprimanded him for inefficiency.

And Pakistan Times reported “Incompetent” Sindhu gets the boot. A Health Ministry’s spokesperson said the chief minister confronted Sindhu over his inability to implement precautionary measures.

Raping and Murdering Your Way Into War Crime Court
`Indisputable` - the Only Word for Sri Lanka`s Guilt

Sri Lanka's army messed up big time in deciding to rape and murder a famous TV reporter named Isaipriya.

(SACRAMENTO) - Sri Lanka did not follow these rules of war. In the first photos of Isaipriyaa, she is dead, her clothes are stripped away from her body, her hands are tied behind her back and her pants are pulled down, her legs are spread.

Either way, dead women with their legs open and their clothing stripped away, who are bound, are generally rape/murder victims.

SRI LANKA: Realities Of An `International Investigation`

It is pertinent that anyone calling for an international investigation do so under the powers of Article 99 of the UN Charter routing this through the UNSG instead of the UNHRC for more effective action and avoiding political factors...

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - It is important to point out that nobody should have any illusions of where an "international investigation", if conducted through the UNHRC, is leading to.

If an international investigation is commissioned by the UNHRC as promised by March 2014, it does not mean the Rajapaksas will be taken to court the next day.

Tamil Tigers Honored on Maaverar Naal Heroes Day in Tamil Eelam

It became a tradition in the LTTE to pay tribute to all the cadre's contributions to the movement on this day.

(SACRAMENTO) - The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or Tamil Tigers, were defeated in May 2009 but their spirit is honored each year on 27^th November 2009, Heroes Day in Tamil Eelam. Heroes Day (Tamil: Maaverar Naal) in the Sri Lankan breakaway state of Tamil Eelam recalls the incredible sacrifice of the Tamil Tigers.

The military group formed to defend the Tamil people in the north and east of this island nation from a government set on establishing a Sinhala Buddhist nation. The LTTE staved off the establishment of "Sinhalazation" of the Tamil areas which is taking place in the wake of the war, one that ended as a Genocide.

Call for the Immediate Release of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes, Calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Nabeel Ahmed Abdulrasool Rajab (Arabic: نبيل أحمد عبدالرسول رجب‎, born on 1 September 1964) is a Bahraini human rights activist and opposition leader. He is president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.

He is also a prominent international human rights activist. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch's Middle East Division, Deputy Secretary General for the International Federation for Human Rights, former chairman of CARAM Asia, member of the Advisory Board of the Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organization, and president of Gulf Center for Human Rights.

UK Calls for Probe on Tamil Massacre in Sri Lanka

Cameron also underlined the need for genuine reconciliation between the Tamil and Sinhala communities to work together for a bright future of Sri Lanka.

(LONDON) - British Prime Minister David Cameron today demanded a "transparent, credible and independent" probe into the alleged massacre of Sri Lankan Tamils, days after he pressed President Mahinda Rajapaska for an enquiry into rights violations during the final days of the civil war in 2009.

During the CHOGM summit in Colombo this month, he had said that if the Sri Lankan government fails to launch an independent enquiry by March 2014, UK will call for an international enquiry through the United Nations.

Fighting A Monster

Artists express their discontent with the monsters found in corporate greed at the expense of the middle and lower class, the consistent attack on human rights and freedom, the misuse of the military in imperialistic wars, and of course in the tragedy of Palestine

(BOSTON) - Aldin Entertainment’s most recent production, Fighting a Monster, continues the focus on societal and political ills.

From the monsters of corruption of governmental institutions and “1984”-style “big brother”-spying on the daily communications of an unsuspecting citizenry, fear-mongering to ensure obedience, the transformation of America from a democracy to a corporate oligarchy, the hypocritical posturings of politicians and faux statesmen, to the monster of the genetic manipulation of our food supplies.

Family of Tamil Activist Threatened in Mannaar After `Sri Lanka CHOGM`

The relatives of missing persons, while peacefully demonstrating and demanding the visiting British PM to witness their plight, were attacked by the Sri Lankan Police...

(MELBOURNE TamilNet) - There is absolutely no democracy in Sri Lanka. Any activist runs the risk of making a disappearing act without a trace. Jude Bashil Sosai (Suresh) is in that process right now. His only crime was that he fought for his people's rights.

Disobeying the orders of the military, whether they are reasonable or not is a crime in Sri Lanka. The punishment for which, is that they would disappear in a white van and there will be no information on him.

Propaganda Piece on Aung San Suu Kyi

Parliamentary Democracy Party (Burma) has sent a letter to The Times Newspaper...

(RANGOON Burma Times) - I am again writing to you draw your attention to the propaganda news of Aung San Suu Kyi concerning the political situation and leadership of Burma.

We draw your attention to the manifest inaccuracies being used by your journalists covering the Burma political situation. Aung San Suu Kyi has never been the opposition leader, but as the leader of the NLD political party as there are other political parties – such as the Parliamentary Democracy Party...

Sri Lanka`s Human Rights Situation is Deteriorating and Time is Running Out

CHOGM – The morning after...

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - In the heady days leading up to Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 a government minister stated that:

'The CHOGM will …bring more fame to our country and provide a great opportunity to showcase Sri Lanka's post war developments….this conference…will provide a great opportunity for them (the Commonwealth Heads of State) to witness the development activities in the country….’