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Editor Harassed by Political Party

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”-- Mahatma Gandhi

(MANCHESTER ) - In Sri Lanka there are few Tamil newspapers that have both local and international reputations. “Virakesari” is one of these and also one of the oldest newspapers in Sri Lanka.

Vietnam: Release Social Activists and Bloggers; Withdraw all Charges

The International Declaration of Human Rights establishes that freedom of speech and freedom of assembly; are guaranteed by the United Nations.

(SALEM) - 17 Vietnamese activists and bloggers are being kept behind bars without access to the most basic rights.

Vietnam trashes its world reputation by persecuting people who disagree.

Wednesday Call with Cindy and Craig Corrie

We stand with the Corrie family. As gently, compassionately, and courageously as we can, we stand with Rachel Corrie.

(SAN MATEO, CA) - I can’t imagine the pain of losing a wonderful daughter – as Craig and Cindy Corrie did in 2003. Then on top of the tragedy a judge tells them Rachel shouldn’t have been standing for justice, she should have just run away.

You can hear directly from Craig and Cindy tomorrow night (if technology permits).

Irish President Unloads on `Wanker` Tea Party Radio Host

Michael D Higgins v Michael Graham - 2010 cut from Ireland's National Independent Talk Radio Broadcaster, Newstalk 106-108fm.

(DUBLIN) - From May 2010, an exchange between Michael D Higgins (who was elected President of Ireland last year) and Tea Party-loving radio guy Michael Graham on Irish radio station Newstalk 106-108fm.

Higgins unloads on Graham, a conservative American radio host, during a debate between the two on the Irish radio program Newstalk.

Shining Light on Sri Lanka`s Dirty Secret: the Disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda

Land of 'white van' disappearances and murder keeps its lips sealed over fate of missing journalist.

(SALEM) - Exactly one year ago today, we brought our readers the story, Everyone's asking 'Where's Prageeth?'

His story has remarkable ties to many other media disappearances that left behind widows, fatherless children and unanswered questions.

The Emperor Has No Clothes

How would you like to live under someone's boot?

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - That's not a reference to a brute for a husband or a bitch for a bride. It's a question motivated by the behaviour of the mindless louts who enjoy holding sacrificial lambs as hostages and killing those who complain.

`They snipe at us then run and hide in sewers`

Independent writer was given exclusive access to the Assad Generals accused of war crimes as they seek to defeat the rebels in Aleppo

(DAMASCUS) - Mortars crashed into the middle-class streets around us and a T-72 tank baked in the heat under a road viaduct.

But Bashar al-Assad's most senior operational commander in Aleppo – a 53-year-old Major-General with 33 years in the military and two bullet wounds from last month's battles in Damascus – claims he can "clean" the whole province of Aleppo from "terrorists" in 20 days.

Stop the War in Syria - No Intervention

Foreign intervention from all sides is contributing to the escalation of violence, the possibility of civil war, and total destabilization.

(DAMASCUS) - The ominous signs of impending war with Syria are escalating. A nightmare is unfolding across the country and has now reached the streets of Damascus and Aleppo.

As we are writing these lines, the Minister of Defence Dawoud Raha and Assad’s brother in-law Assef Shawkat have just been assassinated, supposedly by terrorist attack.

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.

Ethiopia: Stop Crack Down on Press

Ethiopia, which according to the African Report Card is in 'ICU', uses a western tactic to silence his critics.

(SALEM) - Ethiopia is using the excuse of fighting 'terrorism' to silence its political media opposition.

What would hardline governments in the world do today if the U.S. hadn't started a global war on terrorism, opening the gates to murder anyone as long as the 't' word is in the headline?