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China: Detention of Uyghur Academic and Human Rights Defender Mr Ilham Tohti

Immediately and unconditionally release Ilham Tohti as he is being detained solely as a result of his legitimate and peaceful work in defence of human rights, and immediately reveal his whereabouts - William Nicholas Gomes

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On 15 January 2014, Mr Ilham Tohti, an economics professor at the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing, was detained by police following a raid on his home that afternoon.

According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, he was detained on suspicion of 'breaking the law'. Ilham Tohti has been consistently outspoken on Uyghur rights in China and critical of official policy in Xinjiang province, the homeland of China's Muslim Uyghur population. He has been detained numerous times previously as a result of his advocacy.

Is This a Chem-Bomb Being Dropped Near San Diego?

We look forward to hearing from witnesses in the San Diego area who also observed this.

(SAN DIEGO) - A video report shows what appears to be a “Chem bomb” dropped on San Diego San Diego on 17 January 2014. At one point, the white sphere explodes, emptying its contents over housing in San Diego.

The video reporter said, "What is this that exploded near San Diego? I filmed this while filming chem planes spraying very low and the object appeared after the second, higher, trail was laid."

US Urges Myanmar to Probe Attacks on Muslims
Numbers of Unconfirmed Dead Ranged from 10 to 60

The United States said that it is deeply concerned about reports of fresh violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

(RANGOON World Bulletin) - The United States on Friday urged Myanmar to investigate reports that security forces and Buddhist mobs attacked members of the Rohingya Muslim minority this week, killing as many as 60 people.

Rights groups reported attacks by security forces and ethnic Rakhine Buddhist mobs against Rohingya in a village in the Maungdaw township of western Rakhine state over the past three days.

Reinvestigate 911: New Play: `We MacBeth`

Evening shows at 7:30pm from Tuesday-Sunday, matinee shows on Sunday at 5:00pm.

(LONDON) - If you follow Reinvestigate 911, it will probably come as no surprise that many are beginning to think the US is a semi-democracy at best, with key events like the Kennedy assassination and 911 manipulated if not instigated by criminal networks at the top of the food chain.

A new play, written by an anonymous Washington insider tackles the big question: is there a link between some of the key events of the post World War Two world.

No Escape from Surveillance

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. --George Orwell

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Judging from all the reports, America’s National Security Agency (NSA) can do just about anything involving the communication of just about anyone.

They can tell who you've been calling by phone; and if they suspect you've been calling the wrong people, they can get an automatic secret permission from the secret FISA court to dig into the content of your secret calls.

Aitzaz: Young Boy who Tackled a Suicide Bomber

May your soul rest in eternal peace and may Pakistan see more births of the likes of you Aitzaz Hasan.

(ISLAMABAD) - ONCE in a while, a story comes along that makes you so proud to be part of the human race. Unless you are an avid reader or ardent follower of world current affairs, the name Aitzaz Hasan may not ring a bell. However, this is one name that should be written next, if not above, to that of Malala Yousafzai in the history of Pakistan.

Malala is a 16-year-old teenage Pakistani school pupil and education activist who on October 9, 2012 was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus.

PRESS TV: No End in Sight to Rohingya Muslims Plight

Dozens of children reportedly killed by Buddhist extremists in Burma...

(SALEM) - Sectarian violence, which has gripped Burma since the summer of 2012, is back in full swing, leaving an untold number of Rohingya Muslims dead in this latest flare up near Maungdaw. They are being targeted by Rakhine Buddhist extremists, who are operating with local Buddhist political leaders.

Earlier this week, Rakhine mobs and security forces known in Burma as Lun Htein, entered the settlement of Kiladaung Village East. As it turned out, the men entering the village were police who didn’t wear uniforms.

Being Green

... that young lady is right; we didn’t have the "green thing" back in our day."

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’ back in my earlier days.”

The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.”

Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Disintegrate?

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. – Francis Bacon

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Disturbed about the content and quality of physicist Steven E. Jones’ 9/11 work, Drs. Morgan Reynolds and Judy Wood conducted a peer-review.

This review covers ten major issues which include demolition of WTC 7, demolitions of WTC 1&2, evidence for high-energy explosives, thermite, glowing aluminum, No Big Boeing Theory (NBB) and other issues. In the “truth movement,” it is vital that we police our own.

Jewish Intactivist Writes Letter to Rabbi: Can you give me back my foreskin?

Open letter to Bent Lexner, Chief Rabbi of Denmark.

(COPENHAGEN) - March 1980: a man drives into a neighborhood south of Copenhagen. He stops in front of a terraced house, walks up the stairs to the first floor and into the bedroom where he proceeds to greet the people present. He recites a number of verses – and then he cuts of my foreskin and takes it with him.

32 years later I have grown up to write to you, Bent Lexner, because you are Chief Rabbi and in charge of Jewish circumcisions in Denmark.