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Somalia: No Authority to Rape

Young woman was accused of fabricating her rape.

(NAIROBI) - I recently wrote a story about a young woman brutally gang-raped by government soldiers in Somalia.

I hoped that her bravery in telling such a painful story would bring attention to the awful rape problem there.

Is Snake River Correctional Institute Trying to Kill Kevin `Rashid` Johnson?

An Oregon prison known as 'Cowboy Country' has a long history of crimes against prisoners.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Kevin “Rashid” Johnson is a New African Communist prison organizer and intellectual in the United States and one of the founders of the NABPP-PC (New African Black Panther Party-Prison Chapter).

He has spent most of his adult life in the prison system and continually been subjected to political repression and violence in retaliation for his organizing efforts.

Alicia Keys Called to Cancel First Show in Israel

Lollapalooza has also removed dates in Israel from its upcoming tour citing budgetary concerns.

(RAMALLAH Bikya News) - Alicia Keys has confirmed her first show in Tel Aviv. The announcement is being met with calls for her to cancel the concert from the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI).

“We all ask Alicia Keys to stand on the side of justice and cancel her gig in Tel Aviv, Israel. Alicia Keys is scheduled to play to a segregated audience in Israel...”

One Church Leader Beheaded; Another Shot Dead in Tanzania

Zanzibar is overwhelmingly Muslim; Christians comprise around three per cent of the population.

(DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania) - Two church leaders were killed in separate violent attacks in Tanzania last week. Pastor Mathayo Kachila (45) was beheaded in the town of Buseresere on the morning of Monday 11 February by a group of youths believed to be Muslims.

Rising Star UKIP: Another Tool of the Zionist Lobby?

Is the UK Independence Party planning to free us from the EU only to handcuff us to Israel?

(LONDON) - UKIP’s main aim is withdrawal from the European Union. A ComRes poll for the Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror puts UKIP in third place on 14%, well ahead of the Liberal Democrats.

After 20 years and 8 leader changes UKIP still has no seat in the British Parliament...

PTSD, Navy SEAL Kyle and Marine Eddie Routh: Both Victims of the Military

While the assassination of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is a real tragedy, the egregiously bad medical care given to Marine Eddie Routh is even worse.

(PORTLAND, OR) - It is very difficult to find anything about Marine Eddie Routh.

We're only told that he killed Navy SEAL super-sniper Kyle who had the record for SEAL snipers.

FBI Urged to Track Hate Crimes Against Sikhs, Hindus

Over 6,600 hate crimes were reported in 2010 alone.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Several community organisations, including a South Asian coalition, have launched a signature drive to press lawmakers to ask the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track hate crimes against Sikh, Hindu, and Arab Americans.

While the FBI has various categories to track hate crimes, crimes directed at these three communities are not currently tracked, according to the South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT).

Dog Meat Not Dogging Sri Lanka

Whilst the United Kingdom is dogged by the horsemeat scandal, Sri Lanka too is silently suffering with the dog meat gossip.

(LONDON The Guardian) - People are worried that dog meat is being sold illegally. The fear is such that people are dreading to go for goat meat curry even in restaurants.

But unfortunately, except for isolated news reporting of incidences, the issue has not reached the level of becoming a scandal to dog the nation.

West Must Avoid Giving Useless Concessions to Iran in Kazakhstan

Interview with Mohammad Farhad Koleini, former Iranian Ambassador to Armenia & Senior Expert on Strategic Issues

(TEHRAN ) - The new round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers including the US, Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany, are less than 10 days away.

Western countries say the most important demand of the P5+1 from Iran is to close down its nuclear facility at Fordow in return for lifting of certain sanctions against Iran.

Vanunu`s Latest Message and 2nd Annual Global Day of Action

This April 21st marks the end of the 9th year since that day Vanunu was ‘freed’ but denied the right to fade into the world instead of continuing to make headlines.

(CLERMONT, FL) - VMJC stands for Vanunu Mordechai/John Crossman- which is the name he took when he was baptized Christian just a few weeks before being kidnapped by Mossad in 1986.


Initially under restrictions to NOT speak to foreigners [meaning media] the court now only insists that Vanunu not speak about Israel's WMD.