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Pussy Riot Aces Anarchy and Lennon and Tolstoy Smile

"Blessed are The Peacemakers: THEY shall be called the children of God."

(CLERMONT, FL) - On Tuesday, Pussy Riot received one of five LennonOne Grant for Peace awards and on Wednesday an appellate court in Moscow set free one of the three jailed members of the punk protest band but upheld the two-year prison sentences of her band mates.

In August they were convicted over their plea to the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Vladimir V. Putin as he headed into a March election that handed him a third term.

Ethiopia: Remove Arbitrary Restrictions on the Rights to Freedom of Expression and Association

The Ethiopian government must protect all segments of society.

(SALEM) - All nations are bound to observe and enforce a number of international laws relating to the way human beings can be treated.

Ethiopia needs to do the right thing, it already faces serious challenges in food security, poverty, climate change and regional stability.

PUCM Condemns the Attack on Teen Girl Malala

Another daughter of Pakistan, another target of hate and intolerance.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistan United Christian Movement (PUCM) has strongly condemned the attack on 14-year-old Pakistani peace activists, Malala Yousufzai.

During a telephone conversation Albert David, Chairman Executive committee, said that PUCM strongly condemns the attack on Malala, a 14-year old student.

My Daughter, The Terrorist

“It’s better that my daughter dies with a gun in her hand than is killed or raped”

(NEW YORK NOUSE) - Destroyed women or monstrous and crazed terrorists? For Beate Arnstead these suicide bombers are victims of war. Women from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought since the 1970s for an independent Tamil state.

In Sri Lanka’s devastating civil war, these rebel women were prepared to sacrifice their lives as suicide bombers.

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity - Pslam 133:1

Dual Voting Right is an electoral system through which religious minorities can elect their representatives in Parliament, similar to separate electorates, while simultaneously voting for general seat candidates.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - It is the misfortune of Pakistani Christians that they have been facing crises of Christian political leadership since partition. A strong and visionary political leadership is the solution of Christian persecution.

Mr. Julius Salik came forward as revolutionary leader and Shaheed Shahbaz Bhatti rose as a visionary political figure in Pakistani Christians leadership.

Increased Intolerance of Christians in Christian Countries

During his visit to the United Kingdom, Pope Benedict XVI qualified that discrimination against Christians is a serious problem in Europe.

(MADRID) - “The bishops of Europe are especially aware of the manifestations of discrimination and intolerance of religion confirm that some values and rights that are fundamental to Europe are far from a reality in some countries on the continent,” said Catholic Bishop András Veres of Szombathely, Hungary.

He was quoted in a 2011 report in Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on discrimination against religion in Europe.

Warning: This Article Contains Graphic Human Rights Abuse in Canada

Canada has a long history of violence and human rights abuse. (This is Salem-News.com's 25,000th article)

(TEHRAN) - In June 2008, Canada officially apologized for forcing 150,000 aboriginal children into ghastly residential schools where they were abused sexually, psychologically and physically.

Breaking News: Looting, Extortion, Police Harassment, Continuing in Maungdaw, Burma

In the meanwhile, the area's only Muslim Lawyer, U Kyaw Min, has been set up in what advocates say is a false case.

(MAUNGDAW, Burma) - The police officers in Maungdaw spent the whole day rounding up a file of arrest warrant lists with the intention of extorting money from Rohingyas.

Police officer, Aung Kyaw Kham raided a village, Alipara ( Quarter No.2) on 8th October and arrested 5 persons. However the officer freed them by taking 300,000 kyats as a bribe.

California Families Take on GMOs

Artists won't be able to resist jumping into this project.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The campaign for Prop 37 is pretty high tech and educated. Many communities are being completely left out of even knowing what is happening to them because they don't have computers or speak English.

Romney`s Israeli Friends Desert Him

Israel was “standing down” until after the November 6 election. Romney was left to saber rattle alone.

(CHICAGO) - In a foreign policy speech delivered Monday at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Governor Mitt Romney sounded, well, to be charitable, like a man in an echo chamber.

I will put the leaders of Iran on notice that the United States and our friends and allies will prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. I will not hesitate to impose new sanctions on Iran, and will tighten the sanctions we currently have.