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Stop the Dispossession of Negev Bedouin

Tell Israel's Minister of Finance Yair Lapid to Stop the “Bill on the Arrangement of Bedouin Settlement in the Negev.”

(NEW YORK, NY) - This legislation will lead to the expulsion of 30,000 to 40,000 Bedouin Israelis from their homes and the demolition of more than two dozen villages within three years.

It would also authorize funding for hundreds of police and security officers to carry out evictions and demolitions.

Sexual Mutilation and the Moral Order - Part 1-4

This information was presented in a lecture in the University of Keele (UK) at the 10th Symposium of NOCIRC 4 September 2008.

(PARIS) - Below are the links to the 4 videos of Michel Hervé Bertaux-Navoiseau's paper about sexual mutilation: "Sexual mutilation and the moral order"

This was given as a lecture in the University of Keele (UK) at the 10th Symposium of NOCIRC 4 September 2008.

Unity Is a Prerequisite to Success

The US is fully aware of the extent of Indian involvement in the genocide and any probe into Mullivaikal genocide will expose India. So US won't go hard on that.

(MELBOURNE) - Originally, I did not belong to any group, but eventually I gravitated towards the Tamil Tigers and Prabhaharan, as they were the ones who were better organised and motivated.

The multiple militant groups, who were mostly selfish and self-centred, had been the bane of the liberation struggle.

Nasaka whipped a Hindu School Teacher insensible in Northern Maungdaw

Zaw Myo Aung is known as an official who wrests money and tortures Rohingya Muslim community members in unusual ways.

(NORTHERN MAUNGDAW, Burma Mayu Press) - A member of Burmese Border Security Forces (Nasaka) is said to have extorted money from 25 different oil shops, where kerosene is sold for house lighting at night, as well as diesel for engines, petrol and vegetable oil in Tamanta (Saheb Bazar), northern Maungdaw.

The Nasaka member, Zaw Myo Aung, hails from the department of Immigration Camp No: 05 called Ngayin Chaung (Boutoror Ghati) under sector two of Maungdaw Township, he is said to have extorted 25000 Kyat from each oil shop.

PAKISTAN: Christian Minority Candidates Sidelined Again in 2013

"No matter we win or lose, PUCM will contest to highlight the issue of electoral rights of Non-Muslim Pakistanis" - Albert David, chairman PUCM

(ISLAMABAD) - One major flaw in the election system in Pakistan is that minority's and women's seats are left to the mercy of political parties.

These seats have been filled when the priority lists were submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan - by the parties, in the past and today.

New Alliance is Forged in Italy to Stop Child Rape and Trafficking

Joint Campaign to Commence in Rome on September 20.

(SAVONA, Italy) - An important announcement was issued at an historic press conference yesterday in Italy about the safety of kids.

Two groups fighting to end church terror against children formally joined forces and announced the launching of a public campaign commencing in Rome on September 20.

Penguin India Brings Out Diary of LTTE Captain

The account, rich in observations on battle and war, shows the oppression that Tamil civilians lived through under the Sri Lankan occupation.

(CHENNAI TamilNet) - The English edition of ‘War Journey: Diary of a Tamil Tiger’ authored by the late Capt. Malaravan has been published and released by Penguin Books, India this month.

The work originally written in Tamil by Malaravan as a first-person account of the battlefield was first published by the LTTE as ‘Poar Ulaa’ posthumously in 1993.

Gota, The National Security State And The PTA is meant to stay

While the PTA has brought agony and distress to its victims, it has played a fundamental role in defining governance in Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The arrest and detention of Azath Salley, leader of the Muslim Tamil National Alliance, brought the incongruously named Prevention of Terrorism [Temporary Provisions] Act to the spotlight.

There is nothing quite temporary about the PTA. It is here to stay unless the people of this country demand that it be abolished.

Israeli Intactivist Group Produces Hebrew Materials

Israeli anti-circumcision activists are busy and their efforts constant...

(TEL AVIV) - One subject we cover frequently at Salem-News.com is the stark reality of circumcision of boys and girls.

Our articles examine the physical and emotional implications...

Statement by Professor Israel Shahak: On the Jewish hatred towards Christianity

Professor Israel Shahak is an Israeli citizen, former concentration camp inmate during WW II, and the founder of Israel's Human Rights League.

(TEL AVIV) - Dishonouring Christian religious symbols is an old religious duty in Judaism.

Spitting on the cross, an especially on the Crucifix, and spitting when a Jew passes a church, have been obligatory from around AD 200 for pious Jews.