Jon Snow | (Channel 4 News Video Report) | – – “Sonita Alizadeh was just 10-years-old the first time her parents tried to sell her as a child bride. She turned to music and began recording raps protesting against child marriage.” Channel 4 News: “Sonita Alizadeh: the Afghan protesting through rap”
Climate Change: 13 Million Americans in Path of slow-motion sea rise Tsunami
by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (( Commondreams.org) | – – “Once you take into account growth of population, the numbers end up being two to three times more.” In a scenario involving a 6ft rise by 2100, a total of 13.1 million people—more than 6 million of whom would be living in Florida—would be […]
Turkey’s Erdogan: Democracy Has ‘Absolutely No Value Any Longer’ given war on PKK Terrorism
TeleSur | – – “Democracy Has ‘Absolutely No Value Any Longer’” The Turkish president made the comments in the context of the government’s fight against the Kurdish PKK resistance group. In the fight against the Kurdish insurgency in the country, there is no place left for democracy and freedom of speech in Turkey, President Recep […]
Mr. President: Weakening Apple’s Defenses puts us all at Risk
Electronic Frontier Foundation | – – The Apple Fight Is About All of Us A Joint Statement from Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation Apple is engaged in a high-profile battle against a court order demanding it write, sign, and deploy custom computer code to defeat the security on […]
Netanyahu Targets for Prosecution Whistleblowers on Israeli Military abuses in Neighboring Palestine
IMEMC | – – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said rights group Breaking the Silence had “crossed a red line”, following allegations that the group collected classified information from members of the Israeli military. The PM launched the allegation shortly after Israel’s Channel 2 aired an investigative report based on video footage obtained by undercover […]
Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight
Euractiv.com | – – The most-wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, was wounded and caught in a shootout in Brussels on Friday (18 March), according to the Belgian minister for asylum and immigration. Local media reported two people had been arrested, after one of Europe’s longest and biggest manhunts. Television footage showed masked, […]
Israeli Gov’t violations of Palestinian Journalists’ Rights reached new Peak in 2015
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian press freedoms watchdog on Thursday said 2015 had seen an “unprecedented” increase in Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists across the occupied Palestinian territory. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms, known as MADA, recorded a total of 599 violations against media freedoms throughout […]
Sanders politely Avoids AIPAC & sharing Stage with pro-Netanyahu Warmongers
TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator said that he would send comments to AIPAC on Monday and requested that the organization present them to the summit. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will not attend the AIPAC conference next week, becoming the only presidential candidate across the board to fail to address the pro-Israel summit. […]
Where are the Women? Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 2016 (IPS) – “When it comes to peace talks, women have a special stake,” said Gloria Steinem while discussing current peace talks in the Middle East. Steinem, a prominent activist, joined the 60th annual session of the UN Commission on the […]
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