Top UN experts on Latin America and the Caribbean have warned that global economic shocks could throw some 16 million people of the Americas into extreme poverty, threatening important gains toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the region. Concluding a two-day meeting at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional directors of […]
Maryam Rajavi strongly condemned the massacre of innocent people in Paris
Maryam Rajavi President-elect of the Iranian Resistance (NCRI) strongly condemned the massacre of innocent people in Paris, describing it as savage terrorism and a crime against humanity. She expressed her condolences to the President, government and people of France over this great tragedy and offered her most sincere sympathies to the families of the victims. […]
CPJ report shocking as cartoonists under axes everywhere
Whether their sketches touch on politics, economics, religion, or national identity, cartoonists face the same grave threats as print and broadcast journalists who report on sensitive subjects. CPJ global research shows that cartoonists have been targeted with censorship, punitive lawsuits, physical assault, imprisonment, disappearance, and murder for their art-form journalism. Some have even fled into […]
“I believe the American people have a right–indeed a responsibility–to know what was done in their name”, argues McCain
On December 9, 2014 Senator John McCain of Arizona made comment on the release of the CIA torture report: “Madam President, I wish to begin by expressing my appreciation and admiration to the personnel who serve in our intelligence agencies, including the CIA, who are out there every day defending our Nation. I have read […]
Even hard core al-Qaeda leaders are shocked at the display of ISIS violence on social media
A top level military commander of Al-Qaeda in Yemen has denounced the beheadings performed by the Islamic State militants, saying it is “not acceptable” whatever they say to justify that. Nasr bin Ali al-Ansi appeared in a video answering a question asked in his Twitter account. A journalist asked if Al-Qaeda copied the tactics of […]
Shocking Facts About Rape in the U.S.
A recent allegation of rape against a prominent New York lawyer went public this week as a letter from the victim was delivered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. The letter demands that the accused attorney be arrested and charged with third-degree rape which allegedly occurred at the attorney’s Upper East Side apartment. The incident […]
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