A year after riots, questions remain around Sednaya jail and the fate of prisoners. By an IWPR-trained reporter (SB No. 66, 07-July-09) Although his jail term was supposed to end in April, Nizar Rastanawi is still incarcerated in the notorious Sednaya prison close to Damascus. Rastanawi, a prominent member of a Syrian human rights organisation […]
Upsurge in Militant Presence in Kyrgyzstan
Porous border makes country’s south vulnerable to incursions, experts say. By Ainagul Abdrakhmanova in Bishkek and Abdraim Ysmanov in Jalalabad (RCA No. 582, 03-Jul-09) Kyrgyzstan’s porous southern border, compounded by the inability of its under-funded security forces to patrol it adequately, is helping make the country a destination for Islamic militants who are believed to […]
Bhim Singh writes to President Zardari, Pleads pardon for Sarabjit
New Delhi,June 27 – Prof. Bhim Singh, Chairman, State Legal Aid Committee and a noted human rights senior counsel today urged. Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan to show magnanimity and compassion in case of Mr. Sarabjit Singh who stands condemned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan by pardoning him. Prof. Bhim […]
SC Gov. Sanford: I cheated on my wife
Gov. Mark Sanford says he is publicly apologizing for letting down South Carolinians after admitting he was having an affair during a press conference at the statehouse in Columbia Wednesday. Apologizing to his wife, sons and all of South Carolina, Sanford says he has engaged in a relationship with a "dear friend" from Argentina. Sanford […]
Clashes intensify at Iranian universities, 15 students severely wounded
Per news.gooya.com, at least 15 students were severely wounded Sunday after clashes with police at a Tehran University dormitory. Shots were fired and the casualties could be much higher. Per The Scotsman, about 2,000 students had chanted anti-government slogans and taunted riot police at Tehran University. Incidents were also reported at other universities in Iran, per various […]
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services. The insurance companies responsible for their treatment under taxpayer-funded policies have routinely denied the […]
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