June 1st, 2010
Today, on June 1 which is celebrated in many countries around the world as International Children’s Day, the Justice for Aafia Coalition is asking the Government of Afghanisistan and the US Government to disclose the whereabouts and welfare of Suleman Siddiqui, the seven year old son of Aafia Siddiqui who has been missing since 2003.
Maryam Hassan, founder of JFAC stated “we call upon the UN to instigate a full investigation into the disappearance of Suleman Siddiqui, the youngest child of Aafia Siddiqui. Suleman was last seen when only six months old, when apprehended along with his mother and siblings in Karachi in March 2003. Whilst his elder siblings were eventually recovered, after seven years Suleman’s fate remains unknown, with horrific rumours in circulation that he may have been killed in US custody.” Read the rest of this entry »
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May 31st, 2010
Last night, Armed Israeli Pirates attacked and boarded the Turkish passenger ship, Mavi Marmara , the lead ship in a convoy of six vessels carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza while they were still in international waters, 75 miles off the coast of Israel, in direct violation of international law.
The Israeli Pirates began shooting at the unarmed civilian passengers who were asleep on the deck, they continued firing long after the captain had hoisted a white flag indicating that the ships crew and passengers were not offering any resistance to Israel’s high seas piracy. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 2nd, 2010
last week followed the talks at the World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth in Tiquipaya, Bolivia directly from the conference website which provided streaming media reports of the major events.
I am hoping that in the future the organisers will make hard copies of audio and video recordings of all sessions available on the internet, ideally with English translations in Ogg theora file format and released under a creative commons licence on Wikipedia’s new open media website.
I am a regular listener to the ‘Democracy Now’ war and peace report, usually at breakfast time, I listen to the dulcit tones of ‘Democracy Now’ host the delightful Amy Goodman with my coffee and toast.
All last week ‘Democracy Now’ reported live on location directly from World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth, the daily reports featured so many interesting interviews and discussions during the summit. Read the rest of this entry »
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