Posted by firstlady, at 12:03PM 06/11/08 and by 1 others:
The FAO: in Whose Interest?
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The Summit of the Food and Agriculture Organisation held in Rome on June 2 and 3, 2008 began with a downsizing in the menu of the delegates’ lunch, but the rest of the summit was characterized by the usual waste: of time.
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Posted by firstlady, at 03:52AM 06/09/08 :
Stellar Spirit Awards - Ngawang Sangdrol
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Our Stellar Spirit Award is conferred upon Ngawang Sangdrol, a Tibetan nun who paid for her protests in favor of religious freedom and the freedom of her country with imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Chinese invaders.
Born in 1977, she was arrested for the first time in 1987 when she was 10 years old, and then again in 1990 when she spent nine months in prison without any formal charge. She was only 13. She was arrested again in 1992 (at the age of 15) for peacefully demonstrating for Tibetan independence and against the Chinese occupation of the country. She received significant international attention because her sentence has been extended several times. She has spent almost half of her life in prison.
In Sangdrol prison gained a reputation as a fearless advocate of Tibetan freedom.
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Posted by boney20313, at 05:59AM 06/01/08 :
Bipasha Basu
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Bipasha Basu is one of the most daring actresses of the contemporary period. She had performed in daring roles and already created a separate identity for herself in bollywood films. She got a negative character in the film Ajnabee,
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Posted by boney20313, at 02:47PM 05/31/08 :
Songs in the films of Aishwarya Rai.
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Aishwarya Rai had maintained her stardom in bollywood for the last 15 years. Music had played a very important role in the success of her films. She had got hit songs over the years based on diverse styles of compositions.
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Posted by firstlady, at 03:13AM 05/31/08 :
Beijing athletes urged to speak out on human rights
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Athletes in the Beijing Olympics should use the platform they provide to speak out against China's continued human rights abuses, according to John Amaechi, an ambassador for London's successful 2012 bid who today takes on a similar role with Amnesty International.
Amaechi, who was raised in Stockport but made his name at the pinnacle of American sport in the National Basketball Association, will travel to Beijing as Amnesty's official sporting ambassador.
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Posted by firstlady, at 03:10AM 05/31/08 :
Massive Chinese Migration Planned after Olympics
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If we thought the crackdown in Tibet was due to the upcoming Olympics, we underestimated the Chinese dictatorship. They have plans.
In an interview with the Guardian on 23 May, the Dalia Lama has declared to have received information from a "military source" in Tibet that after the Olympics, the Chinese government has a plan; “1 million Chinese are going to settle in the autonomous region of Tibet… Then the very basis of the idea of autonomy becomes meaningless.” Tibetans in Tibet have also informed the Dalai Lama that larges pieces of land have been marked out in the last 2 years, seemingly for purposes of construction.
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Posted by firstlady, at 07:16AM 05/29/08 :
“I want to help stop genocide — what can I do?”
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Sudan: The Sudanese government renewed its use of scorched earth tactics and continued to arrest suspected rebels in Khartoum. All sides have threatened increased violence in Darfur and central Sudan, while the shadow of a renewed North-South civil war looms on the horizon.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence against civilians continues, but clashes between armed groups are declining. The presence of extremist Hutu militias and increasing scandal among UN peacekeepers threatens this promising progress.
Somalia: The security situation is deteriorating as civilians are increasingly caught between government troops and rebel forces. Conflict parties have increased belligerent rhetoric as the prospective peace talks broke down.
Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo: Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been arrested on charges of war crimes committed in the CAR and DRC.
Take Action: In Memoriam: Shining Moon
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Posted by firstlady, at 07:14AM 05/29/08 :
Use of Earthquake Sympathy to Advance Dictatorship
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The Chinese dictatorship believes that it can hide its crimes behind the bodies of the earthquake victims.
Aftershocks: Chinese Mobs Incited to Attack Falun Gong in New York, Elsewhere
Violence and vandalism suggest communist authorities exploiting Sichuan earthquake aftermath for political ends
Human Rights Torch Relay
21 May 2008
The Falun Dafa Information Center reported Wednesday that mobs of hundreds have been assembled in Flushing, New York, daily since Saturday, May 17,to assail Falun Gong practitioners even as millions throughout China mourn.
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