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May 15 2008
Crackdown on Falun Gong intensifies ahead of the Olympics

Vancouver practitioners appeal for the rescue of relatives recently arrested in Quangzhou

Vancouver - The Falun Dafa Association is calling a press conference on May 16 at 12 pm at the Art Gallery (Robson Plaza ) and will march to the Chinese Consulate at 3338 Granville to appeal for the release of two Falun Gong practitioners,..

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May 15 2008
The Canada-wide Establishment of Tent-cities

Flailing and scrambling, tripping and screaming. everyone is well aware that something is fundamentally and horribly fucked.

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Tags:  David Arthur Johnston Canada Tent-cities
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May 12 2008
NLG Calls for Special Prosecutor

New York. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls on Congress to appoint a Special Prosecutor, independent of the Department of Justice, to investigate and prosecute high Bush officials and lawyers including John Yoo for their role in the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody.

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Tags:  Marjorie Cohn Jeanne Mirer National Lawyers Guild NLG Special Prosecutor White Paper Torture Liability
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May 01 2008
NLG President to Testify in Congress on Torture

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD PRESIDENT TO TESTIFY ON TORTURE LIABILITY AT HEARING BEFORE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

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Tags:  Marjorie Cohn National Lawyers Guild NLG Congress Torture
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Apr 24 2008
Open Letter on 'Toronto 11' to Authorities from 19 Groups

(Ottawa, Canada - April 22, 2008) - In an open letter, the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) in partnership with the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC), Federation of Muslim Women (FMW), Islamic Ahlul Bayt Assembly of Canada, Islamic Circle of North America Canada (ICNA Canada), Islamic Society of North America Canada (ISNA Canada) and Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), along with an additional 11 organizations, today asked authorities to consider reasonable bail terms and re-examine the use of solitary confinement for the "Toronto 11."

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Apr 20 2008
CBC using Beijing’s defamatory lexicon on Falun Gong

I just couldn’t help but notice for some time now how the CBC appears to use the same language as the Chinese regime’s state-controlled Xinhua news agency when it comes to describing Falun Gong. The article published April 17 titled ”China 'worst human rights abuser in the world': Tory MP”  is a good example but there are many more. Here is an excerpt of that piece: “a meditative practice the Chinese government likens to a cult”.

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Tags:  CBC Beijing Falun Gong Marie Beaulieu
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Apr 13 2008
Avnery letter to Carter

Dear Mr. President Jimmy Carter

I am writing to you on behalf of Gush Shalom, The Israeli Peace Bloc, to congratulate you on your wise and courageous decision to meet in Damascus with Hamas leaders and talk with them on the ways to promote peace in our region.

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Tags:  Uri Avnery Jimmy Carter Israeli-Palestinian
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Apr 12 2008
White Ribbon Alliance Apeal to IMF/World Bank

White Ribbon Alliance Calls For International Monetary Fund and World Bank to Invest in Women's Health

Says Deadly Delays and Broken Promises Make Pregnancy and Childbirth #1 Killer of Women in World Today

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Tags:  Editor Women's Health White Ribbon Alliance IMF World Bank
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Apr 11 2008
CIPFG Urge Athletes to Wear Yellow Ribbon in Beijing Olympics

CIPFG IS CALLING ON THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO URGE ATHLETES TO WEAR YELLOW RIBBONS AT THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES IN BEIJING
in support of Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in China and other oppressed groups

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Tags:  Clive Ansley Falun Gong CIPFG Beijing Olympics
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