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THE WORST COUNTRIES FOR BLOGGERS

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

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On the occasion of the World Day for Freedom of Information (today, May 3) the american organization Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which defends the rights of journalists worldwide, has published a report on the 10 worst countries for bloggers. Have a look [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Technology

Egypte: les rebelles de la Toile

March 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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LE CAIRE ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL
C‘est une vidéo qui retourne le coeur. Un jeune homme de 21 ans pleure comme un enfant. Il va bientôt hurler sa douleur. Courte barbe noire, cheveux courts frisés, belle gueule, Imad El-Kebir est plié en deux sur un sol taché. Ses [...]

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Tags: Community Development · Human Rights · War & Conflict · Youth

Maids in Lebanon

January 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments

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I’ve been watching these short videos about women’s lives and migration across different countries. Two in particular stand out: Maid in Lebanon and Maid in Lebanon II by Carol Mansour. We worry a lot about immigrants in the UK – legal and illegal, labour migration, [...]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Society · women

A great popular american song 4 Gaza: We will not go down. Listen to it!

January 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments

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Michael Heart, an american singer and songwriter has resently didacated a very distinguished song for Gaza: We will not go down.

He wrote in his website that his “original intention to donate proceeds from the sale of the MP3 to charity has been complicated by technical [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Mediterranean · Politics · War & Conflict · music

Comprendre pourquoi le génocide à Gaza continue!

January 9th, 2009 · 9 Comments

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Malheureusement, pour comprendre, il nous faut absolument apprendre par coeur ces régles journalistiques dont parle Bernard Langlois, fondateur de l’hebdomadaire Politics In Africa-Asia.Règle n° 1 : Au Proche-Orient, ce sont toujours les Arabes qui attaquent les premiers et c’est toujours Israël qui se défend.  Cela [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · War & Conflict

Today and Gaza

January 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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From here, the situation in Gaza is penetrating lots of different realms of my awareness. This morning I heard the news about the rocket fired from South Lebanon, and listened to the analysis of what it might mean. People were trying not to be alarmist, [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Personal · Politics · War & Conflict

Do you think Israel had a right to attack Gaza? Vote!

January 7th, 2009 · 86 Comments

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There is a vote in CNN ( israel-vs-palestine .com ): Share your opinion about Gaza strip conflict- Do you think Israel had a right to attack Gaza?
Support Palestine: 54%
Support Isreal: 45%!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Please vote!!! And make your comment.
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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Uncategorized · War & Conflict

Gaza

December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/five-sisters-killed-while-they-slept-1216224.html
Why those five sisters were killed ? what did they do to Israel to be killed in a strike while sleeping?
I am totaly angry ,Israel is not hiting Hamas compound or Hamas officers as the news Headlines in Europe and the USA are saying  ,Gaza is [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics

Rayeh w mesh raje3…Leaving and not coming back

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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I just found this blog made by a Syrian blogger living in exile in Lebanon called Mohammad Ali Abdallah. You can read his blog by clicking on this link . The Lebanese Daily Star wrote an article about him.
Here is an extract:
“Only 26 years old, [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Mediterranean · Meditérranée · Politics · Society

Shministim

December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Israeli Conscientious Objectors, Shministim, Send letter www.december18th.org
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Tags: Human Rights · Politics