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Armed robbery surges amid Zimbabwe's economic woes

iht.com     04-Aug-2008   16 related          

Armed robberies have surged to a record high in the Zimbabwe capital, state radio reported Monday, saying the spike was due to an amnesty that freed dozens of convicted criminals to make space for political prisoners. It said...                    

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Working Group On Iran-Armenia Railroad To Be Assigned Soon

usc.edu     04-Aug-2008   7 related          

ARMENIA'S FORMER PRESIDENT ATTACKS GOVERNMENT'S POLICY AT OPPOSITION RALLY A1+ Aug 2 2008 Armenia Armenia's former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, a major rival of President Serzh Sargsyan in the 19 February presidential...                    

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Afghan bar association means country closer to fair justice system: advocates

k-litefm.com     03-Aug-2008   2 related          

By: Tobi Cohen, THE CANADIAN PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan - Political prisoners turned over to Afghan forces by Canadian troops may now have another ace in their pockets when it comes to fair treatment. In fact, all 10,000...                    

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Legislator slams transfer of detained peasant leader to Manila jail

abs-cbnnews.com     02-Aug-2008   4 related          

Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano condemned the government, particularly the Philippine National Police (PNP), for the "arbitrary" transfer of detained Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Deputy Secretary-General Randall 'Ka...                    

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Iran: A march in support of arrested Teacher

ncr-iran.org     02-Aug-2008          

NCRI - A large crowd, in a symbolic gesture, marched on Friday from Farzad Kamangar's -- a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death -- house in the northwestern city of Kamyaran to a small village, Marab, where he used to...                    

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RSF demands Castro dictatorship release imprisoned journalist

marcmasferrer.typepad.com     02-Aug-2008          

By its silence, the journalism profession — which includes me — is complicit with the crimes of the Castro dictatorship. For it is under the cover of that silence, of the lack of serious reporting on the reality of life...                    

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8/1/08: Round Table: Struggle for Cuban Five continues (Eng./Esp.)

freethefive.org     01-Aug-2008   19 related          

Comité Nacional por la Libertad de los Cinco Cubanos Alarcón on the Round Table Struggle for Cuban Five Continues Reprinted from Daily Granma The battle for the release of five Cuban men held as political prisoners in the...                    

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markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com: What went wrong in Ohio: The Conyers report on the 2004 presidential election ~ Anita Miller markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com

Help free Paul Minor, ANOTHER of BushCo's political prisoners!

markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com     31-Jul-2008          

Help Free Paul Minor, Another GOP Political PrisonerBy Larisa Alexandrovna, AlterNetPosted on July 22, 2008, Printed on July 29, 2008Editor's note: RawStory.com investigative reporter and editor Larisa Alexandrovna is urging...                    

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america.gov: Gulambek Umarov america.gov

Son Pleads for Release of Activist Father in Uzbekistan

america.gov     30-Jul-2008   1 related          

The leaders of Uzbekistan must “listen to the cries of their long-suffering brothers and sisters, rather than jail them for expressing their despair,” says Gulambek Umarov. At an event at the United Nations, he calls for the...                    

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“COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE PRECONCEIVED OPINION”

a1plus.am     30-Jul-2008          

On July 30 the political prisoners of Armenia issued a statement which runs, “We do not instill confidence in the NA ad hoc Committee investigating the events of 1 and 2 March. We don’t think the Committee demonstrates...                    

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