Political Prisoners

Roger Hernandez: Al Sharpton For Human Rights in Cuba?

huffingtonpost.com     25-Jul-2008   5 related          

I bet I know what you're thinking when you read "Al Sharpton" and "Fidel Castro" in the same sentence. But no. On Tuesday, Sharpton stood in front of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations in New York and asked the Cuban...                    

Mullahs Mass Murder in Iran (1988-PRESENT)

iranian.ws     25-Jul-2008   1 related          

Sayeh Hassan - Persian Journal The Recent Summons and Arrest of Family Members of Political Prisoners who were Mass Murdered in the Summer of 1988 As the 20th anniversary of the 1988 mass murder of Iranian political prisoners...                    

“SERZH SARKISSIAN SHOULD STAND TRIAL”

a1plus.am     25-Jul-2008          

Armenia’s political prisoners issued a statement today which runs, Armenia’s political prisoners welcome their compatriots’ determination and struggle for the country’s future welfare. They are confident that the struggle has...                    

Congressional Resolution: China, Halt Forced Abortions!

catholic.org     25-Jul-2008          

"China's coercive population control program has imposed unspeakable violence, pain and humiliation on hundreds of millions of Chinese women, many of whom suffer lifelong depression as a consequence." Rep. Chris Smith, the lead...                    

Delaware Attorney General Biden, Larry Sinclair, Political prisoner, Not plead guilty, Larry...

citizenwells.wordpress.com     25-Jul-2008          

Larry Sinclair has a new post regarding the warrant in Delaware and his treatment as a political prisoner by Delaware and Attorney General Biden of Delaware. Attorney General Biden is the son of Senator Joe Biden, a frontrunner...                    

Four Thousand Yemeni Political Prisoners

mu.nu     25-Jul-2008          

There's about three thousand political prisoners in Yemen, "preventative detentions" or arbitrary arrests that relate to the Sa'ada war. (For witness testimony about tortured children, Click Here) Today IRIN reported,...                    

Rice Urges ASEAN to Push Burma to Reform

epochtimes.com     24-Jul-2008   122 related          

SINGAPORE—U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday to put more pressure on Burma's junta to improve human rights and adopt democratic reforms. Speaking after meeting foreign ministers...                    

Irrawaddy: No political prisoner in Burma: junta’s mouthpieces – Wai Moe

burmanet.org     24-Jul-2008          

Burma’s state-run newspapers rejected the use of the term “political prisoners” to describe imprisoned dissidents, saying in a series of articles published ahead of Thursday’s commemoration of the United Nations’ Declaration on...                    

Rice urges ASEAN to push Myanmar to reform

independent-bangladesh.com     24-Jul-2008   14 related          

REUTERS, SINGAPORE- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's junta to improve human rights and adopt democratic reforms.Speaking after meeting foreign...                    

Despite Talks, Zimbabwe Opposition Says Political Prisoners Still Held

voanews.com     23-Jul-2008   1,119 related          

Officials of Zimbabwe's opposition party say that even as power-sharing talks with the ruling party get under way, more than 2,000 members of the Movement for Democratic Change remain behind bars on charges related to...