Gazan child killed by Israel on Wednesday
A tearful Palestinian official displays the burnt corpse of a young Gazan child who was killed by Israel on Wednesday, urges world to stop Israeli crimes against humanity
Google confirms: ‘Government surveillance is on the rise’
posted November 13, 2012 by RT Google report reveals a sharp increase in government requests for private data The email accounts of Generals David Petraeus and John Allen aren’t the only ones being targeted by the feds. Google has released its bi-annual transparency report and says that the government’s demands for personal data is at…
Bahrain uprising threatens US hegemony
by Finian Cunningham posted November 12, 2012 by PressTV A young Bahraini protester waves the national flag during a demonstration near Manama. Connecting the dots of recent dramatic events in Bahrain spells one unmistakable message — the US-backed Al Khalifa regime is on the political ropes. It is desperately trying to defeat a determined pro-democracy…
Stop the violence and restore citizenship of Rohingyas
Sub: Stop the violence and restore citizenship of Rohingyas It is a great disappointment to the supporters of the on-going democracy process in Myanmar that the Nobel Laureate Ang San SuuKyi has refused to criticise the ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in the Rakhine State. She told BBC recently that she would not use her…
Dominance of the West over the Rest
Download ‘Dominance of the West over the Rest’ from here About the publisher: Citizen International has been conceived as a global initiative to foster awareness, activism and advocacy on issues that are central to the stability and wellbeing of humanity at the beginning of the 21st century. As an independent, non-partisan, non-government and non-profit network,…
‘Open Veins of Latin America’ by Eduardo Galeano
Download ‘Open Veins of Latin America’ from here About the author: Uruguayan essayist, journalist and historian. Galeano’s best-known works include Memoria del fuego (1982-1986, Memory of Fire) and Las venas abiertas de América Latina (1971, The Open Veins of Latin America), which have been translated into some 20 languages. Galeano defies easy categorization as an…
‘Decolonising the Mind’ by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Download ‘Decolonising the Mind’ from here About the Author: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, was born in Kenya, in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura, Manguu and…
Sudan has the right to Retaliate Zionist attack
Joint Press Release MAPIM – SHURA 10th November 2012 SUDAN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RETALIATE ISRAEL ATTACK ON SUDAN – MAPIM and SHURA CONDEMN ISRAEL’S AGGRESSION Zionist Israel with the consent of the US had launched yet another attack on Sudan , this time it’s the military arms factory complex Yarmouk. The fourth attack since…
Muslims in Ethiopia suffer discrimination and alienation
posted May 2012 by Crescent International Crescent International recently interviewed an Addis Ababa-based Muslim journalist and Islamic activist on the current situation in Ethiopia. Given the oppressive policies of the regime against its people and severe restrictions on freedom of speech, we are withholding his name. Crescent International (CI): How would you characterize the…