Five years ago, when Myanmar was still under military rule, some Western and Chinese friends asked me how there could be such oppression in a country where Buddhism, which preaches nonviolence, is the predominant religion. I was in self-imposed exile at the time, studying journalism at the University of Hong Kong, and I would answer […]
Two months ago, men stopped eating at the American prison at Guantanamo Bay. By last week, the Guantanamo hunger strike had spread to dozens of other inmates. The government puts the number of protesters at about 40; lawyers for the prisoners say that a majority of the more than 160 men being held are refusing
Lynne Stewart, in the vindictive and hysterical world of the war on terror, is one of its martyrs. A 73-year-old lawyer who spent her life defending the poor, the marginalized and the despised, including blind cleric Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, she fell afoul of the state apparatus because she dared to demand justice rather than
by Glenn Greenwald The Boston bombing produces familiar and revealing reactions As usual, the limits of selective empathy, the rush to blame Muslims, and the exploitation of fear all instantly emerge Runners continue to run towards the finish line of the Boston marathon as an explosion erupts near the finish line of the race
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Editor Mahmudur in Cardiac Care after police remand; ‘remains on Hunger Strike’ On the fourth consecutive day on ‘Hunger Strike unto death’, He has become seriously ill. His health condition has been deteriorated than ever before. On Thursday Afternoon, he has been hospitalized in Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujubur Rahman Medical University. Later, on evening, he has
Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahudur Rahman has embarked on Hunger Strike pressing three demands Mahmudur’s three demands include 1) lifting any sort of bar to publish Amar Desh, 2) letting the nineteen Journalists of Amar Desh be released immediately and 3) the withdrawal of ‘false case’ filed against his mother Meanwhile, today (Wednesday) at noon
Abduction and Torture of Bangladeshi Workers We have received a report that two Bangladeshi workers, Noor Muhammad and Selim, were abducted on Friday 15 March by a group of Bangladeshis near the Bangladesh High Commission and taken in a car there where they were tortured in your presence until the police arrived and rescued them.
The previous two decades have witnessed some keywords that were being used for a variety of purposes from simple propaganda to pretexts for war. These terms are usually started by Western politicians, promoted by Western media and more often than not sold by Eastern media to give them more legitimacy. posted January 21st 2013, by
A Universal Justice Network team has started its visit of Indonesia on 5th January to discuss unity. The trip comes in the wake of sectarian violence that has seen villagers killed in internecine Muslim violence. Representatives from IHRC, Citizens International and the Islamic Center of Washington have joined the trip. A Universal Justice Network team
Joint Statement MAPIM and SHURA 31st December 2012 MYANMAR IS IGNORING INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR JUSTICE TO THE ROHINGYA AND KAMAN MINORITIES The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations (MAPIM) and the Secretariate for the Ulama Assembly of Asia (SHURA) abhore and condemn the prevailing suppression of the Rohingya and Kaman Muslim minority still
