Who is George Galloway - English
Short self introduction by Respect MP George Galloway on the WinkBall as the election campaign kicks off.
Short self introduction by Respect MP George Galloway on the WinkBall as the election campaign kicks off.
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Multiple bombings kill many in Iraq - 23 April 10 - English
More than 60 people have been killed in a wave of bombings in Iraq.
The blasts come just days after Iraq touted a series of blows against...
More than 60 people have been killed in a wave of bombings in Iraq.
The blasts come just days after Iraq touted a series of blows against al-Qaeda and during a period of uncertainty as landmark parliamentary elections remain unresolved.
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International Rights Activists Express Grave Concern At Crackdown On...
Bahrain triggers human rights uproar
As many as 26 human rights organizations have called on the international community to address Bahrain's...
Bahrain triggers human rights uproar
As many as 26 human rights organizations have called on the international community to address Bahrain's suppression of rights advocates and Shias population, an Egyptian institute says.
"We stress the international community's responsibility for curbing the security campaign aimed at silencing human rights defenders and concealing the grave abuses committed by the authorities against the citizenry, particularly the Shia community," the organizations said in a petition.
The bodies warned about "the authorities' increasing crackdown on the different forms of expression and peaceful association and assembly" and "the government's growing tendency to set the law aside in favor of naked force, detention, the torture and abuse of peaceful opponents," one of the cosignatories, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), said in a press release on Wednesday.
They said Manama maintained "a policy of systematic discrimination and marginalization of the Shia majority."
The Shia opposition refuses to recognize the 2002 constitution and has called for a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections, set for October 23. The protesting organizations also said that the suppression campaign was meant "to pave the way for wide-ranging election fraud."
Despite their demographic predominance in the kingdom, the Shias have long complained about being discriminated against by the Bahraini government when it comes to obtaining jobs and receiving services.
Earlier in the month, the Manama government revoked the citizenship of leading Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein al-Najati, who represents top Iraqi cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Bahrain, as well as the citizenship of his family.
An outspoken critic of the government, Sheikh Abdul Jaleel al-Miqdad, has also been prohibited from leading the Friday Prayers.
The Bahraini government has arrested more than 250 Shias since August, accusing 23 of them of plotting a coup and provoking "violence, rioting and terrorism."
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/143715.html
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Human Rights Watch Extremely Concerned About Deteriorating Situation In...
Rights activists criticize Bahrain govt.
A group of Human Right activists have expressed their concern over deteriorating human rights situation...
Rights activists criticize Bahrain govt.
A group of Human Right activists have expressed their concern over deteriorating human rights situation in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain.
The Sunni-dominated government has intensified the crackdown launched against the Shia population, arresting dozens of opposition figures on suspicion of toppling the government.
In a letter to the Bahraini King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the officers of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division criticized the government.
The group also called on the King of Bahrain to defend human rights activists, saying they are worried about Nabeel Rajab, the head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and a member of the Advisory Committee.
The government-affiliated media accused Rajab of liaising with "international organizations."
The allegation came after the Bahrain Center for Human Rights criticized the government's recent arrests of opposition figures, the activists wrote.
In an interview with Press TV last week, Rajab said, "there is a continuous war against all Shias who are critics of the government."
Many of the opposition detainees were tortured and sexually assaulted, among them were religious figures, he revealed.
The population of Bahrain is predominantly Shia. However, the majority group has long complained of being discriminated against by the Sunni-dominated government in obtaining jobs and receiving services.
The Shia opposition also refuses to recognize the 2002 Constitution, which curbed the power of the Shia-majority parliament, and has called for the boycott of next month's parliamentary elections.
The following is the complete text of the letter to the King of Bahrain:
HRW raise concerns on targeting of human rights activists in Bahrain
Including Head of BCHR and HRW Advisory Committee member Nabeel Rajab
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/144381.html
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Press TV - Pentagon trying to prevent WikiLeaks from releasing more war...
Press TV News. Pentagon is trying its best to prevent WikiLeaks from releasing more war documents. This was in the wake of rumours that WikiLeaks...
Press TV News. Pentagon is trying its best to prevent WikiLeaks from releasing more war documents. This was in the wake of rumours that WikiLeaks was about to release documents on Iraq war.
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[HEATED DEBATE] Irans Soft Power in the Middle East - 22Oct2010 - English
On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk, he asks his guests how we should understand Iran's soft power in the Greater Middle East. Is it...
On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk, he asks his guests how we should understand Iran's soft power in the Greater Middle East. Is it under-estimated in western mainstream media?
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