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[21 Apr 2014] Indian Kashmir shuts against detention of anti-election campaigners - English

[01 Aug 2014] EU campaigners call for permanent end to Israeli onslaught - English

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Following Tunisia's revolution, winds of change swept across Egypt and led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak. But here, in the somewhat cooler climate of London England, Egyptian democracy campaigners say it's still business as usual. At a meeting across the street from parliament, a gathering of Egyptian campaigners gave a clear warning to the British establishment that the era of western backed dictatorships in the region was coming to an end. The Egyptian democracy campaigners want a real change in the direction of Britain's foreign policy, and they say the UK government can start by freezing the assets of the Mubarak family in Britain The assets, say the campaigners, are the proceeds of corruption, and must be repatriated to the Egyptian people.

A city with an altered face; the Iranian capital Tehran preparing for the vote on Friday and the heated atmosphere is everywhere. The people\'s normal commute to home and work has now become full of election banners and not just that but also rallies of supporters and campaigners. I started my journey from Tehran\'s northern Tajrish square were things were not that loud but campaigners were passing out CDs and brochures about their candidate and had opened their doors to talk to the people and make them decide on their candidate of choice. Most of the campaigns here were for Presidential Candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf with their white scarves. Pedram Khodadadi, Press TV, Tehran

As the leaders of the world\'s eight most powerful economies - or G8 - prepare to meet in northern Ireland next week, anti-capitalist and anti-war campaigners made their voices heard. Even though the rain teemed down intermittently, spirits weren\'t dampened. The awful weather hasn\'t stopped thousands of people marching through the center of Belfast today. There are several different groups here from anti-capitalists to anti-war campaigners. But basically the message is the same, they want the G8 leaders to govern on behalf of the people rather than just the rich and powerful.

ifferent popular activities are taking place in Gaza city organized by the popular committee against Gaza siege. The committeeh has called for naming 23rd of February as universal day of showing solidarity and sympathy with the besieged Gazans who have been living under strangulating Israeli siege since last June.

As outrage and condemnation continues over Israel's deadly attack on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Tel Aviv once again threatens to halt any ship trying to break the Gaza blockade. In a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev called for a halt to a new aid ship scheduled to set sail from Lebanon to break the siege of Gaza, warning that Tel Aviv would use "all necessary means" to stop the vessel. "Israel reserves its right under international law to use all necessary means to prevent these ships from violating the existing naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip," she said. The warning comes as a group of female Lebanese activists announced a plan to send an aid ship loaded with medical supplies to Gaza, which has been under siege since 2007. According to the organizers, 50 Lebanese and foreign activists would be aboard the aid ship. The new aid convoy planned the mission after Israeli commandos on May 31 stormed the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid convoy, killing 20 civilian activists and injuring dozens of others. The Israeli envoy also claimed the aid ship was linked to the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah. Hezbollah, however, has denied having any links to the mission, saying it would not join the convoy as it did not want to give Israel an excuse to attack the Gaza campaigners. The warning comes as earlier on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Lebanon against allowing the aid ship to depart from Lebanon for Gaza.

Over ninety countries have promised to ban cluster bombs whose mini explosives often fail to explode and lie like land mines for years But campaigners say its the banks driving the trade now with financial institutions showing few qualms about funding the world"s weapon makers

Last year, the UK government introduced full body scanners that are now in use in all major airports including Heathrow and Manchester. The rapid introduction of these scanners has caused fury amongst child protection and privacy campaigners and has particularly distressed the Muslim population. How should Muslims respond to airport body scanners?

Over half a million people are going hungry in Britain. That\\\'s according to the charities Church Action On Poverty and Oxfam. In their joint report: \\\'Walking the Breadline - the Scandal of Food Poverty in 21St Century Britain\\\', the scale of destitution, hardship and hunger are even worse than thought. One of the biggest worries for anti-poverty campaigners is that food banks are now becoming a \\\'normalized\\\' part of the welfare system. Families and individuals in dire need are forced to accept emergency handouts instead of having the underlying reason for their predicament addressed. There are also growing concerns that more families in work are unable to make ends meet at the end of the month alongside benefit delays and sanctions adding to their woes. So what would the authors of the report like to see happen to stop more people from sinking into food poverty? Amina Taylor, Press TV, London

Zainab, is the granddaughter of Islam\\\'s Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). She\\\'s known as the messenger of the Battle of Karbala during which Imam Hossein and his 72 companions were killed while fighting against Yazid and his cohorts. Zainab led two great missions to reveal the truth, as she unmasked the true face of Yazid, and portrayed who Prophet Mohammad\\\'s household were and what they stood for. The role Zainab played during and after the Battle of Karbala was the main topic at a conference held in Indian-controlled Kashmir.The gathering, the first of its kind in Kashmir, attracted female scholars, professionals and students from across the region. Participants shed light on the personality of Zainab. Speakers hailed Zainab as the symbol of women\\\'s empowerment and resistance against oppression, as she shook the foundations of Yazid\\\'s rule and bravely spoke out against him. The speakers said it is moral responsibility of every human being, especially women, to safeguard Zainab\\\'s legacy and follow her path. Also at the conference, a special message from the representative of Iran\\\'s leader of Islamic Revolution to India was read. Speakers at the conference believe that such events help the campaigners of truth and justice understand the message of Karbala and the life of Imam Hussein, and pass the lessons to next generations.

Electoral campaigns continue for the second week in Afghanistan, but security issues remain to be the main concern of the country\'s officials. The first security alarm came after three campaigners of Dr Abdullah Abdullah lost their lives in separate terrorist attacks in the west and north of Afghanistan. This man condemned the killings and blamed the Afghan government for what he called \"inattention to terrorist attacks.\" Illegal armed groups are not the biggest threat for the upcoming election as the Taliban has already threatened to attack polling stations. Some even believe that some candidates might use illegal tactics to win the vote.

Moroccans have taken to the streets to demand change on the anniversary of the country\'s pro-reform movement. Unemployed youths and activists along with members of a student group known as the February 20 Movement gathered outside parliament in the capital Rabat. They waved banners and chanted slogans against what they call corruption, injustice and despotism. Scores of protesters have been arrested since Morocco\'s pro-reform movement began in 2011. Campaigners say more than 30 student activists remain in prison.