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The Palestinian artist jailed by Israel for the ‘crime’ of inspiring his people
On Facebook in particular, his simple, iconic, anonymous brown avatars in support of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel spread like wildfire. People all over social media changed their profile photos to one or other of the male or female versions. In a ...
Dois ativistas do Fórum Social do Iraque desaparecem em Bagdá
O Centro de Informações do Iraque para Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento iniciou uma campanha exigindo a libertação imediata de Omar Al-Amri e Salman Al-Mansoori, que foram presos ou sequestrados em uma missão para comprar tendas e outras necessidades dos ma...
Two activists in the Iraqi Social Forum disappear in Baghdad
The Iraqi Information Center for Research and Development has started a campaign demanding the immediate release of Omar Al-Amri and Salman Al-Mansoori, who were arrested or kidnapped on a mission to purchase tents and other needs for the peaceful protest...
Press freedom threatened as Israel detains sixth Palestinian journalist in one week
Rantisi, who works for the Turkish TRT television station, had is home ransacked by Israeli forces during a dawn raid at his home in Rantis, northwest Ramallah. The other journalists detained in the last week include four reporters working for banned Al-...
Massive Protests in Southern Iraq
Iraqis have been demonstrating for days in immense protests across southern Iraq—in Basra, Nasiriyah, Amarah, Kut, Karbala and Najaf—demanding basic services and rights, including water, electricity, and jobs. The frequency of demonstrations targeting ...
Impoundment of Ilisu Dam Reservoir has not yet started – Drought in Iraq has other reasons
The drought in Iraq is not related to the Ilisu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP) Project, which is still under construction and is one of the most controversial dam projects worldwide due to its expected grave destructive impacts on people, culture...
Women on the frontlines risk death for their rights
Photo: Mahmoud Ajour APA images Isra Saleh el-Namey, Eletronic Intifada - Islam Khreis has thrown quite a few stones at Israeli troops lately. “These are historic days,” the 28-year-old Gaza resident said. “We are telling the whole world that we ha...
Argentina: Aborto seguro,legal y gratuito: Nuevo triunfo contra la moral dogmática
Eduardo Lucita, Resumen Latinoamericano - La insubordinación de las mujeres continúa su marcha sin pausa, fue el turno ahora de la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo que logró la media sanción en diputados y ahora va al Senado. La irrupción de las ...