"'Several killed' in Sanaa shelling"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/201192165721440683.html

"Syrian dissidents 'killed in raids' in Homs"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14977528

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/201191922323444830.html

"Libya conflict: EU failed on Libya's refugees - Amnesty"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14977155

"Iran arrests six 'BBC Persian film-makers'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14976753

"Dozens gunned down as Yemen protests rage"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-19/yemen-forces-attack-government-protestors/2906934

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14968209

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/201191913558115259.html

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15399853,00.html

"Pfizer: Nigeria drug trial victims get compensation"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14493277

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/08/2011811175753413920.html

seems as though responsibility is accepted

"Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi to have talks with government"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14496464

could be progress

"Syria unrest: US calls for wider sanctions"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14501370

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/08/201181123387973741.html

and with good reason

"Bahrain: Shouting in the dark"

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/2011/08/201184144547798162.html

documentary on the oppressed revolution in Bahrain

"No let-up in Karachi violence "

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/08/201182132045842377.html

"Protesters across Syria come under fire "

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2011/08/201182221249684251.html

"Syria forces in Hama push as crackdown continues:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14367773

"Lawyer slams Taser option to herd asylum seekers"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-01/gillard-asylum-seekers-malaysia/2819786

terrifying.

"Deadly Syrian crackdown continues"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/08/20118153040657423.html

and today

"'Scores dead' as Syrian tanks storm Hama"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/07/2011731183142996341.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=FacebookPosting

yesterday

"Indigenous children feel they lack human rights: report"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/07/06/3262754.htm

"Belarus president fights clapping protests"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/07/07/3264002.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14060277

"Amnesty accuses Syria of crimes against humanity"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14032765

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/07/201175202656973422.html

"Michele Bachmann: Her rise to political stardom"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13932701

"Google chairman warns of censorship after Arab Spring"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13935470

"Bahrain unrest: Eight Shia activists sentenced to life"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13872206

dont forget.

"N.C. Considers Paying Forced Sterilization Victims"

http://www.npr.org/2011/06/22/137347548/n-c-considers-paying-forced-sterilization-victims

not quite contemporary- although the acknowledgement is. I hope that America confronts this part of its past.

"Deadly clashes reported as Syrians rally"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/201162115512111728.html

"Malaysia-bound detainees 'denied medical care'"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/22/3250812.htm

"Syrian Refugee Gives Vivid Description Of Torture"

http://www.npr.org/2011/06/20/137303014/syrian-refugee-gives-vivid-description-of-torture

no less horrific because it is done to an adult.

"Ben Ali and wife 'guilty of theft'"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/06/2011620191756405734.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13850227

"Syria crisis: Troops move into towns in north"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13802770

"Over 100 million children in dangerous jobs"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/11/3241517.htm

"Syrian choppers fire on protesters"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/11/3241529.htm

"Bahraini doctors and nurses charged "

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/20116674812696776.html

horrendous.

"Morocco's uprisings and all the king's men"

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/06/20116512125272326.html

"Celebrations as Yemen president leaves"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/05/3236058.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13663636

"UN human rights review takes aim at Australia"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/06/3236791.htm

Syria Live Blog

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/syria

very useful

"Fighting raises Yemen civil war fears"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/05/201153154824811632.html

could have put this in with the BBC story, but I think its worth noting the differences.

"South Korea digging for evidence in Agent Orange probe"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598247

"Yemen forces 'kill 20 protesters' in Taiz"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13592935

this is still happening.

"Prisoners in Thailand kept 'shackled and cramped'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598193

"Youth feel targeted by swear jar law"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/31/3231985.htm

this certainly falls into "the crap people care about when they want to ignore real issues" category.

"Yemen: Three die in Sanaa as Hashid tribe fights police"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13506751

"Libya: 'Forced to rape in Misrata'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13502715

as told by 2 soldiers captured by rebel forces. If this is even close to true it is disturbing beyound all reason. All the more so as the motivation for the crime is not discussed and presumably unknown.

"EU slaps sanctions on Syrian president"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/05/20115239937407663.html

still no talk of invasion, however.
apparently the death toll is now 863- but i think that only includes protestors

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13500395

and something i missed while i was sick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13486660

"Yemen unrest: Gulf states suspend transition deal"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13492369

"Cuba dissident Juan Wilfredo Soto 'dies after arrest':

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13329890

"Bahrain's king lifts state of emergency from 1 June"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13327879

seems as though the royals believe they have won. With all the successes, please don't forget this,

"Syrian army 'surrounds Damascus suburb'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13330069

"Saudi Arabia tightens media laws"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/05/20115135621233618.html

"Death toll rises as Syria crackdown continues"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011430174959835564.html

and again...

"Uganda Besigye arrest: Call for talks to end unrest"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13249559

"Foreign rig workers 'paid $3 an hour'"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201880.htm

"Pakistan's blasphemy laws"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00g589l

"Sri Lanka: UN says shelling 'killed civilians'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13190576

the story makes strong accusations to both sides, unlike the headline.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/04/2011425214422583975.html

"Gillard raises human rights with Chinese premier"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/26/3200617.htm

sounds rather non-specific, but at least it was mentioned...

"WikiLeaks reveals Guantanamo blunders"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/26/3200408.htm

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/04/201142561524783918.html

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690396/detainees-transferred-or-freed-despite-high-risk

news from the USA of course focusing on those who were released after being identified as dangerous

"Tanks storm town in Syria crackdown"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/25/3200001.htm

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011425142513343584.html

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135696971/syrian-security-forces-storm-towns-witnesses-say

"Spanish photojournalist calls parents from Libya jail"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13181974

"Wikileaks: Many at Guantanamo 'not dangerous'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13184845

"Syrian army 'attacks protest city of Deraa'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13185185

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/20114255333825461.html

"Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong freed"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13139872

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/04/201142052845436935.html

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14994406,00.html

but it doesn't exactly seem to be a step forward

"Egypt unrest: 846 killed in protests - official toll "

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13134956

"Former bank boss Lee Farkas guilty of fraud in US"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13139151

1 down...

"Syria protests: Assad to lift state of emergency"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13134322

"Gunfire in locked-down Syrian city "

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/201141817736498882.html

"Hungary: Parliament votes for new constitution"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13122745

not much analysis of the actual document in the story but it does seem to be pushing a strong religious agenda. Note that philosophy events in Hungary are also currently being boycotted because of government interference in research.

"Syria: Clashes at mass Damascus protest"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13097926

"Algeria leader Bouteflika pledges constitutional reform"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13102157

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/2011415191127848291.html

"Man to be deported after 40 years in Australia"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/16/3193402.htm

shame I thought this would have stopped with the change in government. I have to say it really does look like, as his advocates say, he is being punished a second time for a crime he already spent 12 years in gaol for. Also it's not fair to England to say 'here, you deal with our criminals'.

"Egypt blogger Maikel Nabil jailed by military court"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13038937

Incredibly disappointing that the Military Council seem to be picking up where Mubarak left off. Perhaps not surprising though, as many point up Mubarak was part of the military. I suppose it was unrealistic to expect any serious changes in terms of human rights whilst the country is still under the control of an unaccountable government. Fingers crossed elections actually take place in September and the Council steps aside.

"UAE arrests democracy activists"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13043270

and now the UAE. No reports of torture that I have seen, as of yet anyway.

"Bahrain unrest: Torture fears as activists die in jail"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13033288

Bahrain has really dropped off the radar the last few days but activists are still being beaten to death in prisons there. Smaller scale perhaps but just as bad as what was done in Libya leading to the war.

"French face veil ban comes into force "

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/04/20114117646677858.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13031397

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/11/3188120.htm

tricky issue, at least as framed as a conflict of two freedoms. Despite the accusations of trying to win votes from racists the fact that there is serious penalty for coercing someone to wear the veil suggests that it is intended as an anti-oppression law. Oppression that is just ordinary within the 3 Western theism. I suppose that the concern is that this law is aimed at a practice withing just one of these religions.

For those who would oppose the ban because some women want to wear the veil, I would point out that not all women thought women were entitled to vote but that never constituted a reason to continue that form of oppression. 

"The new face of East Germany"

http://english.aljazeera.net/photo_galleries/europe/20101123133736357393.html

"Syrian city of Deraa hit by deadly clashes"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13016843

"Leading Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja arrested"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13023428

"Yemen unrest: Hundreds injured in Sanaa protests"

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3547840347194423444

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/201149124152735826.html

"Egypt's army to replace Mubarak-era governors"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13027762

"Egyptians defy army after Cairo crackdown"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/10/3187086.htm

"Bahrain workers fired for supporting protests"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011460205145476.html

"Yemen unrest: Three die in Sanaa clashes"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12976208

"Defeated Haitian candidate Manigat rejects results"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12980581

need to keep an eye on this, interesting that no formal challenge is being made yet.

"Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%"

on American Plutocracy

http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2011/05/top-one-percent-201105?currentPage=all

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/04/20114391843209245.html

"Iman Al-Obeid: "Every Day I Am Beaten"

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/04/135114911/iman-al-obeidi-every-day-i-am-beaten?sc=fb&cc=fp

apparently out of custody now, but only in a very lose sense.

a public voice against censorship of opposition in China

https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/Deleted-from-the-internet

well a petition at least.

"French forces take over Abidjan airport"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/20114215401513945.html

"Yemen unrest: Police open fire on protesters in Taiz "

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12951786

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011449582611447.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12956262

"Syria: Minister to form cabinet as Douma buries dead"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12950039

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/03/135084924/ex-minister-picked-to-form-new-syrian-government

"Nigerian election postponed again"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12953393

"China police silent on artist Ai Weiwei's detention"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12954811

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/04/20114442824275563.html

another activist taken...

"Syria unrest: New protests erupt across country"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12938756

"Video shows Libyan rebels being beaten"

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/03/2011328221050563743.html

"Syrian protesters dispersed after clashes"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201132818173548579.html

"Brisbane rape victim sues UAE luxury hotel"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/29/3176901.htm

"Syrian troops open fire on protesters"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/2011325145817688433.html

"Pakistan: Karachi activist dies as killings continue"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12860513

"China activist Liu Xianbin jailed for 10 years"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12859050

"Zimbabwe MDC minister Theresa Makoni 'fears arrest'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12863369

"Egypt women protesters forced to take 'virginity tests'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12854391

"Aborigines outraged after hotel booking snub"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/25/3173515.htm

"Ugandan police use torture, Human Rights Watch reports"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12828320

"Cuba releases dissidents Felix Navarro and Jose Ferrer"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12835362

"EU envoy defends Bahrain police amid unrest"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12829401

...

"Syria unrest: Troops 'kill 10 protesters in Deraa'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12843905

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/23/134795336/at-least-9-anti-government-protesters-killed-in-syria

note the different death counts

" Republican legislators in New Hampshire propose taking the vote away from college students and say straight out that they want to do it because students are known to be liberal."

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/were-all-badgers-now/?hp

"Syria unrest: 'Protesters killed' at Omari mosque"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12827542

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/20113231127592364.html

"Soldiers accused of mistreating Afghan detainees"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/23/3171935.htm

"Police raid Bangladesh 'slave' camp"

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/asia/2011/03/20113233523891929.html

" By Colorado's own estimate, 37 per cent of the prisoners in its isolation units are mentally ill."

and that's just one failure...

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/03/201137125936219469.html

"Bahrain king speaks of 'foiled foreign plot'"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201132174237751604.html

"Google says China disrupting e-mail service"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12802914

and some follow up

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2011/03/23/china-and-google-detailed-look

"Top Yemeni general, Ali Mohsen, announces defection"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12804552

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/2011320180579476.html

"Lake Tyers protesters plan march for autonomy"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/21/3169396.htm

"Saudi king warns against unrest while boosting benefits"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12781068

"Syria unrest: Tear gas fired at Deraa funeral"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12796020

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201131911234678272.html

"Large turnout for Egypt's constitutional referendum"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12793484

"Aboriginal community calls for return of democracy"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/18/3167692.htm

6 years is a long time...

"Yemen seethes as death toll climbs"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/20/3168593.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12783585

"Utah designates Browning M1911 official state firearm"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12792633

good thing that's not creepy

"Guatemalans sue US over syphilis tests"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12739793

I know the actual act isn't all that contemporary, but the lack of compensation is.

"Ivory Coast shelling in Abidjan 'a war crime' - UN"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12787015

"Protesters shot dead in Yemen capital: medics"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/19/3168233.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12783585

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/2011318115434957754.html

"Ivory Coast crisis: 'Deadly shelling' in Abidjan"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12778001

"UN warns Bahrain over crackdown"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201131855056179376.html

next few hours will be scarey

"The Philippines' population debate"

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/03/20113161430684220.html

video hasn't been added yet (though it's on the live stream now!)

but really; "birth control is like abortion". I don't know if I even understand that.

"A new leadership in Egypt?"

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/03/14/new-leadership-egypt

some brief analysis on the important issue.

Also the AJE site seems to be working sporadically this morning...is this just me?

"Opposition figures arrested in Bahrain"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/17/3166771.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12769168


http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201131733318735470.html

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/16/134582341/bahrain-unleashes-forces-on-protesters-camp 

stories from the last few days about the attacks on protesters and opposition in Bahrain. 

"Tear gas used on Christmas Island detainees"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/14/3163406.htm

note Abbott's response seems to be "more oppression will fix it"

"Yemen police fire on protesters"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/20113131119867820.html

"Bahrain 'asks for Gulf help'"

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/bahrain/2011/03/201131454020610721.html

"Cuba jails US aid worker Alan Gross"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12724632

"Bahrain unrest: Manama erupts in violence"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12728765

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201131375850321229.html

AJE link has video

"Musharraf 'not told of UK's disapproval of torture'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12716033

"Chinese premier calls for political reform"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12729687

"Wis. Assembly Cuts Public Worker Bargaining Rights"

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/10/134419331/protests-swell-after-wis-senate-curbs-union-rights

"French riot police break up ferry strike in Marseille"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12701703

"Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai wants Mugabe 'divorce'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12709229

"Saudi Arabia police open fire at protest in Qatif"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12708401

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/2011311542442538.html

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/10/134432966/saudi-police-fire-shots-at-protesters

"New constitution promised for Yemen"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201131073622898186.html

"Chinese leader rules out democracy"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12697997

"Ten dead after Copt-Muslim clash in Cairo"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12683568

"Wisconsin: Republicans pass public-sector union curbs"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12695313

"Gaddafi forces beat up BBC team"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12695077

"Tunisia disbands state security"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/2011382051641249.html

"US accused of Yemen proxy detention"

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2010/09/2010917195419241717.html

"Video shows Libya army 'executions'"

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2011/03/20113804519741512.html

"Union Changes Make Headway In Ohio"

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/134331339/union-changes-make-headway-in-ohio

"China imposes Tibet travel restrictions"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12673461

"Hate Comes to Orange County"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NutFkykjmbM&feature=player_embedded

fuck

"Beijing Tightens Controls Over Foreign Journalists"

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/06/134309421/beijing-tightens-controls-over-foreign-journalists

"Saudi Arabia imposes ban on all protests"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12656744

"Ivory Coast: Ouattara 'ministers' homes looted'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12661409

"Egyptians find torture tools in secret police raid"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/07/3157453.htm?section=justin

"Leaving 'Guantanamo North'"

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/04/134176614/leaving-guantanamo-north

"'Guantanamo North': Inside Secretive U.S. Prisons"

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134168714/guantanamo-north-inside-u-s-secretive-prisons


http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/133629696/timeline-the-history-of-guantanamo-north

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134227726/data-graphics-population-of-the-communications-management-units

"Ivorian women fatally shot at rally"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/201133135346891629.html

"Tunisia president Fouad Mebazaa calls election"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12642942

"Journalist beaten amid Chinese protest paranoia"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/04/3154895.htm

"Rupert Murdoch BSkyB takeover gets government go-aheah"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12631875

"Violence deters Zimbabwe activists"

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/asia/2011/03/20113151258342215.html

"Egyptian military jails activist"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/20113301027809803.html

"'New Hitler' Gaddafi rounding up opponents"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/03/3154179.htm

"Iran: Security forces break up Tehran protests"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12612133

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201131155137369204.html

"Pakistan minorities minister shot dead in Islamabad"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12617562

"Gaddafi loyalists advance to east"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12618367

"Gaddafi's forces battle rebels Fighter jets reported to have bombed Ajdabiya and Az Zawiyah as Libyan leader defies mounting international pressure."

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011228191419265337.html

"Venezuela union leader Ruben Gonzalez jailed for strike"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12604642

"Iran: Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi 'arrested'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12599837

Gaddafi on the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12604760

"Protesters defy crackdown in Oman"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/20112288422610894.html

"Vietnam activist Nguyen Dan Que held for uprising call"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12595261

"Union Battles: A 'National Campaign' Against Labor?"

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134064498/union-battles-a-national-campaign-against-labor

sounds familiar

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134101456/nationwide-rallies-against-wis-anti-union-bill

"East Timor's independence"

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/02/2011223152231965118.html

"Will banksters get away with it?"

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/2011226131635826806.html

"Ukraine's betrayed revolution"

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/2011227161232175401.html#

"Saleh defiant in face of protests"

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/02/201122815657281226.html

"China police block tiny protests and harass journalists"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12593687

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134101616/china-uses-whistles-water-and-police-on-protests

"Tunisian PM Mohammed Ghannouchi resigns over protests"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12591445

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/201122715234442377.html

"Cuba dissident Ladies in White march confronted"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12593409

"Oman clashes: Two killed during protests in Gulf state"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12590588

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011227112850852905.html

are you a member of the Oman government? or involved in the protests?

please tell your stories

After Obama's Gay-Marriage Decision, 'A New World'

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134035020/after-obamas-gay-marriage-decision-a-new-world

libyafeb17.com

http://www.libyafeb17.com/

from inside Libya. Al Jazeera are reporting that many sites like this have been "compromised". They mean those loyal to Gaddafi are interfereing with them. Apparently this one is still ok.

"Yemen's president orders forces to protect protesters"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12564248

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201122314112793183.html

"Students killed at Yemen rally"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201122221459380916.html

Gaddafi's speech

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12546108

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/20112235434767487.html

"Tripoli man's terror in 'city under siege'"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/23/3146683.htm

"Ivorian troops kill protesters"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/20112228734389648.html

"Fresh violence rages in Libya"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/201122261251456133.html

terrifying.

the live stream report on AJE was reporting that 2 col.'s defected to Malta after being ordered to fire on their own people. And repeated the reports of Libyan diplomats quitting. Could be positive I suppose.

Watch the video of Gaddafi on TV saying he's in Tripoli.

anyone see a solution besides invasion?

"Cuba sets free defiant dissident journalist Hernandez"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12516568

Libya's Government's response to international reporting

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12520586

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011220232725966251.html

"China police break up 'protests' after online appeal"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12517909

and the ABC's story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/20/3143681.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/20/3143645.htm

and NPR's version:

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/20/133912288/china-moves-to-stamp-out-jasmine-revolution

Green Witness

http://twitter.com/#!/greenwitness

follow them on twitter.

Can you confirm what Green Witness are reporting?

please tell your stories.

"Libya unrest: Scores killed in Benghazi 'massacre'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12517327

and AJE's story:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/20112206386812127.html

and NPR's version:

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/20/133912185/deadly-assaults-on-libyan-protesters-reported

"Protests break out at neo-Nazi march in Dresden"

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14854947,00.html

"Cries for help from Benghazi"

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/02/201121917030797417.html

"Algeria police prevent fresh opposition rally"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12515315

"Yemen protests: Five killed at anti-government rallies"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12507889

are you involved in the protests in Yemen?

are you a member of the Yemeni government or police?

please share your stories?

"Egyptians celebrate but military starts talking tough"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12512641

are you on strike in Egypt?

are you a member of the military government?

please share your stories?

"Wisconsin budget cuts: Madison rally attracts thousands"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12517062

and AJE's version:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/02/20112201564409366.html

are you a member of a union in the US/Wisconsin?

are you a member of either government or a public sector employer?

please tell us your stories.

"Deaths as Ivory Coast forces open fire on protesters"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12516216

can you confirm the BBC's story?

are you a member of the Ivorian government/military?

please share your stories.

"Libya protests: Reports of intense Benghazi violence"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12516156

AJE's story:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011219232320644801.html

and the ABC's version:


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/20/3143581.htm

are you in Benghazi?

are you a member of the Libyan government/security?

please tell us your stories.

Djiboutians rally to oust president

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/201121816513686216.html

can you confirm Al Jazeera's story?

are you a member of/associated with the Djibouti government?

Bahraini protesters fired upon

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011219443971206.html

!

Panama clashes: Guaymi angry over copper mining law

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12513084

are you Guaymi?

are you a member of the Panama government or a company planning to mine copper?

please share your stories

BBC's collection of stories from inside Bahrain, Yemen, Iran and Egypt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12504658

"Libya protests: 84 killed in growing unrest, says HRW"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12512536

can you confirm Human Rights Watch/the BBC's stories?

are you a member of the Libyan government?

please tell us your stories

"Refugees on the run and off the radar"

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/refugees-on-the-run-and-off-the-radar/story-e6freuy9-1226008395129

alright it's plainly a push poll, but still the results are disturbing (and not just because people can't recognise a push poll when they see one!).

"Women Cover War: Dodging Bullets, Sexual Assault"

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133864370/the-sisterhood-of-women-at-war?sc=fb&cc=fp

I hesitated to link this at first, some of you may know how personally I take this and that's not what I want this blog to be about. Also I thought that the initial claims that it was an attempt by Mubarak supporters to draw anger against the protesters was, well, overly speculative (although if its true it worked; just have a look at some of the reactionary blogs for that!). Not that I know (it just looked like taking advantage to me).

"Apple admits China factory workers poisoned"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/17/3141880.htm

new follow up on this story from a while back.

could this change anything? The analysts quoted in the story don't seem overly enthusiastic.

do you work constructing electronics? or for Apple?

please tell us your stories

"China reporters 'roughed up' trying to visit activist"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12486803

can you confirim the BBC's story? Have you had similar experiences?

Are you a member of/associated with the Chinese government?

Please share your stories.

"Clashes spread in Bahraini capital"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121714223324820.html

Can you confirim Al-Jazeera's reports?

are you a member of/associated with the Al-Khalifa family or the Bahrain government?

Please send your stories.

"Protesters killed in Yemen clashes"

http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2011/02/201121616448133524.html



are you a part of the protests?

alternatively: are you a member of/associated with the police?

please tell us your stories

"China quake activist sentenced on subversion charges"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8505399.stm
 

"Houston elects first openly gay mayor"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8410389.stm

again going through some older events.

"Aboriginal inmate served breakfast from rubbish"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/23/2722153.htm

an older story now, but worth remembering.

Do you have an alternative view?

Were you involved in the incident?

Do you work for/have any association with the NT police?

please tell us your story.

a dylan song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTtVTNTfg80

a morally problematic website

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The idea of this

Hi all,

my aim here is to create a list of injustices. Not a comprehensive list, nor a particularly novel list. Just a list of what is happening. The point being to remind those of us who live well of some of the things we should care about. I would also, from time to time, list events that give us reason to be optimistic about the future.

I will generate this list from 3 main sorces
1) the mainstream English speaking media, eg. ABC, BBC, AJ, DW, NPR etc etc etc- please do send any stories I miss!
2) my own experiences
3) your experiences

Now as to source 3, feel free to e-mail anything you wish to make public. I will check over each story for obvious flaws in reasoning and personal abuse and may make requests for parts to be rewritten. For honesty's sake submissions of this nature will be labeled as 'one-sided' and 'unverified' and well be posted with requests for alternative perspectives.