Full Coverage: Middle East
April 2007
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04/23/2007
LOS ANGELES, Apr 23 (OneWorld) - Sean Huze smokes a cigarette on the first floor patio of his two bedroom apartment in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. The 32-year-old Iraq war veteran still keeps his hair in a crew-cut and wears a sweatshirt that reads "Marines" across the front.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Iraq] [United States] [Health] [Culture] [Arms & Military] |
04/20/2007
Iraqi authorities are increasingly imposing the death penalty, often after pre-trial televised "confessions", uninvestigated allegations of torture and unfair trials, according to a new report.
Read more+ Iraq's Long Night From: Amnesty International UK Related: [Iraq] |
04/19/2007
Irakilaisia ei tule tällä hetkellä palauttaa Irakiin, korostavat ihmisoikeusjärjestö Amnesty Internationalin Suomen osasto ja Pakolaisneuvonta ry. Järjestöjen kanta poikkeaa Ulkomaalaisviraston näkemyksestä. EU:n sisäministerit keskustelevat irakilaisten pakolaisten ja turvapaikanhakijoiden asemasta perjantaina 20.4.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International Suomen osasto Related: [Iraq] [Refugees] Image: Insediamento di rifugiati al confine tra Iraq e Giordania ©UNHCR/P.Kessler
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04/18/2007
Urgent action on behalf of an estimated 1m Iraqi children living as refugees is recommended in a new report.
Read moreFrom: World Vision UK Related: [Iraq] |
04/17/2007
The Middle East is on the verge of a new humanitarian crisis unless the European Union, U.S. and other states take urgent, concrete measures to assist the more than three million people forcibly displaced by the conflict in Iraq, warns a briefing issued to coincide with an international conference in Geneva.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Iraq] |
04/16/2007
Suspension of Western aid and Israel's refusal to transfer money owed to the Palestinian Authority has led to grave humanitarian consequences for Palestinians, says a survey commissioned by an international development agency.
Read moreFrom: Oxfam Great Britain Related: [Palestine] [Israel] |
04/13/2007
Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority have united in their fight against the Mediterranean fruit fly, one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests.
Read moreFrom: United Nations Related: [Israel] [Jordan] [Palestine] |
04/13/2007
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 12 (OneWorld) - On February 18, 2005 an Iraqi man was driving his vehicle from his house to work at his farm. On the way, U.S. forces shot him when they passed, damaging the vehicle and killing the man. His case is among the hundreds detailed in internal Pentagon documents released today.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Afghanistan] [Iraq] [United States] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] Image: Marla Ruzicka, who founded the group CIVIC to campaign on behalf of Iraqi civilians, was herself killed in Iraq in 2005. © Global Exchange
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04/12/2007
A new International Red Cross report expresses alarm about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Iraq and calls for urgent action to protect civilians against the continuing violence.
Read moreFrom: International Committee of the Red Cross Related: [Iraq] Image: Iraqi children at Baghdad rubbish dump. © IRIN
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04/12/2007
It’s time for the authorities in Gaza to take control of the increasingly perilous position, or risk alienating international support, says Bassem Eid.
Read moreFrom: Index on Censorship Related: [Palestine] |
04/12/2007
Much has been made of changes in policies allowing for U.S. military recruits of a wider range of age and differing mental and physical capacities. According to Iraqi officials and NGOs, insurgents in that country have gone even further and are recruiting mentally handicapped children.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Iraq] |
04/10/2007
A 15-year-old girl from Cairo has become the 34th person in Egypt to be diagnosed with bird flu, of whom 13 have died.
Read moreFrom: United Nations Children's Fund Related: [Egypt] |
04/10/2007
Iranin viranomaisten yritys jakaa miljoonia kävijiötä houkuttava Teheranin kirjamessut kahteen eri osoitteeseen raivostuttaa näytteilleasettajia. Iranilaiset kustantajat syyttävät hallitusta yrityksestä evätä heiltä kontaktit kansainvälisiin kustantajiin koko Aasian ja Lähi-idän tärkeimmän kirjamessutapahtuman yhteydessä.
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04/06/2007
A year-long conference series on public media in the Arab world focused on changes in the media environment, the role of the state, and what "public media" means in Arab countries.
Read moreFrom: Center for Social Media |
04/05/2007
The full story of the siege of Fallujah in April 2004 - one of the most extensive human rights violations of recent times - has never been told. Now a performance using only the words of participants collected by a researcher is being staged in London in May.
Read moreRelated: [Iraq] [United Kingdom] |
04/03/2007
Teloitukset ja pidätykset kasvattavat vihaa Fallujaa ympäröivässä levottomassa maakunnassa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Iraq] [Conflict] |
04/02/2007
Pieni Bahrain saarivaltio Persianlahdella on kutsunut islamin ja kristinuskon paikalliset johtajat mukaan arabimaailman aidsin-vastaiseen taisteluun. UNDP:n mukaan aidsia sairastavien määrä on kasvanut arabimaissa yli 300 prosentilla kolmen viime vuoden aikana.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld UK Related: [Health] [HIV/AIDS] [Sexuality] Image: AIDS ribbon
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04/02/2007
Bahrain has launched a major campaign to bring religious leaders into the fight against AIDS. The number of cases reported in Arab countries has gone up by 300% in the past three years.
Read moreFrom: kaisernetwork.org (Kaiser Family Foundation) Related: [Bahrain] |
04/01/2007
The title of the beautifully filmed Iraq in Fragments refers to the impressionistic nature of the documentary as much as to the looming state of the nation.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld UK Related: [Iraq] Image: Iraq in Fragments
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