Full Coverage: Middle East
March 2008
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31.03.2008
Yhdysvaltain sodanjohdon pyrkimykset heikentää Muqtada al-Sadrin johtamaa Mahdin armeijaa Irakissa ovat ristiriitaisia. Yhdysvallat syyttää Mahdin armeijaa Iran-kytköksistä, mutta veljeilee iranilaisten kanssa yhteistyötä tekevän Badr-järjestön kanssa.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Politics] [War and peace] |
27.03.2008
The power of the "Israel lobby" in the US is hard to measure exactly. But its hawkish positions do conflict with the views, and interests, of most American Jews. So why isn't there a more dovish lobby to counter it? One is, finally, about to be unveiled, says Gershom Gorenberg.
more...From Prospect magazine Related topics/regions: [Israel] [United States] Image: Israeli and Palestinian flags © International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
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25.03.2008
Euroopan pakolaisjärjestöjen katto-organisaation ECREn tuoreen selvityksen mukaan eurooppalaisvaltiot kohtelevat Irakista panneita toisistaan poikkeavilla tavoilla. Eroja on niin kansainvälisen suojelun myöntämisessä, irakilaisten kiintiöpakolaisten vastaanottamisessa kuin kielteisen turvapaikkapäätöksen saaneiden kohtelemisessakin.
more...From: Pakolaisneuvonta Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [Europe] [Refugees] Image: -
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21.03.2008
Israels 60th birthday celebrations look increasingly unpalatable, says Mike Marqusee.
more...Related topics/regions: [Israel] [Palestine] Image: Alumni from a Palestinian school © United Nations Development Programme
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20.03.2008
Despite the Bush administration's 'rhetoric' about success in Iraq, the U.S. strategy of dividing the Shia and Sunni populations -- giving political power to the former and military support to 'resistance' groups within the latter -- has the potential to bring violence to all time highs, writes Dahr Jamail.
more...From: Foreign Policy In Focus Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] Image: © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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20.03.2008
Turkin hallituksen ja Kurdistanin työväenpuolueen PKK:n sissien väliset taistelut jättävät jälkeensä tuhansia vammautuneita kurdeja, joilla ei useinkaan ole muuta vaihtoehtoa kuin hakeutua Eurooppaan.
more...From: Voima Kustannus Oy Related topics/regions: [Turkey] [Disability] [Conflict] Image: -
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19.03.2008
NEW YORK, Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in major towns and cities across the United States today to express their anger and frustration with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Activism] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Peace] Image: Wednesday morning on 17th Street in Washington, DC. © FredoAlvarez (flickr)
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19.03.2008
Irakin lapset ovat joutuneet kärsimään eniten sodasta ja miehityksestä, joka alkoi Yhdysvaltain hyökkäyksestä 20. maaliskuuta vuonna 2003. IPS haastatteli irakilaislapsia Baqubassa.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [Children] [Conflict] |
19.03.2008
"The systematic campaign launched by the Egyptian government against opposition candidates and the Muslim Brotherhood to prevent them from running in the next local elections in Egypt should not divert attention from the increase in the number of prisoners of conscience," as stated on 9 March 2008 by HRinfo.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Egypt] [Freedom of expression] |
19.03.2008
Haifan Ebeneser-vanhainkodin asukkaat ja työntekijät edustavat kymmeniä eri kulttuureja ja puhuvat useita eri kieliä. Suomen Lähetysseura on aloittamassa Ebeneser-kodin kanssa kummivanhustoimintaa.
more...From: Suomen Lähetysseura Related topics/regions: [Israel] [Aid] |
19.03.2008
The first Arab-language production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie, the play based on the writings of the young American killed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Palestinian territories, opened on Sunday -- the fifth anniversary of her death.
more...From: Al Jazeera Related topics/regions: [Israel] [Palestine] [United States] Image: Rachel Corrie
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18.03.2008
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Codes of conduct] [Ethics & value systems] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Conflict] Image: U.S. soldier watches over prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. © U.S. Dept of Defense / Amnesty International USA
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18.03.2008
A five-year downward trend in asylum applications in industrialised countries was reversed in 2007, largely because of an increase in the number of Iraqi asylum-seekers, according to provisional statistics compiled by the UN refugee agency.
more...+ Carnage and Despair in Iraq From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Related topics/regions: [Iraq] |
17.03.2008
Israelin iskut ja sukupuoleen perustuva syrjintä synkistävät palestiinalaisnaisten elämää. Lisäksi arkea vaikeuttaa kansainvälinen saarto.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Palestine] [Human rights] [Gender] |
17.03.2008
Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the humanitarian situation in most of the country is among the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report issued today.
more...From: International Committee of the Red Cross Related topics/regions: [Iraq] Image: Red Cross, Crescent and Crystal
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17.03.2008
Egyptin turvallisuuspoliisin säilössä on jatkuvasti satoja ihmisiä, useimmat heistä uskovaisia nuoria miehiä. Ihmisoikeusjärjestö Human Rights Watchin tietojen mukaan suuri osa pidätetyistä on otettu kiinni, jotta hallituksella olisi tekosyy jatkaa Egyptin ankaraa poikkeustilaa.
more...From: Maailman Sivu ry Related topics/regions: [Egypt] [Human rights] [Religion] [Law] Image: Egyptin presidentti Hosni Mubarak. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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14.03.2008
Yksityiset turvallisuusyhtiöt ovat värvänneet jo yli 6 000 ugandalaista toimimaan sotilaallisissa vartio- ja turvallisuustehtävissä Irakissa.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [Uganda] [Arms & military] [Security] Image: © Center for Global Development
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13.03.2008
It began with a blinding flash and promises of speedy victory. Five years on, the mission is far from accomplished, says Neal Ascherson.
more...From The New Statesman Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [United Kingdom] [United States] |
13.03.2008
The number of Ugandans working as security guards in Iraq has hit the 6,000 mark, according to the Minister of State for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana.
more...From The Monitor Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [Uganda] |
12.03.2008
Over 30 peace and justice organizations, bolstered by people across the United States, will unite next Wednesday for a day of nonviolent demonstration and civil disobedience against the U.S. war in Iraq.
more...From: United for Peace and Justice Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] Image: A January 2007 anti-Iraq war rally, Washington, DC. © Jeffrey Allen
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