Grüne Jugend warnt vor Kuhhandel zur Hartz 4-Reform |
Published by Grüne Jugend Saar
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Die Grüne Jugend Saar hat ihre Mutterpartei vor einem Poker um die Zustimmung des Saarlandes zur Hartz 4-Reform der schwarz-gelben Bundesregierung gewarnt. Hierzu Thorsten Comtesse, Sprecher der Grünen Jugend Saar: |
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Rache der Saar wird zu Weihnachten erwartet |
Published by SaarKurier
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Saartire von Michel Saarkozy Die Wut wächst, auch beim großen Strom der SaarländerSeit Jahren hören wir von sogenannten Umweltschützern und falschen Klimapropheten, wir müssten nur tüchtig Gas auf der Autobahn geben, und schon würden die Temperaturen ansteigen und ruck zuck aus dem Saarland ein mediterranes Urlaubsparadies machen. Jetzt müssen wir feststellen, dass dies alles gelogen war. Die Winter werden länger und frostiger. |
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COMMENTARY: Israel devours its own people - this time with fire |
Published by Haaretz
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Yossi Sarid The fire service has inadequate hoses and ladders - Even its firefighting planes are improvisedWarnings were ignored - and now it's too late to say 'I told you so' |
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Historic "firestorm" in northern Israel |
Published by Xinhua
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Dave Bender, Jerusalem Agencies from Nicosia, Ankara, Canberra and our partner Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, contributed to this report At least 40 people were killed in what officials described a historic "firestorm" near Israel's port city of Haifa on Thursday
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France: Sale ambiance dans la police |
Published by Lutte Ouvrière
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Jacques Fontenoy Le témoignage d'une policière Une ancienne fonctionnaire de la police de l'air et des frontières (PAF), toujours dans la police publie aux éditions du Cherche-Midi sous le titre Omerta dans la police un témoignage sur ce qu'elle a vécu quand elle travaillait dans ce service. Elle dénonce les abus de pouvoir, de la hiérarchie comme du simple flic, l'homophobie, le racisme, le sexisme de cette institution, mais aussi la politique du chiffre, la « bâtonnite ». |
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Côte d'Ivoire et Haïti: Les démocraties de la trique et de la misère |
Published by Lutte Ouvrière
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Arlette Laguiller Dimanche 28 novembre était jour d'élection en Haïti et en Côte d'Ivoire. Ces deux pays sont sur deux continents différents, l'un en Amérique, l'autre en Afrique, à des milliers de kilomètres de distance l'un de l'autre. Mais ils ont ceci en commun qu'ils ont été tous les deux colonisés par la France et qu'ils en portent encore aujourd'hui les stigmates. Ils ont aussi en commun d'avoir été pillés, appauvris, par la même bourgeoisie qui nous exploite ici. |
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Nach Wintereinbruch Kältetote befürchtet |
Published by junge Welt
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Christian Linde Bei Frost auf der Straße Dachverband der Wohnungslosenhilfe fordert mehr Unterbringungsangebote |
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British loophole in US cluster bomb use |
Published by press TV
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
JM/MB/HE The UK law allows a loophole in the US storage of cluster munitions on British soil despite London's signature on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in 2008.
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République d'Irlande - La colère dans les rues de Dublin |
Published by Lutte Ouvrière
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
François Rouleau Le samedi 27 novembre, à l'appel de la confédération syndicale unique ICTU, des manifestants venus des quatre coins de la république ont envahi les rues de Dublin pour affirmer leur opposition aux nouvelles mesures d'austérité annoncées dans le cadre du plan de « sauvetage » international organisé par le FMI et l'Union européenne. Depuis la grande manifestation du 21 février 2009 contre le deuxième plan d'austérité du gouvernement, on n'avait pas vu une telle démonstration de force dans les rues de la capitale : 100 000 manifestants selon les organisateurs, 50 000 selon la police, dans une ville qui ne compte que 500 000 habitants ! |
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ECB keeps key rate at historical low with better economic expectations |
Published by Xinhua
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Berlin (xn) - The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday kept its key interest rate at the historically low level of 1.00 percent, and slightly lifted its economic expectations. "Recent economic data are consistent with a positive underlying momentum of the recovery, while uncertainty is elevated," said Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the ECB, at a press conference while explaining the decision. "Inflation expectations are firmly anchored in line with our aim of keeping inflation rates below, but close to, 2 percent over the medium term," he added. |
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Leaked Cables: Two Views on U.S.-Georgia Military Cooperation |
Published by Civil Georgia
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Two classified diplomatic dispatches from series of leaked U.S. embassy cables give a rare glimpse of discussions, which were underway last year among U.S. diplomats on scope of military cooperation with Georgia. |
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COMMENTARY: Egypt elections; ...underscoring illegitimacy |
Published by press TV
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Mohioddin Sajedi Waiting on the results of the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections is just as futile a feat as watching the first round proved to be.
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New study says Africa can feed itself in a generation |
Published by Xinhua
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
David Musyoka, Nairobi As regional presidents hold a retreat on Thursday in Tanzania to review results of landmark study on agriculture as they consider new food security strategies in light of climate change, a study says the continent is capable of feeding itself in a generation. |
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Published by Sea Shepherd
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Sea Shepherd Departs for Seventh Antarctic Whale Defense CampaignAfter months of preparation, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has officially set sail for their 2010-11 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, Operation No Compromise. This year’s fleet is the strongest to date including veteran vessels the Steve Irwin and Bob Barker, with the addition of the newly-acquired trimaran Gojira, Japanese for Godzilla, with the necessary speed and power to outrun the whalers and put an end to their shameful activities. |
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Wikileaks: Citing Bribe Attempts, US Sought Obama Intervention in Bout Case |
Published by Irrawaddy
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Simon Roughneen, Bangkok The United States Embassy in Bangkok sought the direct intervention of President Barack Obama as frustration grew over the Viktor Bout extradition case, according to two diplomatic cables released on Thursday by Wikileaks.
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COMMENTARY: Lifting US Sanctions Won't be Easy |
Published by Irrawaddy
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Htet Aung US economic sanctions against Burma's military junta have again become a much-discussed issue since the release of the country's democratic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Within days of being freed, Suu Kyi faced a barrage of questions about her stance on this issue, as if she held the master key to unlocking Washington's ban on doing business with Burma. |
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Reflections by Comrade Fidel |
Published by Embassy of Cuba in Greece
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Hugo Chávez’ Address An unusual meeting took place at the United States Capital Building between a group of US legislators from the fascist right and Latin American leaders from the rightwing oligarchy and coup promoters to discus the overthrow of the governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua. The meeting took place a few days before the gathering of Defense ministers from the western hemisphere in Santa Cruz , Bolivia , where, on November 22nd, President Evo Morales delivered an energetic denunciation. |
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Published by junge Welt
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
André Scheer Wikileaks-Dokumente belegen Einmischung der USA in Venezuela und Kampagne gegen »Achse der Störenfriede«Die US-Botschaft in Caracas macht sich Sorgen über das rapide schwindende Ansehen der Vereinigten Staaten in Venezuela. So hätten vor dem Amtsantritt des venezolanischen Präsidenten Hugo Chávez noch 65 Prozent der Venezolaner ein positives Bild von den USA gehabt, bis März 2008 sei dieser Wert in Folge »wohlbegründeteter Angriffe« auf die USA jedoch auf 31 Prozent gefallen. |
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Giving Up the Game Together |
Published by Indymedia, Philadelphia
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Sudhama Ranganathan On the streets and particularly in Hip Hop there’s a saying known as “giving up the game.” This does not refer to the rapper the Game at all or any other specific individual. It does not refer to any sport or sporting event necessarily. It does not refer, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, to quitting, throwing in the towel or the most common usage of the term which is to give up. |
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Is the FBI Out of Control? |
Published by The Fight Back
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
The search warrants for the FBI’s coordinated raids of 14 anti-war activists on September 24th in Minneapolis and Chicago cited federal law which prohibits “providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.” Two of the seven homes the FBI targeted on Sept. 24th were Joe Iosbaker’s in Chicago and Anh Pham’s in Minneaopolis. After a long day of lobbying congress members on the Hill, Joe and Anh sat down for an extended conversation. |
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Rights Groups Divided over Wikileaks Revelations |
Published by Irrawaddy /IPS
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
William Fisher, New York Some of the nation's leading human rights groups—who are almost always on the same page—are taking widely opposing positions on the latest Wikileaks document dump of diplomatic cables. Groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Human Rights First (HRF) believe it was a mistake that Wikileaks allegedly published the names of foreign human rights activists and organizations that receive support from the US government. |
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Iran - Le régime des ayatollahs veut imposer la hausse des prix des produits de base |
Published by Lutte Ouvrière
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
Jacques Fontenoy Selon la presse américaine, en faisant leurs courses dernièrement, les ménagères iraniennes ont découvert des hausses des prix inouïes : le prix du pain avait quintuplé, celui de l'huile doublé et celui de la viande de mouton triplé. Et le prix de l'essence ou du fuel devrait bientôt quadrupler !
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Time: Mossad behind Iran hit? |
Published by press TV
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Friday, 03 December 2010 |
ZHD/MYA/AKM The recent assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist bears the fingerprint of a “custom-made” operation by Israel's spy agency, Mossad, a Time report says.
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Lybien Handlanger der EU? ...oder wie Gaddafi mit Flüchtlingen Geld verdient.... |
Published by déi jonk Lénk
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Zusammenarbeit zwischen EU-Kommission und Folterstaat Lybien in Sachen Flüchtlingsbekämpfung sofort stoppen! Ein Abkommen über die Migrationszusammenarbeit zwischen der EU und Libyen ist während eines zweitätigen Besuches der EU-Innenkommissarin Cecilia Malmström und des EU-Erweiterungskommissars Stefan Füle Anfang Oktober in Libyen vereinbart worden. Die EU soll von 2011 bis 2013 sechzig Millionen Euro in Projekte zum besseren „Schutz’ von Flüchtlingen in Libyen investieren. |
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Bürgernähe und Durchsetzungsvermögen |
Published by LSAP
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Die Parteiexekutive der LSAP begrüßt den positiven Verlauf der Gespräche zur geplanten Gesundheitsreform. Die organisierte Ärzteschaft hat ihre gewerkschaftlichen Aktionen bekanntlich bis auf weiteres eingestellt, nachdem die Verhandlungen zwischen AMMD (Association des médecins et médecins-dentistes), EHL (Entente des hôpitaux), den beiden Fraktionspräsidenten der Mehrheitsparteien CSV und LSAP und Gesundheitsminister Mars di Bartolomeo zu einem Konsens geführt haben, der die Grundausrichtung der Reform nicht in Frage stellt. |
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Bemerkenswertes Resultat einer Unterschriftensammlung |
Published by Mouvement Ecologique
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
1.100 EinwohnerInnen aus dem Kanton Capellen treten für die Erstellung eines regionalen Mobilitätskonzeptes und eine begleitende Bürgerbeteiligung ein Am 30. November 2010 überreichten die Vertreter der Regionale Westen des Mouvement Ecologique eine Petition an Minister Claude Wiseler, in der die Erstellung eines regionalen Konzeptes der Organisation des öffentlichen Transportes unter Einbindung der BürgerInnen im Kanton Capellen gefordert wird. |
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Herrchen und ich lassen es schon mal kräftig weihnachten |
Published by SaarKurier
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Saartierisches von Gisbert Spränzer Warum Hertz, Volt und Ampere aus dem AKW qualitativ höherwertiger sind als bei Ökostrom, was Rita von 'nem Sozi im Bett hält und ob die saarländische CDU-Sozialministerin Gretchen Kramp-Karrenbauer jetzt Ehrenmitglied von Attac wird |
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Corporations found guilty at Russell Tribunal second session |
Published by Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
On 22 November a jury of international experts announced their verdict that compelling evidence shows corporate complicity in Israeli violations of international law. The verdict followed two full days of presentations in London at the second international session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine from 20 to 21 November. |
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Published by Haaretz
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Neri Livneh The only thing Assange did was to ensure that all those who were gossiped about will share a central place in history |
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Premier mort par Taser en France ? |
Published by RAIDH
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Selon une dépêche de l’AFP, un homme de 38 ans en situation irrégulière est décédé dans la nuit du lundi 29 au mardi 30 novembre à Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine) après avoir reçu deux décharges du pistolet à impulsions électriques Taser pendant son interpellation par la police. |
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Published by junge Welt
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Helene Rahn Nordrhein-Westfalen: Grüne und Linke unterstützen kommunale Mehrheitsbeteiligung durch Stadtwerke an Kohle- und Atomkonzern STEAG |
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Niederlage bei Schlichtungsfarce |
Published by junge Welt
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Winfried Wolf Die Gegner von »Stuttgart 21« wurden bei der von Heiner Geißler geleiteten Schlichtung über den Tisch gezogenDies wiegt besonders schwer, wenn sie es nicht erkennen |
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Von IWF und EU gefordertes Kürzungspaket führt zu Unruhen in Irland |
Published by junge Welt
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Christian Bunke, Manchester Daumenschrauben und GeschenkeWährend die irische Regierung an der Umsetzung des von IWF und EU geforderten Kürzungspaketes arbeitet, verlassen die ersten Ratten das sinkende Schiff. Justizminister Dermot Ahern von der regierenden Fianna-Fail-Partei kündigte an, nicht mehr bei den für Anfang 2011 angekündigten Wahlen zur Verfügung zu stehen. Weitere Politiker machten ähnliche Andeutungen. |
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2e tour des législatives en Egypte |
Published by El Watan
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Hassan Moali Les adversaires du parti de Moubarak se retirentLe rouleau compresseur du PND a tout écrasé sur son passage, laissant les «frères laïco-islamistes» sur le bas-côté |
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Präsident Mubarak läßt seine herrschende Partei auf breiter Front gewinnen |
Published by junge Welt
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Karin Leukefeld Wahlfarce in ÄgyptenBei den ägyptischen Parlamentswahlen am vergangenen Sonntag hat die herrschende Nationaldemokratische Partei (NDP) von Präsident Hosni Mubarak offenbar ihr Ziel erreicht und landesweit die meisten Stimmen eingefahren. Ersten Berichten zufolge gewann die NDP 209 von 221 Sitzen. Oppositionsparteien gingen weitgehend leer aus, könnten aber im zweiten Wahlgang am kommenden Sonntag noch eine Chance haben, einen oder mehrere Kandidaten ins Parlament zu bekommen. |
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Le Premier ministre kényan se félicite des fuites de WikiLeaks |
Published by El Watan
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Le Premier ministre kényan Raila Odinga a jugé hier «utile» la diffusion des câbles diplomatiques américains révélés par WikiLeaks, se démarquant de la plupart des réactions officielles condamnant ces fuites. |
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Kenya: Support Disclosure of HIV Status to Children |
Published by Human Rights Watch
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Ignorance Threatens HIV Prevention and Treatmen(New York) - Children have the right to age-appropriate information about their HIV status and should not be the last to find out that they are HIV-positive, Human Rights Watch said on World AIDS Day, December 1st, 2010. Human Rights Watch described its research in Kenya about the subject and called on the Kenyan government to provide guidance to health workers and parents on disclosure, which could start from the age of 6, taking into account the child's maturity and the specific clinical and social context. |
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UN agencies seek 530 mln USD to address humanitarian crisis in Somalia |
Published by Xinhua
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
David Musyoka, Nairobi The UN agencies on Wednesday launched Somalia 2011 Humanitarian Appeal, seeking 530 million U.S. dollars to cope with the Horn of Africa's nation's ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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A Visit with Suu Kyi in Her NLD Office |
Published by Irrawaddy
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Alex Ellgee, Rangoon Following the announcement of the rigged election results, the mood across Burma was lifted by the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But despite the temporary buzz, life has gone back to normal with little change, and the future remains bleak for many Burmese citizens. |
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Indonesia: Local Sharia Laws Violate Rights in Aceh |
Published by Human Rights Watch
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Thursday, 02 December 2010 |
Restrictions on Association, Dress Deny Autonomy and are Used Abusively(Jakarta) - Two local Sharia laws in Indonesia's Aceh province violate rights and are often enforced abusively by public officials and even private individuals, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday. The country's central government and the Aceh provincial government should take steps to repeal the two laws, Human Rights Watch said. |
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