Since human rights activist and journalist Ms. Tawakkol Karman was kidnapped by security forces in Sana’a yesterday evening, the Yemeni capital has witnessed the beating and detention of dozens of demonstrators who were calling for Tawakkol’s release. Reporters Without Borders …
Posted in Bad news, Civil Rights, Current Events, Human Rights, News and Politics, Yemen | Tagged Tawakkol Karman, Yemen | 1 CommentReports from Iran indicate that Habibollah Latifi, a Kurdish student activist, is set to be executed tomorrow (December 26) in Sanandaj prison. Latifi’s family and lawyer Saleh Nikbakht have requested a stay in the execution from the Sanandaj Prosecutor and …
Posted in Bad news, Human Rights, Iran, Kurdistan, Kurds | 3 Comments“Sovereignty is for the people alone they are the source of authority.The people shall exercise and protect this sovereignty, and safeguard national unity in the manner specified in the Constitution.” – Article III, Chapter I of the Egyptian Constitution. But …
Posted in Activism, Bad news, Civil Rights, Democracy, Egypt, General, Politics | 1 CommentLast week, Norway and other Western countries try to stop reforming the wording of a UN resolution that will protect all people against the killings and executions based on discrimination.they tried to include sexual orientation a part of this resolution …
Posted in Assholes, Bad news, Culture, Culture and Society, Gender, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Middle East, Minorities | 3 CommentsThe Arabic Network for Human Rights Information reports that Kareem is being beaten at the State Security Intelligence (SSI) headquarters in Alexandria where he was held illegally for the past five days. The press release notes that Kareem has completed …
Posted in Activism, Assholes, Atheism, Bad news, Culture and Society, Current Events, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Islam, Minorities | Tagged Free Kareem!, Kareem Amer, State Security Intelligence Egypt | Leave a commentEgyptian blogger Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman Amer, also known as Kareem Amer was sentenced to four years in prison; three for insulting “God” and one for insulting “the Egyptian President”. Amer should have been released last week after serving the …
Posted in Atheism, Bad news, Censorship, Civil Rights, Culture, Current Events, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Islam, Minorities, News and Politics, Palestine, Ridiculous, Society, Taboos | Tagged Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman Amer, Allah Page, Facebook, Kareem Amer, Waleed Al Husseini, Waleed Khalid Hasayen | 15 CommentsOver the months of August and September, migrant workers in Kuwait continued to commit suicide at an alarming rate. Over this two-months period, 27 migrant workers have attempted to end their life or succeeded in doing so. This is an …
Posted in Bad news, Kuwait, Migrant Workers | 2 CommentsOriginally posted on BahaiRights.org Fifty Baha’i families in the village of Eival could do nothing but watch their houses being demolished this week, RAHNA reported. On June 22, the Baha’is of Eival learned that non-Baha’is in their village are collecting …
Posted in Bad news, Baha'is, Human Rights, Iran | Leave a commentOver the month of May, 17 migrant workers have attempted or committed suicide in Kuwait according to a survey of newspaper reports from the country; two maids were injured while trying to escape their sponsor’s house. This is an escalation …
Posted in Awareness, Bad news, Human Rights, Kuwait, Migrant Workers | Leave a commentIn my opinion, the terrible attack on the freedom flotilla was bound to happen. Anyone, who has been following news related to this high profile fleet, would have expected such confrontation between the international activists and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Israeli foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, regarded the flotilla as a provocation and made it clear that the country’s forces are going to restrict the ships from arriving to port on Sunday, with any means necessary.
Posted in Bad news, Current Events, Demonstrations, Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Refugees, Terrorism, Turkey | Tagged flotilla, Gaza, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israel | 4 Comments