The Egyptian government has refused to allow human rights groups to observe the military trial of 33 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, undercutting the governmentâs claims that civilians will have a fair trial before military courts, Amnesty International and… Read moreEgypt: secret military trials protested
Two women journalists, Zakia Zaki and Sanga Amach, have been killed by gunmen in Afghanistan in the past week. Zaki, who was killed in an attack at her home late June 5, ran a private radio station, partially funded by… Read moreAfghanistan: women journalists assassinated
Vang Pao, a revered leader of the Hmong-American community and a former general in the Royal Army of Laos, is among 10 men charged with plotting to overthrow the Laotian regime. An undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,… Read moreHmong leader Vang Pao charged in Laotian plot
The EU’s carbon trading scheme has increased electricity bills, given a windfall to power companies and failed to cut greenhouse gases, according to an investigation by BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4” program. According to the consumer watchdog Energywatch, after… Read moreBBC: carbon trading a scam
Ecuador has offered to drop plans to develop the country’s biggest oilfield at Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) in the Amazon basin if developed nations pay it to protect the land. President Rafael Correa hopes wealthy governments and environmental groups will pay $350… Read moreEcuador to enviros: pay us to keep oil in the ground
Palestinians and Israelis gathered in Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah on the West Bank June 5 to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Six-Day War, and to demand an immediate end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. In… Read morePalestine recalls 1967 naksa âas violence continues
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor refused to attend the opening of his trial at The Hague for war crimes both in his own country and Sierra Leone, where he is accused of supporting a brutal guerilla movement. In a letter,… Read moreCharles Taylor defies war crimes trial
A militant Islamist group, the Mujahedeen Youth Movement, has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack against the home of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi at the weekend, which killed five soldiers and two civilians. Several hours after the announcement,… Read moreSomalia: Mujahedeen Youth Movement continues resistance
From the American Civil Liberties Union, June 4: GUANTĂNAMO BAY, CUBA – A United States military judge today dismissed charges in the case of Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was 15 years old when he was arrested by U.S. forces… Read moreCharges dropped in Gitmo tribunal case
Police stormed impoversihed Nairobi neighborhoods June 4 in search of Mungiki militants accused in a string of beheadingsâkilling 22 suspects and arresting 100 in overnight gun-battles. The raids came after two police officers were shot dead in the Kenyan capital’s… Read moreKenya: deadly police raids on Mungiki cult
From the New York City environmental group Time’s Up, June 4: NYPD Cuts Locks, Confiscates Bicycles and Arrests Bystanders in Bike Raid on East 6th Street NEW YORK â On Thursday night, May 31st, the NYPD seized approximately 15 bikes… Read moreNYPD escalates bicycle crackdown
New York City Council member Charles Barron is demanding an investigation following death threats made against him on a website frequented by police officers. The site contains a message board called “NYPD Rant” in which two posts called for Barron… Read moreDeath threats in NYC City Council
