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UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk

Posted on November 1, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk
UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk

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UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed alarm at the continued deterioration of Julian Assange’s health since his arrest and detention earlier this year, saying his life was now at risk. Mr. Assange was sent to a UK…

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Vanunu Mordechai’s 34th Year Captivity Continues at Facebook

Posted on June 5, 2019July 13, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Vanunu Mordechai’s 34th Year Captivity Continues at Facebook
Vanunu Mordechai’s 34th Year Captivity Continues at Facebook

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At Facebook on Sunday, Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Vanunu Mordechai reported that for the 16thyear, after 18 years behind bars Vanunu is still “not to meet foreigners, not leave the country” and all Vanunu can “do is to continue to wait, continue to demand my freedom, from 1986-2019.” By Eileen Fleming Image is a screenshot…

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Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi Officials for the Royal Family in Saudi Arabia acknowledge that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been killed claiming it was the result of a fight that began after he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2, 2018. Khashoggi was a deputy editor at…

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The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty
The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty

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The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty A ruler needs then to be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten away the wolves. The mysterious and gruesome stories about the disappearance of anti-Saudi Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has left many people wondering and afraid. A former insider…

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Will Khashoggi’s demise at least help end the Yemen war?

Posted on October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz 1 Comment on Will Khashoggi’s demise at least help end the Yemen war?
Will Khashoggi’s demise at least help end the Yemen war?

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Will Khashoggi’s demise at least help end the Yemen war? By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz   Debate about the forensic aspect of the Saudi murder has been exhaustive and repetitive. It is time to change the focus.   Riyadh is not ready to assume any responsibility for the death of the Saudi Washington Post opinion writer…

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Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians
Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

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Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians 40,000 Palestinians Collectively Punished after Har Adar Attack Israeli violates civil rights of Palestinians. On Tuesday, 26 September, Nimer Mahmoud Jamal, 37, from Beit Surik carried out an attack in the settlement of Har Adar, killing a Border Police officer and two settlement security guards: Sgt. Solomon…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners

Posted on April 26, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners

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Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners Supreme Court, state have previously determined punitive tactic is illegal; Adalah demands Attorney General take immediate action. Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel is urgently fighting an Israel Prison Service (IPS) practice which is preventing Palestinian prisoners who are participating in a…

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Mordechai Vanunu: Indictments and Vendettas

Posted on May 9, 2016September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Mordechai Vanunu: Indictments and Vendettas

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Mordechai Vanunu, Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower was indicted again on Sunday. By Eileen Fleming Israel’s thirty-year vendetta against Vanunu hit a record low as Attorney Avigdor Feldman told Haaretz on May 8: Filing an indictment for a single meeting with two foreigners that occurred three years ago,  for moving [apartment] at the same address, and in the end…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Solitary Confinement ‘Sanctified’ State Torture

Posted on August 10, 2015November 8, 2018 By Eileen Fleming 1 Comment on Solitary Confinement ‘Sanctified’ State Torture
Solitary Confinement ‘Sanctified’ State Torture

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Torture by Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from any human contact except for members of the prison staff for at least 22 hours a day.  By Eileen Fleming   Last week, New York Times reporter Erica Goode wrote: I’ve been covering solitary confinement on and off for…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Health, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Wives bear children of husbands held in Israeli gulag

Posted on May 9, 2015September 29, 2018 By Mohammed Asad 1 Comment on Wives bear children of husbands held in Israeli gulag
Wives bear children of husbands held in Israeli gulag

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At least two dozen wives of Palestinian political detainees held in Israel’s gulag of concentration camps and detention centers have had babies from their husbands’ sperm smuggled out of the brutal system which has been condemned with using torture. By Mohammed Asad The wives of Palestinian detainees in Israel’s large gulag detention system carry their babies who were born using…

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Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

Posted on March 12, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison
Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

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A Detroit jury found Rasmea (Rasmieh) Odeh, 67, guilty of lying on her U.S. immigration forms after more than a year of harassment and persecution by the pro-Israel lobby. The judge in the case refused to allow Odeh to address issues of Israel’s abuse of Palestinian civilians and narrowed the trial to only the issue of…

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Muslim Prisoner Details Torture at American Gulag in New Book

Posted on February 4, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Muslim Prisoner Details Torture at American Gulag in New Book
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Muslim prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi offers a poignant story of an innocent man who faces  torture by American soldiers at Gitmo with an inspiring sense of humor. His book “Guantanamo Diary” is a must read for Americans, Muslims, Christians and Jews. By Ray Hanania Most Americans are familiar with the story of Anne Frank, the…

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AHRC welcomes the 26th Global Report on Fighting Impunity

Posted on September 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC welcomes the 26th Global Report on Fighting Impunity
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AHRC welcomes the 26th Global Report on Fighting Impunity The American Human rights Council (AHRC) welcomes the publishing of the 26 Global Report on Fighting Impunity prepared by International Rehabilitation Center that was released on Monday September 29, 2014. The UN General Assembly proclaimed June 26 as the annual “International Day in Support of Victims…

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