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PUTIN’S INAUGURATION: SATIRE AND VIOLENCE “If he completes his six-year term, Mr Putin will be the longest serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin” /BBC/
United Nations: US Must Return Stolen Land to Native Americans UN wraps up ‘contentious study’ of Native American communities – Common Dreams staff Far from joking about this, I hope no-one will misunderstand, but every time I read about this, it makes me think about “The Indians in the Lobby” from The West Wing. JOSH: I was just coming to see you. Did you hear about the two Indians in the lobby? LEO: One of them wants to become a rabbi? JOSH: It’s not a joke, they’re really… Nevermind. 🙂 But seriously, it’s a really good episode about this same…
Annan plan for Syria “on track”, spokesman says “However… even on days we feel there is satisfactory progress albeit it is in inches, not in feet or miles, in those days as well we are horrified by the extent of violence that we see on the ground.”
A JOURNALIST KILLED EVERY FIVE DAYS, SIX NEW “PREDATORS” BRINGS TOTAL TO 41
united-nations: 3 May is World Press Freedom Day which this year focuses on how media freedom has the power to transform societies — find an event near you! In 2012, we remember the 62 journalists who died as a result of their work in 2011. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova: We call on States, professional media and non-governmental organisations everywhere to join forces with the United Nations to promote online and offline freedom of expression in accordance with internationally accepted principles. This is a pillar of individual rights, a foundation for healthy societies and a force…
Takedown: How the media almost blew Obama’s secret trip to Afghanistan Interesting piece on how to keep a top secret official visit secret. Yesterday early reports had Obama on the ground in Afghanistan before he actually was.
newshour: President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign an agreement outlining the future U.S. role in Afghanistan after most NATO forces leave in 2014. Mr. Obama is in Kabul for a surprise visit to mark the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death. The president plans to address the nation tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Details to come on tonight’s NewsHour
Hungary says 2 hostages in Syria are alive The Hungarians were snatched Saturday from a company’s offices in southeast Syria, the spokesman said, declining to reveal further details citing security concerns.
Why Arab women still ‘have no voice’ – Talk to Al Jazeera – Al Jazeera English Amal al-Malki, a Qatari author, says the Arab Spring has failed women in their struggle for equality. Do Arab women need a new revolution of their own?
