No prosecution of Border agent for shooting Mexican teenager

A U.S. border patrol agent and his family were relieved on Friday when they were informed that the agent will be prosecuted for shooting and killing a Mexican teenager on the banks of the Rio Grande on June 7, 2010, according to a press statement from the U.S. Attorney General’s office. Justice Department officials said [...]

Bangladesh: Old tensions return to threaten journalism

South Asia Press Freedom Report for 2012 that the IFJ is releasing, on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) on May 3, World Press Freedom Day Bangladesh’s journalists forged a common platform, the Sangbadik Shramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SSKOP, or United Committee of Working Journalists and Newspaper Employees) and organised early in [...]

13 prisoners, among them five Afghan citizens, were executed in Iran

Five prisoners were executed in the prison of Shahrud (northern Iran) Tuesday April 25. reported the offcial Iranian sources. Eight other prisoners were hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran) according to unofficial reports. According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan Province five prisoners, among them four Afghan citizens, were hanged in [...]

Love the Country, Can’t Stand the Scene (VIDEO)

I don’t really know why I am writing this. I drove roughly two hours today seeking a tea stall where I can have a cup of sweet and hot tea, deshi style, to enjoy the drizzle and the much waited rains after a week of stifling heat of Kolkata April. My city mates might be [...]

Japan: Actively encourage the Burmese government to institute the systemic reforms necessary for Democracy

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan Re: Japan: Actively encourage the Burmese government to institute the systemic reforms necessary for Democracy Dear Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem News.com. I recognize the encouraging signs of change in Burma in the past year, including easing [...]

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