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The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Patrick Lawrence Examines How the Western Press Has Become a Propaganda Tool of the War Industry and Ukrainian Government
The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Patrick Lawrence Examines How the Western Press Has Become a Propaganda Tool of the War Industry and Ukrainian Government The war in Ukraine has exacerbated the loss of credibility within the western press, inflicting, journalist Patrick Lawrence argues, irreparable damage. The Ukraine conflict has plunged the world into a […]
Over 100 Protesters Killed In Iran Amid Largest Internet Shutdown In Nation’s History
Over 100 Protesters Killed In Iran Amid Largest Internet Shutdown In Nation’s History Now five days into widespread protests in some one hundred Iranian cities after a dramatic gas price hike last Friday, Amnesty Internationalreports that at least 106 have been killed. However, “The organisation believes that the real death toll may be much higher, with some reports suggesting […]
Amnesty International: Shell’s Claim Of Clean Up In Nigeria “Blatantly False”
Amnesty International: Shell’s Claim Of Clean Up In Nigeria “Blatantly False” A new report from Amnesty International alleges that Royal Dutch Shell did not, in fact, clean up its oil spills in Nigeria despite company claims that the task was completed. Shell is the largest oil company to operate in the Niger Delta, with over 5,000 kilometers […]
NYT Claims U.S. Abides by Cluster Bomb Treaty: The Exact Opposite of Reality
NYT Claims U.S. Abides by Cluster Bomb Treaty: The Exact Opposite of Reality The New York Times today has a truly bizarre article regarding the U.S. and cluster bombs. The advocacy group Cluster Munition Coalition just issued its annual report finding that cluster bombs had been used in five countries this year: Syria, Libya, Yemen, Ukraine and Sudan. This is what The […]
Ukrainian Militias Are Beheading Hostages … Just Like ISIS
Ukrainian Militias Are Beheading Hostages … Just Like ISIS In researching war crimes in Ukraine, I came across this disturbing report from Newsweek: Groups of right-wing Ukrainian nationalists are committing war crimes in the rebel-held territories of Eastern Ukraine, according to a report from Amnesty International, asevidence emerged in local media of the volunteer militias beheading their […]
Amnesty International urges Europe to come clean in CIA terror cooperation
Amnesty International urges Europe to come clean in CIA terror cooperation European governments are being urged by Amnesty to spill the beans over their alleged cooperation in terror operations with the CIA. The human rights organization wants the guilty to be brought to justice and the practice to stop. Amnesty is adamant that had it […]
Saudi blogger receives first 50 lashes of sentence for ‘insulting Islam’
Saudi blogger receives first 50 lashes of sentence for ‘insulting Islam’ A Saudi blogger convicted of insulting Islam was brought after Friday prayers to a public square in the port city of Jeddah and flogged 50 times before hundreds of spectators, a witness to the lashing said. The witness said Raif Badawi’s feet and hands […]
Situation in Ukraine ‘nearing humanitarian catastrophe’ – Amnesty Intl
Situation in Ukraine ‘nearing humanitarian catastrophe’ – Amnesty Intl Eastern Ukraine is nearing a humanitarian catastrophe, as residents struggle to get food and medicine, rights group Amnesty International told Reuters. The UN refugee watchdog added that the elderly in the region could be severely hit by Kiev’s policies. People in the southeastern Lugansk and Donetsk […]
Amnesty International: Tories’ Resources-Over-Human-Rights Approach Mistaken
Amnesty International: Tories’ Resources-Over-Human-Rights Approach Mistaken. OTTAWA – Amnesty International’s Canada branch has issued a wide-ranging attack on the Harper government for making economic development a higher priority than human rights — especially in resource development. Alex Neve, Amnesty’s director general, said the organization wants human rights issues to be on the agenda for the […]
