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`STAY HUMAN` written by Vittorio Arrigoni THE READING MOVIE

- Chapter VIII - read by Huwaida Arraf...

(SALEM) - Every movement waging resistance against state terrorism, requires heroes.

The deadly and bloody effort to liberate the trapped people of Gaza and bring their highly suppressed stories to the world, has fallen on the backs of a select few people, and two steely activists whose efforts really matter, are Vittorio Arrigoni and Huwaida Arraf.

Tamil Businessman Who Reported Torture `White Vanned` in Sri Lanka

Ramasamy Prabakaran reported police brutality to the UN's Secretariat of the Committee Against Torture.

(COLOMBO) - State Terror in the form of the dreaded “white van goon squad” struck again in Colombo on Saturday when a Tamil businessman was abducted near his residence.

Ramasamy Prabakaran, who owned an electronics store, was seized in broad daylight by armed goons in front of his Sinhala wife and daughter.

Corruption vs Dignity in Palestine

Every hour here I am reminded of what the prophets of old days realized with contemplation and deep thought: that each human being is a battle field.

(BETHLEHEM) - A friend asked how activists keep going when so many people engage in corruption, stealing, lying, cheating, and harming others.

Here in Palestine, there are plenty of people who do these things and they are both Israelis and Palestinians.

Khader Adnan Continues Hunger Strike

Under detention, Israel may hold a prisoner for up to six months without revealing any evidence.

(CHICAGO) - Khader Adnan is a 33-year-old Palestinian graduate student, who, until he was arrested by Israeli police on December 17, 2011, lived in the occupied West Bank with his wife and two young daughters.

Their home is in the village of Arrabe, near Jenin.

Sri Lanka`s Mahinda Rajapaksha Cracks Under US/India Pressure

The next few days and weeks will be interesting to watch...

(COLOMBO Lanka Web) - Stunning news from Sri Lanka: the United States government has entered the fray and is calling President Majinda Rajapaksa out over numerous allegations of war crimes relating to the country's civil war and Genocide.

As a result of pressure from the U.S. government and India, Sri Lanka's government will make a number of concessions.

61 Homes Demolished in Gaza: Hundreds Homeless

These demolitions come on the heels of many years of hardships for fishermen and fisherwomen in Gaza.

(GAZA STRIP) - As the Israeli-led blockade of Gaza continues, hundreds of Palestinians were evicted from their homes and their houses were destroyed this week. Barbara Lubin, Founder and Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), and Dr. Mona El-Farra, witnessed the demolition of 61 homes.

It happened five days ago, on the beach in Gaza City.

Sri Lanka Sunk in Irredeemable Coma

The anti-Tamil coma of the government is a decease that needs special treatment.

(LONDON ) - Propagating the war victory is an easy task for the victor in a historically conflict ridden country that has deep rooted hatred and animosity between the communities.

In the fast progressing world order, defending a heartless war is not an easy task.

My Brothers` Keepers

In Sri Lanka the grip of the Rajapaksas only tightens.

(COLOMBO The Economist) - THE president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, may well feel pleased with himself.

On the face of it, more than six years after his first election, his prospects are still remarkably rosy. The economy clips along at about 7% a year. Mr Rajapaksa’s coalition controls over two-thirds of parliament, and opposition parties are so weak that a senior minister chuckles about not being held to account.

Border City Police Under Fire

The Ciudad Juarez municipal police have become a hot political issue.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In a February press conference, non-governmental human rights organizations demanded that Ciudad Juarez Police Chief Julian Leyzaola straighten out the behavior of officers or step down.

Representing more than a dozen organizations, the activists announced they had documented 23 cases of alleged torture committed by local police during the month of January alone.

Whitney Houston (In Memorial) RIP

What we know today is that there is a great loss in the world and it will be felt by all...

(CLEVELAND) - The world is shocked over the news of Pop Diva Whitney Houston's unexpected death at the age of 48, like so many before this we never saw it coming, never imagined that this beautiful, extremely talented singer and actress would leave so soon.

At this point nobody knows how or why she died, the publicists have only released the news that she has died.