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Saudi Arabia: 600 Lashes, 7 Years for Activist

Badawi’s wife and children moved abroad in 2012, fearing repercussions.

(YORK, UK) - A Jeddah court on July 29, 2013, convicted a liberal activist of violating Saudi Arabia’s anti-cybercrime law and sentenced him to 600 lashes and seven years in prison.

The Criminal Court found Raif Badawi, the founder of the Free Saudi Liberals website, guilty of insulting Islam through his website and in comments he made on television...

Black July - An Eyewitness Account of the Welikade Prison Massacre by S.A. David

'83 July 25: An eye witness account of the Welikade Prison Massacre in Sri Lanka.

(MELBOURNE) - S.A.David was one of those prisoners in Welikade Prison and he was one of the survivors.

After the massacre all the surviving prisoners, including David, were sent to Batticaloa Prison.

The Truthseeker: Obama`s Arrest, Bush`s trial

They are pariahs of the worst kind.

(BANGKOK) - "We'll get Bush in the US" the world's top war crimes prosecutor tells The Truthseeker after Dubya's deputies warn him against travel, lawyers filed for Obama's arrest tomorrow when he landed in South Africa, huge secret wars in America's name being masked from the folks funding them.

As many people as possible should see this video and look to the motives behind their own so-called leaders as to why they have given so much support to propping up the murderous Apartheid State of Israel while it commits serial illegal acts against the Palestinian people.

Obama`s 150 to 1.5 Million Rule on Middle East Murder

With Obama we are walking on the final stretch of road, it didn't have to end this way.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - I would give anything to have not just read the headline, "Syrian president has used chemical weapons, crossing 'red line,' US says" from FOX News. Obama is going to be the death of America, it is no joke.

The people the Americans are backing in Syria are jihadist rebels who are the enemy of everything the US represents. The head of Syria, Bashal al Assad, is a secular leader, who did not place Muslim causes in front of the needs of his people.

Experts Line Up In Support of Oregon Horse Tripping Bill

“Horse tripping is the practice of roping the front or hind legs of a horse, causing it to crash into the ground. There’s just no denying that this practice is shockingly cruel.” -Sen. Mark Hass

(SALEM) - Oregon Senate Bill 835 known as the “horse-tripping bill” is garnering more support from North America's top horse and animal experts.

The experts are weighing in to debunk the theory that horse tripping is “traditional.” The bill will soon be voted on by the Oregon State Senate, it was co-sponsored by Sen. Mark Hass, D-Portland and Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena.

Reflecting on America`s Connection to Guatemalan Atrocities

Rios Montt, the same man Reagan said "is totally dedicated to democracy... and has been getting a bum rap" is the one whom over 100 victims have testified in recent months about the atrocious acts of rape, violence, torture, and extreme human rights violations.

(GUATEMALA CITY) - My Guatemalan host brother and I are at a museum centered on the history of inequality and injustice in Guatemala, located in Guatemala City.

We are pictured here watching interviews with victims and relatives of victims who underwent the extreme oppression, genocide, and torture of the U.S-backed 36-year-long civil war.

Why Gitmo Was Not Closed from the Get-Go

Obama missed an opportunity to lay the blame for the existence of the Guantanamo prison squarely at the feet of President George W. Bush.

(CHICAGO) - On May 23, 2013, our still young, but now greying, President Obama delivered what he hoped would be “a change speech”.

The speech was delivered to National Defense University, at Fort McNair in Washington DC.

Interview with Code-Pink founder, Medea Benjamin After She `Heckled` Obama

On at least three occasions, Benjamin engaged the president, ultimately forcing him off script.

(WASHINGTON DC Op-Ed News) - Code-Pink founder, Medea Benjamin, took President Barack Obama head-on during a major foreign policy speech the president was giving Thursday on drone policy and related issues.

Benjamin demanded that the president close the Guantanamo Bay prison immediately.

Activist Violently Arrested For Filming At Oregon Rodeo

SHARK’S video of horse tripping at the 2012 Big Loop Rodeo inspired Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton to introduce a horse-tripping ban.

(JORDAN VALLEY, OR) - Animal Rights volunteer Adam Fahnestock was monitoring the Big Loop Rodeo Saturday when rodeo personnel and a deputy approached him.

After a very brief conversation, the deputy suddenly grabbed Fahnestock and threw him violently to the ground where rodeo personnel then also set upon him.

Arrests at Federal Courthouse in NYC as Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Widens

Witness Against Torture has been holding vigils and rallies throughout the country, calling the White House and US military, and sending letters to the detained men.

(NEW YORK CITY) - 12 concerned citizens with Witness Against Torture were arrested at a “die-in” on the steps of the Manhattan Federal Courthouse.

It was a response to reports that 84 men at Guantanamo Bay — are hunger striking to protest their indefinite detention.