Thursday, October 22, 2009

Can Any Doctor Do Surgery

Scrittori in carcere nel mondo


Freedom of expression: more than 600 writers in prison in mondo22.10.09 - More than 600 writers are locked up in prison for their works throughout the world. More than 200 of them are under dramatic. The complaint of the 'Writers in Prison Committee', a member of Pen Club International, meeting in the 75th World Congress in Linz, Austria. The situation is particularly difficult for women writers, especially in countries such as China, Turkey, Iran, Eritrea and Vietnam. (Source: RCD)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Can I Cook Flounder On The Stove

Teheran: il pugno duro del regime



rises to three people sentenced to death in Iran after the arrests related to protests over the disputed presidential election. The first convicted in the riots sparked by the disputed re-election of President Ahmadinejad Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani. According to the official, the defendant admitted on charges of espionage, but Amnesty International has condemned the alleged use of torture to obtain the so-called "confessions" (Stalinist-style). The other two convicts (of which were made public only the initials, AP and NA) were found guilty of links with "illegal organizations". Remain, meanwhile, hundreds of other detainees in the prisons of Tehran, were arrested after the demonstrations of the 'green wave ". Off the spotlight on international level, the machinery of repression in Iran has worked at full capacity. They are events that challenge us. And which, for our part, the activation of a visible solidarity with the courageous Iranian civil society. To save the life of the condemned and to request the release of political prisoners and "prisoners of conscience."

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Ems Released From Customs

La lezione di Anna



October 7, 2006. Killing of Anna Poltikvoskaya. Is removed by force a journalist and a female symbol of human rights, democracy, respect for human dignity in Russia and Chechnya.
Three years later, legally, to the memory of Anna was not given justice (and, as happens in cases like that, who knows if it ever materializes).
is not rhetorical, however, say that the lesson of civil courage and sensitivity Ethics Anna lives in the fight global, compelling and dramatic news for the defense of freedom of press and information at every latitude and in every corner of the world.