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PangeaDay: Videos to change the world on May 10th

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 26/04/2008

On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in seven different languages worldwide to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones with one unique purpo ...

Afghanistan Americas Arts & Culture Brazil Breaking News Central Asia & Caucasus Cyber-Activism Development Entertainment Feature Film General Governance Human Rights Humanitarian Ideas India Iran Middle East & North Africa Music Refugees Rwanda South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa TYPE Tanzania U.S.A. United Kingdom Video WORLD Weblog Western Europe

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Ukraine, Russia: “Hitler Toy” Story

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 23/04/2008

Ukrainiana writes about the “Hitler toy” story that first appeared on the Russian TV and was later picked up by BBC: “To the extent that the Western media often cite Russian sources as an authority on Ukraine, they also partake in this smorgasbord of Soviet-style propaganda.”

Eastern & Central Europe Freedom of Speech International Relations Media Politics Protest Racism Roundups Russia Ukraine United Kingdom Western Europe

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Pakistan ratifies key UN human rights treaty

Posted on 18/04/2008

Pakistan has ratified a key UN human rights treaty and signed two others. “Becoming a state party to UN human rights conventions is a key step to ensuring human rights are respected, protected and realized for all in Pakistan in line with international standards,” said Amnesty Interna ...

Good News Pakistan United Nations

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China: One world, one dream, and one multi-front protest

Posted by John Kennedy on 18/04/2008

The Chinese global anti-Carrefour boycott was supposed to begin on May 1, but with tempers flaring over CNN commentator Jack Cafferty's on-air remarks this past week, and a number of other recent incidents, people in a few cities across China decided to get a head start. So too did the Chinese h ...

Breaking News China Chinese Cyber-Activism Diaspora East Asia English Ethnicity Feature France Freedom of Speech Germany International Relations Internet & Telecoms Media Netherlands Politics Protest Racism United Kingdom Weblog Western Europe

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UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process

Posted on 18/04/2008

States Avoid Serious Discussion of Rights in Algeria, Tunisia The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the coun ...

Universal/Global United Nations: HRC Press Release

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