A Report From Gaza: Terribly Bloodied, Still Breathing By Caoimhe Butterly, Counterpunch, Jan. 16-18, 2009 The morgues of Gaza’s hospitals are over-flowing. The bodies in their blood-soaked white shrouds cover the entire floor space of the Shifa hospital morgue. Some…
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Occupation 101 – a primer on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
[googlevideo -2451908450811690589] Award winning Occupation 101 – Voices of the Silenced Majority is powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film offers comprehensive analysis, refutes common myths and exposes hidden truths about…
Fundamental injustice in Afghanistan
RAWA believes that no other nation can liberate Afghan women, and it is their own responsibility to raise and fight for their rights. In this hard fight we need the support and solidarity of peace-loving and democratic-minded people of the…
Online Petition: Stop the bloodshed in Gaza now!
A message from Avaaz.org With over 1000 Palestinians and 13 Israelis killed and the death toll mounting daily as the Gaza offensive escalates, we’re urgently demanding action to end the violence and protect civilians. Sign the petition below calling for…
Rights groups urge Obama to stop Khadr trial
by Paul Koring, Globe and Mail, Jan. 13, 2009 WASHINGTON — Right groups challenged president-elect Barack Obama yesterday to stop the war-crimes trial of Canadian Omar Khadr, the first terrorist suspect scheduled to go on trial at Guantanamo only six…
Protests against the Israeli attacks on Gaza to continue
Jan. 10, 2009: Some of the 200 Winnipeggers who protested the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Photo: Paul Graham Peace Alliance Winnipeg, the Canada Palestine Support Network (Winnipeg Chapter) and Canadian Muslims for Palestine will hold a rally at the corner…