Savo Heleta's Blog, page 10
July 1, 2009
Kofi Annan: Omar al Bashir needs to face justice for Darfur crimes | Gather
Kofi Annan: Omar al Bashir needs to face justice for Darfur crimes
In an op-ed published in the New York Times , Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, writes that "we have little hope of preventing the worst crimes known to mankind, or reassuring . . . more
Mousavi urges supporters to keep protesting | Gather
Mousavi urges supporters to keep protesting
Mir-Hossein Mousavi , the leader of the major opposition party in Iran and leading challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called on his supporters to continue peaceful protests after the government . . . more
Rabbi Manis Friedman: Destroy Palestinian holy sites. Kill men, women, and children (and cattle)
Rabbi Manis Friedman: Destroy Palestinian holy sites. Kill men, women, and children (and cattle)
When the president of Iran denies the Holocaust, the Western world screams at him in disgust. But when an influential American-Jewish Rabbi calls for a total destruction of Palestinians of genocidal . . . more
One in 25 deaths worldwide caused by alcohol consumption | Gather
One in 25 deaths worldwide caused by alcohol consumption
One in 25 deaths around the world is caused by alcohol consumption , according to a new study in the British medical journal The Lancet . Alcohol is now considered as damaging to global health as . . . more
American companies making millions in Iran despite sanctions | Gather
American companies making millions in Iran despite sanctions
Despite the US sanctions that have been in place since the Iranian hostage-taking almost three decades ago, many American companies have been and are still making millions, if not billions, in Iran. . . . more
Fat celebrities "make obesity appear normal" | Gather
Fat celebrities "make obesity appear normal"
Fat celebrities are sending a dangerous health message, warns British expert. Michael McMahon from the Nuffield Health , Britain’s group of private hospitals, claims that "fat TV . . . more
Iranian Cleric: Execute Protesters | Gather
Iranian Cleric: Execute Protesters
Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami, a very influential Iranian cleric, said in a nationally broadcast sermon at Tehran University on June 26 that "anyone who takes up arms to fight with the people, they . . . more
Britney Spears to star in a Holocaust movie!?! | Gather
Britney Spears to star in a Holocaust movie!?!
You know that something is really wrong with the world when Britney Spears may soon get a leading role in a new movie about Holocaust! She is reportedly reviewing a script for a film tentatively . . . more
June 25, 2009
Khamenei: Iran won't give in on election
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said his country "will not yield to pressure" over a disputed presidential election.
"Neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost," said Khamenei.
This comes after Iran's Guardian Council proclaimed there was "no major fraud or breach in the election" and ruled out an annulment.
This effectively closes the door to compromise with the opposition over the disputed poll and opens another one to protracted conflict, viol
60,000 inmates raped each year in the United States
The commission quotes a 2007 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics which found out that more prisoners reported abuse by staff than by other prisoners.
"Individuals who are incarcerated have basic human rights," said Reggie Walton, chairman of the commission. "Just because they've committed a crime and they're incarcerated does not mean that
