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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Celebrating a Free Press [In Pictures] > Keira's Vera Fetches Thousands for Food Appeal > Why Is the Pentagon Releasing 141 Guantanamo Prisoners? > Home of the Free or Land of the Raids? > How to Secure Peace and Security for the U.S.
> Pakistani rape survivor turned education lobbyist honoured at UN > 'Worst case scenario' warning for Iraq > Consumers say no to GMOs > US immigration law 'inhumane to same-sex couples' > Over 100 journalists in jail worldwide
> UNICEF report on child nutrition reveals millions dying > ADB boosting CSO's role in the fight against corruption > India must drop insistence on MFN from Pak
> AGPK World Press Freedom Day Protests
> Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia seal anti-US trade deal
> World Press Freedom Day
> GENOCIDE FEATURE: Preventing Conflict - Words to Deeds
> U.S. Congress Considering Support for Peacekeepers in Darfur
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CELEBRATING A FREE PRESS [IN PICTURES] -------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) It's World Press Freedom Day. This powerful collage of words and images illustrates how independent media promotes democracy and economic and social development around the world. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132084/7263/78511 From: Internews Network, Inc. http://www.internews.org
KEIRA'S VERA FETCHES THOUSANDS FOR FOOD APPEAL ---------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) Keira Knightly's Vera Wang Oscar dress brought in nearly $8000 on eBay over the weekend. Every dime will go to Oxfam's efforts to fight a food crisis in East Africa that remains underfunded. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132082/7263/78511 From: Oxfam Great Britain http://www.oxfam.org.uk
WHY IS THE PENTAGON RELEASING 141 GUANTANAMO PRISONERS? ------------------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) The recent announcement that the Pentagon will release nearly a third of the prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay has raised questions about the Bush administration's detention policies and just how many alleged "enemy combatants" are being held without charge. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132081/7263/78511 From: Inter Press Service (IPS) http://www.ipsnews.net
HOME OF THE FREE OR LAND OF THE RAIDS? -------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) While immigrants across the U.S. are demonstrating peacefully for their rights, federal officials have been using intimidation and fear tactics to stifle a national debate that's been decades in coming, says the American Friends Service Committee. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132069/7263/78511 From: American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org
HOW TO SECURE PEACE AND SECURITY FOR THE U.S. --------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) The Council for a Livable World offers a list of security-related programs, actvities, and initiatives that will help the United States--and the world--become a more secure and peaceful place to live. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132070/7263/78511 From: Council for a Livable World http://www.clw.org
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PAKISTANI RAPE SURVIVOR TURNED EDUCATION LOBBYIST HONOURED AT UN ---------------------------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) Muktar Mai, a Pakistani woman who became an education and women’s rights activist after she was gang raped for crimes allegedly committed by her brother, was praised by UN officials in New York yesterday. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132118/7468/78511 From: United Nations http://www.un.org/
'WORST CASE SCENARIO' WARNING FOR IRAQ --------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) A "worst case scenario" has not yet been reached in Iraq but many of the conditions for such an escalation of violence are already present, a new report by the NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq warns. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132068/7468/78511
CONSUMERS SAY NO TO GMOS ------------------------ (3 may 2006) Global standards for labelling genetically modified food are being demanded by consumer groups from 10 countries at UN meetings in Ottawa this week. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132116/7468/78511 From: Consumers International http://www.consumersinternational.org/
US IMMIGRATION LAW 'INHUMANE TO SAME-SEX COUPLES' ------------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) Thousands of US citizens and their foreign same-sex partners face enormous hardships, separation and even exile because discriminatory immigration policies deprive them of the basic right to be together, says a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132114/7468/78511 From: Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/
OVER 100 JOURNALISTS IN JAIL WORLDWIDE -------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) PRESS FREEDOM DAY: More than 100 journalists are in jail around the world, with China, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran and Burma still holding most journalists, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest worldwide survey. * Call to recognise media's role in alleviating poverty * Pakistan journalists to stage protest
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132109/7468/78511
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UNICEF REPORT ON CHILD NUTRITION REVEALS MILLIONS DYING ------------------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) A worldwide study released by UNICEF reveals that some 5.6 million children die every year in part because they are not getting enough of the right nutrients. And 146 million children are at risk from dying early because they are underweight.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132094/1893/78511
ADB BOOSTING CSO'S ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION ------------------------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) ADB will help strengthen the role of civil society in the fight against corruption through a technical assistance (TA) grant of US$150,000.The TA will provide small grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) to demonstrate their role in improving transparency and accountability, and fighting corruption. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132091/1893/78511
INDIA MUST DROP INSISTENCE ON MFN FROM PAK ------------------------------------------ (3 may 2006) Pakistan’s reported willingness to consider expanding the list of items that can be imported from India comes as a breath of fresh air. For too long has bilateral trade been hostage to political compulsions. And on Pakistan’s side, to fear of MFN, that stands for ‘most favoured nation.’ http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132086/1893/78511
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AGPK WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY PROTESTS ------------------------------------- (3 may 2006) The Association of Professional Journalists of Kosova (AGPK) has called on all journalists and photo-journalists to take part in today’s protest which will be organized on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132131/3260/78511
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CUBA, VENEZUELA, BOLIVIA SEAL ANTI-US TRADE DEAL ------------------------------------------------ (2 may 2006) The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia signed a "People's Trade Treaty" Saturday to counter a US-led drive to forge a Pan-American free trade area. http://amlat.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132065/1730/78511 From: Agency caribbean press http://www.agencycaribbeanpress.com
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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY ----------------------- (3 may 2006) On the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today designated Lebanese journalist May Chidiac, winner of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2006. http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132123/610/78511 From: UNESCO - Communication, Information and Informatics Sector http://www.unesco.org/webworld
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GENOCIDE FEATURE: PREVENTING CONFLICT - WORDS TO DEEDS ------------------------------------------------------ (3 may 2006) Is the new zeal for defusing conflicts before they spiral out of control anything more than a lot of "hot air"? http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132080/4536/78511 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net
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U.S. CONGRESS CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR PEACEKEEPERS IN DARFUR ------------------------------------------------------------ (3 may 2006) The U.S. Senate is considering allocating $173 million to strengthen the African Union forces patrolling the Darfur region of Sudan. Americans are asked to support Darfuris in need by urging their senators to quickly pass the bill! http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/132077/2332/78511 From: Refugees International http://www.refugeesinternational.org
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