Archive for June, 2009
Posted by admin on 6/11/2009
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No Comments Human Rights First Release Statement On The Relocation Of Uighers
Elissa Massimino, First Chief Executive Officer of HRF, responded to the possibility of moving Uighers to the North Pacific island of Palau. Read the press release here.
Posted by admin on 6/11/2009
Human Rights First Contribute Testimony For Commission
Human Rights First submitted a testimony to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe examining growing prejudice and violent acts against Roma across Europe. Read more here.
Posted by admin on 6/10/2009
In Their Boots In NY Times
Footage from an episode of In Their Boots is featured in an op-ed piece for the NY Times called “A Gay Soldier’s Husband.” See the video here.
Posted by admin on 6/10/2009
Newsladder: Will Dr. Tiller’s Murder Be Prosecuted As Terrorism?
Lindsay Beyerstein, from The Media Consortium, wrote about the FBI’s investigation of Dr. George Tiller’s assassination. Read it here.
Posted by admin on 6/10/2009
Human Rights First Issues A Statement On Terrorism Suspect’s Prosecution
Human Rights First CEO, Elisa Massimino, released a statement regarding Ahmed Ghailani’s federal court appearance. Read it here.
Posted by admin on 6/10/2009
An Interesting Look At Twitter Statistics
Hubspot recently posted the June 2009 State of the Twittersphere Report. Read it here.
Posted by admin on 6/9/2009
Human Rights First Calls For Ill Cuban Activist To Be Released From Isolation Cell
Tony Diaz, an instrumental organizer of a civic initiative known as the Varela Project in Cuba, was thrown in jail for his human rights activities in the spring of 2003. This week, Diaz was transferred to a prison isolation cell, seriously endangering his health. Read more and take action here.
Posted by admin on 6/9/2009
Neil Hicks Compares Bush And Obama’s Positions On Human Rights
Neil Hicks of Human Rights First posted a new blog on the differences of President Obama and President Bush’s approaches to human rights policies. Read it here.
Posted by admin on 6/9/2009
New Blog Post From The Media Consortium’s Zack Carter
Zack Carter, TMC MediaWire Blogger, wrote an entry on ending the economic status quo. Read it here.
Posted by admin on 6/8/2009
Max Bernstein’s Late Night Music Club
Max Bernstein, Common Sense’s Political and Social Media director, also blogs on music for Crooks and Liars (link) one of the top progressive blogs in the country. Here is one of Max’s latest.
