Recent Posts Tagged With 'al-jazeera'

• Oppression of journalists in Tunisia continues: Zouhair Makhlouf jailed for three months

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 15:49 in al-jazeera, tunisa, reporters without borders, africanews

  Zouhair Makhlouf, the editor of opposition daily El-Mawkif, has been sentenced to three months in prison for allegedly publishing photos without content, AfricaNews reports.On October 21st, Makhlouf was arrested regarding a video report he made on th...

• Argentina\'s ex-President Reynaldo Bignone is on trial for torture and mass murder

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 16:39 in Argentina, human rights, armed forces, al-jazeera

  The trial of former President of Argentina Reynaldo Bignone has begun in Argentina, according to the BBC.Also on trial are five of his former army officers, including intelligence chief General Santiago Omar Riveros, and a Buenos Aires police commiss...

• Taliban threaten to attack voters in Afghanistan elections

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 17:06 in afghanistan, al-jazeera, taliban, radio free europe

  The Taliban has contacted news agencies with a statement warning of violence against those taking part in the Afghanistan elections on November 7th.According to the BBC, Taliban forces fired rockets at polling stations during the elections in August,...

• Taliban threaten to attack voters in Afghanstian elections

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 08:33 in afghanistan, al-jazeera, taliban, radio free europe

  The Taliban has contacted news agencies with a statement warning of violence against those taking part in the Afghanistan elections on November 7th.According to the BBC, Taliban forces fired rockets at polling stations during the elections in August,...

• Southeast Asian nations launch new human rights commission

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 14:56 in human rights, thailand, al-jazeera, new york times

  A new human rights commission was launched by Southeast Asian nations today at a summitt in Hua Hin, Thailand, according to Al Jazeera.The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights will be able to promote human rights, according to the New Y...

• Youtube:Al-Jazeera on the Falklands war

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 12:54 in Argentina, youtube, al-jazeera, falklands war, 1982, press tv

  Was watching this while eating my dinner, excellent documentary on the 1982 Falklands war from Al-Jazeera, a news channel I strongly recommend if you are interested in international news.Part 1:Part 2:Argentina and Britain are still debating their ri...