MEDIA ROOTS- Abby Martin from Media Roots reports the news for Project Censored’s KPFA morning show about the Verizon worker strikes and the role that multinational corporations have in Israel’s occupation of Palestine. The segment features an interview with Dalit Baum, founder of “Who Profits from the Occupation”, an activist research initiative of the Coalition of Women for Peace in … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- Media Roots interviews Darfur refugee and human rights activist Adeeb Yousif from the Darfur Reconciliation and Development Organization (DRDO) about his organization, his work documenting human rights abuses, his experience being targeted by the Sudanese government and what he thinks could bring peace to the region. For more information about the Darfur Reconciliation and Development Organization visit http://www.drdoafrica.org … Read More
IWATCH– Interpol’s primary purpose is to help police hunt down murderers and war criminals, child sex offenders and wildlife poachers. But a five-month investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists shows a little-known side to Interpol’s work: In cases from countries such as Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Tunisia, Interpol Red Notices are not only being used for legitimate law enforcement … Read More
BBC– Human Rights Watch says activists in the Philippines are still being killed with impunity, despite the president’s campaign pledge to end such violence. In a new report, the campaign group says it has evidence that the military was involved in seven killings and three enforced disappearances. Each of these occurred since President Benigno Aquino took office last year, the … Read More
THE NATION– Nestled in a back corner of Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport is a sprawling walled compound run by the Central Intelligence Agency. Set on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the facility looks like a small gated community, with more than a dozen buildings behind large protective walls and secured by guard towers at each of its four … Read More
