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Date: 12/08/2010
Commission to enquire into Sri Lankan strike against Tamil Tigers set up
The commission has been appointed by the Sinhalese government, which opposes an international enquire · The measure has been criticised by human rights and Tamil organizations arguing the commission is nothing but an eyewash · The UN appointed a special panel to advise the Sri Lankan commission on accountability.
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Date: 28/07/2010
Five Thai Malays killed in South Thailand
Three southern provinces were in state of emergency due to clashes between pro-independence guerrilla groups and the Thai army · Thailand’s Prime Minister ruled infiltrations by Al-Qaeda or other international organizations in the country.
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Date: 19/07/2010
Mapuche political prisoners endure first week on hunger strike
Strikers criticize the implementation of the Antiterrorist Act and the military proceedings imposed by the Chilean state · They call for the government to demilitarize Mapuche territories · A senator visited the prison and called on the government to dialogue with prisoners · A group of ‘comuneros’ (activists struggling for the right on land) brought a lawsuit against the government of Chile before the UN Human Rights’ Commission.
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Date: 07/07/2010
Curfew in Kashmir can’t stop deadly clashes
The Indian army occupies main Kashmiri towns to keep pro-independence protests under control · Police and paramilitary forces opened fire against several demonstrations held in recent weeks · 16 people died as a result of governmental violence · Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramulla have come to a standstill due to curfew.
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Date: 17/06/2010
Hostilities between the South Sudan army and dissident groups break out again
Thirteen people died in the state of Jonglei, where the former chief of the SPLA, George Athor, is leading a rebel militia · Athor run for elections in Jonglei and accused South Sudan of electoral rigging after failing to win · The southern government says the rebel general is helping Khartoum to destabilise the country.
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Date: 15/06/2010
Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan displace at least 100,000
It is estimated that 171 people died and 1,762 were wounded, mostly in the cities of Osh and Jalalabad · The interim government accuses deposed president of funding ethnic violence in the south of the country · Uzbekistan shuts down its borders after taking in thousands of refugees in special camps.
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Date: 01/06/2010
Raid against Gaza aid ships holds back peace in the Middle East
Netanyahu cancels the meeting with Obama · The army of Israel kills 2 Palestinians in a Gaza incursion · The international community raises its voice against the attacks but sanctions are not envisaged · Turkey strongly condemns raids
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Date: 14/05/2010
Indigenous peoples and social organizations from Argentina head to Buenos Aires
Three different columns are touring across the Argentinian territory from May 12 to 20 on the occasion of the bicentenary of the independence of Argentina · They call for a multinational state, a register of ancestral territories, official status for indigenous languages and protection for natural resources such as glaciers.
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Date: 13/05/2010
Iran executes 4 Kurdish activists and another Iranian man
They were accused of belonging to the PKK and the PJAK and therefore, 'enmity against God', an offence punished with the death penalty · Human rights organizations say the five were denied fair trail and were tortured and forced to 'confess' under duress · The state refused to return the dead bodies to the families.
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Date: 13/05/2010
Mapuches outraged by Catalan university's honoris causa to Michelle Bachelet
NEWS IN BRIEF. Mapuches remind that under Bachelet’s presidency there were severe acts of repression against Mapuches and several indigenous activists struggling for communal land were killed.
