Racist violence is growing in Europe, says Council of Europe Anti-Racism Commission report

Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:49 PM EDT

Strasbourg, 08.07.2010 – The Chair of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Nils Muiznieks, today expressed alarm about the general rise in racist violence in Europe.

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The president could reject the Icesave law !

Fri Jan 1, 2010 1:25 PM EST

The President's of Iceland New Years speech was very good.

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Protest in Iceland!

Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:53 AM EDT

Protesters shouted at Ragna Árnadóttir the minister of justice in Iceland and prevented her from talking at a human rights conference in Reykjavik yesterday. A group of young people have taken protest practice in Iceland one step further than before.

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politics

International day of the Roma!

Tue Apr 7, 2009 2:08 PM EDT

To morrow is the international day of Roma people. Roma have throughout the world become a specific type of disadvantaged and vulnerable minority. They should have our protection. Roma are very often discriminated against in the job market and in the educational system.

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world-news

Italy: No human rights for the Roma people!

Fri Jul 4, 2008 12:22 PM EDT

The atrocities of the Roma people in Italy goes on. The authorities are fingerprinting Roma both grown up and children. That procedure reminds of The Nazi Germany sixty years ago.

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An asylum seeker in Iceland

Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:49 PM EDT

A man from Kenya who has asked for a refugee status in Iceland has been denied a status as an asylum seeker and sent to Italy but he came from Kenya through Italy.

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The state and the church

Wed Jul 2, 2008 1:29 PM EDT

It is very interesting that Barak Obama is going to support Georges Bush ideas to let some of the social services to churches and religious groups.

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A moral man!

Sat May 17, 2008 1:48 PM EDT

A moral man must think and write about the atrocities in the world. It is impossible to pretend not to see. It is morally wrong to act and think as you have no obligation towards millions of refugees.

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Day of missing persons

Sat Sep 1, 2007 6:03 AM EDT

The 30Th of August was an International day of the Disappeared. Missing persons are usually quickly forgotten and the same can be said about this day. I have not seen it mentioned in any news.

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The Orientalist and The Islamist

Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:56 PM EDT

I am actually reading two books now. The Orientalist by Tom Reiss unravels the mysterious life of a man born in Baku a Jewish man with a passion for the Arab world.

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A trial run

Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:29 PM EDT

This article is just a trial run. I intend to write small articles here about politics and society and eventually about religion and the necessity of tolerance between people of various origin and people in general. Now I am just learning about the system of this website.

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