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Fired for Standing in Way of Iraq War: Ousted Director of Nobel-Winning OPCW Speaks Out

Statements come as Norwegian Nobel Committee falls under criticism for caving to U.S. power – Sarah Lazare, staff writer, common dreams The former director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize,… Continue Reading →

Chernobyl, not Peristroika, Caused Soviet Union Collapse: Gorbachev

DiaNuke Editor’s Note: Journalist Alla Yaroshinskaya’s article based on declassified documents, contradicting Mr. Gorbachev’s claims here that there was no cover-up in Chernobyl, can be accessed here. Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev was the last head of state of the Soviet Union, and… Continue Reading →

ATTN MUMBAI -Nobel Laureate, John Byrne on Jaitapur nuclear project @Jan23

i Greenpeace is organizing a press conference where John Byrne, noted Nobel Laureate, along with Pradeep Indulkar of Konkan Vinashkari Prakalp Virodhi Samiti, will talk about the Jaitapur nuclear project and dangers of Nuclear Energy.  Byrne is Director of the… Continue Reading →

AIl Demands Bahrain Free Prisoners of Conscience Following Verdict “Driven by Vindictiveness”

  Thirteen Men Imprisoned for Exercising Human Rights in 2011 Anti-Government Protest Must Be Released Immediately Contact: Suzanne Trimel, [email protected], 212-633-4150, @strimel (New York) – Amnesty International today urged Bahraini authorities to overturn an appeal court decision upholding the convictions and sentences… Continue Reading →

AIl Demands Bahrain Free Prisoners of Conscience Following Verdict “Driven by Vindictiveness”

  Thirteen Men Imprisoned for Exercising Human Rights in 2011 Anti-Government Protest Must Be Released Immediately Contact: Suzanne Trimel, [email protected], 212-633-4150, @strimel (New York) – Amnesty International today urged Bahraini authorities to overturn an appeal court decision upholding the convictions and sentences… Continue Reading →

Journalist who wrote about female genital mutilation (FGM) forced into hiding

Source: Gulf News | AFP A Liberian journalist says she has been forced into hiding after lifting the lid on initiation rituals, including genital mutilation, by a secretive women’s society. Mae Azango, a reporter with Liberian daily Front Page Africa, published a story on… Continue Reading →

Nuclear divestment: the medical case

 by Tim Wright This week the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched a major study on the global financing of nuclear weapons producers. The 180-page report argues that banks, pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers should divest from… Continue Reading →

Fearless women: Sherry Rehman, Shehrbano Taseer feature on world women list

THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE, Published: March 5, 2012 Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman and daughter of slain Punjab governor Shehrbano Taseer, have featured on The Daily Beast (Newsweek) list of 150 fearless women. The list, which does not offer… Continue Reading →

Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation

By Karl Ritter, Associated Press 02 February 12 The nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize closed Wednesday amid renewed criticism that the award committee has drifted away from the selection criteria established by prize founder Alfred Nobel. Russian… Continue Reading →

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