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• Abortion foes protest on anniversary of US legalization

  - 2008-01-22

  WASHINGTON AFP — Anti-abortion activists flooded into Washington Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court's legalization of abortion in the United States on the 35th anniversary of its landmark Roe versus Wade decision. The annual "March for Life" rally was due to begin at noon (1700 GMT) on the...

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• Toronto film festival reflects on 1999 WTO riots in Seattle

  - 2007-09-10

  TORONTO AFP — In a nod to activists, the Toronto film festival premiered on Sunday "Battle in Seattle," director Stuart Townsend's first film about rioting outside the 1999 World Trade Organization talks in the United States. "The mainstream media covered it in a way that people didn't really get...

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• US calls for 'immediate' release of Myanmar AIDS activist

  - 2007-06-28

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States Wednesday called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of AIDS jailed activist Phyu Phyu Thinn in Myanmar, and urged the military regime there to look after her health. "The United States calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Phyu Phyu Thinn and...

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• US condemns 'unjust' sentences for Syrian activists

  - 2007-05-14

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Monday condemned Syria's sentencing of prominent political activists as evidence of the country's "continued contempt for human rights." "The United States condemns the unjust sentencing of political prisoners Michel Kilo, Mahmoud Issa, Suleiman Shummar, and Khalil Hussein, who have been punished for...

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• Haitians' deaths at sea further fuels immigration debate in US

  - 2007-05-08

  MIAMI AFP — Activists pressing for relaxed US immigration policies toward Haitians say the deaths of dozens of migrants in shark-infested waters last week underscore the urgency of the issue. "It gives new impetus to the debate on Haitian immigration," said Jean-Robert Lafortune of the Miami-based Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition....

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• SKorea, US resume tough free trade talks amid tight security, protests

  - 2007-01-15

  SEOUL AFP — The United States and South Korea have launched a fresh round of free trade talks amid tight security as local farmers and anti-globalzation activists vowed to go ahead with banned protests. Scuffles erupted when police stopped about 100 farmers and activists from approaching the venue, a hotel...

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• Thousands of South Koreans stage anti–FTA protests

  - 2007-01-15

  SEOUL AFP — About 4,000 South Korean anti-globalization activists have rallied against drawn-out talks on forging a free trade agreement with the United States. "Stop FTA negotiations," the protestors shouted during a street rally, accusing the government of sacrificing the livelihood of farmers for a "badly-prepared" deal with the United...

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• Relatives, activists call for US Guantanamo prison to be shut

  - 2007-01-10

  GUANTANAMO, Cuba AFP — Relatives and activists issued an emotional plea for the closure of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, ahead of Thursday's fifth anniversary of the first arrivals of "war on terror" detainees. A tearful Zohra Zewawi stared into the distance, thankful she could at least be within...

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• Indonesia's police to seek US help over activist's death

  - 2006-11-22

  JAKARTA AFP — Indonesia's police said they will seek assistance from the United States to speed up their probe into murder of respected Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib. National police chief General Sutanto said he was committed to solving Munir's death. "We are going seek technical assistance from...

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• US slams China for jailing blind activist

  - 2006-08-25

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States slammed Beijing for jailing a blind activist who exposed forced abortions and other abuses of the nation's one-child policy, saying it was part of a larger attempt to curb individual rights. A court in east China's Shandong province on Thursday sentenced Chen Guangcheng, 34,...

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