Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Leonard Weinglass, defender of civil rights, dies
March 29, 2011All lovers of human and civil rights were saddened last week to hear of the passing of the outstanding attorney Leonard Weinglass, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on March 23.
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Protests assail rigged trial of Chile indigenous leaders
March 28, 2011The conviction of four leaders of the Mapuche indigenous group in Chile is drawing international and national condemnation of Chile's right wing government and President Sebastian Piñera.
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AFRICOM and the Libya War
March 28, 2011Many African nations, including especially South Africa, expressed qualms about AFRICOM.
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Near disaster at airport fitting tribute to Reagan’s legacy
March 25, 2011Do you remember Ronald Reagan and the air traffic controllers' strike of 1981? That was the year Reagan destroyedthe Professional Air Traffic Controllers' Organization.
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Portugal government falls after losing austerity vote
March 25, 2011Portuguese president José Socrates, of the Socialist Party, turned in his resignation on Wednesday after losing a crucial vote on government austerity.
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Communist Party of Egypt resumes open political activities
March 24, 2011The Communist Party of Egypt has once again become an important voice in the secular opposition.
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Aristide returns to Haiti, calls for inclusion of poor and disenfranchised
March 18, 2011Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti this morning after a seven-year period of exile in South Africa.
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Rights groups ask U.S. to suspend deportations to Haiti
March 17, 2011Many are urging authorities to stop deportations until after the Haitian cholera epidemic has subsided.
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