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Former PM may get off the hook

At 28. September 2010, the Icelandic Parliament (Alþingi) voted that Mr. Geir Haarde, former PM, should face charges of misconduct as PM. It was the first time in Icelandic history, Court of Impeachment (Landsdómur) was called together.
After going over the charges against Mr. Haarde, they threw out all but four out of eight charges.

The Day the Internet Roared

Wednesday Jan.18 marked the largest online protest in the history of Internet. Websites from large to small went dark in protest of proposed legislation before the US House and Senate that could profoundly change the Internet. The bills SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate, ostensibly aim to stop the piracy of copyrighted material over Internet on websites based outside USA

March Nice – Athens in Rome: video reportage

The International March to Athens left the Italian capital, Dario Lo Scalzo share with us some video showing the moments of the visit in Rome
This March started from Nice to join Athens has just left Rome. We show the videos recorded during the roman stay

Reporters Without Borders to close its English-language site for 24 hours in protest against SOPA and PIPA

In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders will shut down its English-language website for 24 hours from 8 a.m. EST on 18 January, in protest against two online piracy bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), which are currently working their way through the US Congress.

“New Egyptian Parliament to Dismantle Tools of Repression”

(New York) – Egypt’s newly elected parliament should urgently reform the arsenal of laws used by the Mubarak government to restrict freedoms, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report.

Special: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words

Today is federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was born January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice

Myanmar government and Karen armed group sign cease-fire

Myanmar’s government and the armed wing of one of the country’s leading ethnic groups signed a cease-fire on 12 January 2012, raising hopes of bringing to an end to one of the world’s longest-running civil conflicts. A delegation of ministers from the capital Naypyidaw and senior members of the Karen National Union (KNU) signed the pact.

Marches Paris 2012 – Call to all French citizens

We will walk with one main objective: to be open to all in order to create a convergence in a common fight and in order to support the idea which consists in ​​creating a constituent assembly. A statement of precise claims is being currently written, and it will be presented during the marches and discussed during the citizens meetings which would be organized by theme.

Senegal: Singer Youssou N’dour Quits Music for Politics

Famous Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour has decided to quit music for politics and to run for next month elections. The musician’s widespread popularity will make him a significant force in Senegalese politics, but his political ambitions are currently unclear.

‘Libyan Society Falling Apart Without Anti-Gaddafi Glue’

Libya is heading into the New Year with new leaders and hopes. But it turns out, as the immediate post-revolutionary excitement fades, the different factions of the former rebels are turning on each other in what may become a competition for power.

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