Posts Tagged ‘EU’

Clinton to Armenia : Democracy Nothing Without Pluralism

In News, Opinion, Politics, radio, TV on 5 July 2010 tagged Armenia, caucasus, Community of Democracies, Department of State, EU, European Union, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Khanjyan Hall, Marie L. Yovanovitch, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE, State Department, Yerevan with no comments

Speaking in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and current U.S. Ambassador Armenia, Marie L. Yovanovitch, spoke about the importance of civil society in democracy formation. Most specifically, Secretary Clinton spoke out against a law that would limit the rollout of digital television and radio throughout Armenia. Under the law, [...]

Video : Abuse of Afghan Immigrants in Greece (Graphic)

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, News, Opinion, Politics, Racism, War on 4 March 2010 tagged abuse, Afghanistan, Athens, Calais, EU, Europe, France, Greece, Immigrants, Pas-de-Calais, Video, Youtube with no comments

In September 2009, 278 immigrants – mostly Afghans – were detained by French authority, before being sent to Greece, a nation whose policies have been making it increasingly difficult for asylum seekers to gain legal entrance into the already financially troubled nation. The fact that the 278 Kurdish and Afghan immigrants were being sent to [...]

Dr. Abdullah to Karzai : Embrace Afghan People Not Taliban

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 21 February 2010 tagged Daily Telegraph, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, EU, European Union, Ghazi Stadium, Hamid Karzai, IEC, Independent Election Commission, NATO, Reintegration, taliban, Voter Fraud with no comments

Speaking to London’s Telegraph, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah (who seems to be forever branded as ‘Karzai’s Rival’) warned against the Afghan President’s plans to reintegrate and reconcile with the Taliban. To Dr. Abdullah, negotiating with those who executed burka-clad women at Ghazi Stadium and continue to keep Afghan boys and girls from education is an affront [...]

M.I.A. Still Using Twitter to Support Tamil People

In Crime, fame, Hip Hop, History, Internet, News, Opinion, Politics, Racism, Twitter on 5 November 2009 tagged @_M_I_A_, BBC, EU, European Commission, European Union, Human Rights, M.I.A., Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam, maya arulpragasam, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tamil Tigers, Twitter with 2 comments

Speaking to Tavis Smiley earlier this year Sri Lankan Hip Hop artist, M.I.A. spoke about her obligation to bring forth the plight of the Tamil people in the Western media. Being the only Tamil in the Western media, I have a really great opportunity to sort of bring forward what‘s going on in Sri Lanka. [...]

In France, Afghans and Kurds are The New Mexicans

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, Iraq, News, Opinion, Politics, Racism on 22 September 2009 tagged Afghanistan, airstrikes, Asylum, Calais, CSP59, English Channel, Eric Besson, EU, European Union, Eurostar, France, Greece, human trafficking, Immigrants, Immigration Minister Eric Besson, Migrants, NATO, Pas-de-Calais, Pierre de Bousquet de Florian, Refugee Action, Refugees, The Jungle, UNHCR, United Nations high commissioner for human rights with 1 comment

According to the Associated Press, France has detained 278 people – mostly Afghans – as they were trying to illegally enter Britian through the English Channel. Of note are several facts: these people were hiding in a squalid camp in the city of Calais, they were detained for allegedly being in what French authorities call [...]