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Violence in the streets of Dhaka (Daaaaka, a deep emphatic "d" and "a"), Bangledesh, over religious freedom of speech have resulted in 4 deaths and dozens of injuries. The ruling party, the Awani League, supported the ruling by the High Court to ban fatwas (the second "a" is not deep, almost "fatwehs"), which are religious rulings for Muslims. The violence was between Awani supporters and opposition supporters.
Battling ELF
Teen Convicted in Eco-Terror Attack
Battling ELF
Teen Convicted in Eco-Terror Attack
By Oliver Yates Libaw
Feb. 12 — Prosecutors have recorded their first conviction in a case linked to the Earth Liberation Front, an eco-terror group that claims credit for more than 100 acts of destruction in the last five years and $37 million worth of damage.
Prosecutors on New York's Long Island confirmed that a 17-year-old Suffolk County high school student pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a series of arson fires.
The D.C. Democracy Seven, arrested
for protesting Congressional oppression of the
District of Columbia last summer, will begin their
second trial on the afternoon of Monday, February 12,
2001. On Thursday, February 8, a pre-trial rally
outside the D.C. Superior Court building attracted
over 75 citizens and supporters.
[Press release forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green
Party. Five members of the D.C. Democracy 7 are
active members of the party.]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2001
The D.C. Democracy Seven, arrested
for protesting Congressional oppression of the
District of Columbia last summer, will begin their
second trial on the afternoon of Monday, February 12,
2001. On Thursday, February 8, a pre-trial rally
outside the D.C. Superior Court building attracted
over 75 citizens and supporters.
[Press release forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green
Party. Five members of the D.C. Democracy 7 are
active members of the party.]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2001
The D.C. Democracy Seven, arrested
for protesting Congressional oppression of the
District of Columbia last summer, will begin their
second trial on the afternoon of Monday, February 12,
2001. On Thursday, February 8, a pre-trial rally
outside the D.C. Superior Court building attracted
over 75 citizens and supporters.
[Press release forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green
Party. Five members of the D.C. Democracy 7 are
active members of the party.]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2001
Consumers Want Engineered Food Labeled
Shoppers Express 'Outrage' That Product Choices Aren't Clear, FDA Reports
Consumers Want Engineered Food Labeled
Shoppers Express 'Outrage' That Product Choices Aren't Clear, FDA Reports
by Marc Kaufman
Consumers want mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and feel "outrage" when they learn how many supermarket products already are produced through biotechnology, according to a Food and Drug Administration report.
Two Palestinians killed, seven injured as tide of violence rises
Two Palestinians killed, seven injured as tide of violence rises
GAZA CITY, Feb 13 (AFP) -
Two Palestinians were killed Tuesday and seven others wounded as Israeli-Palestinian violence continued an upward climb since Israeli right-wing leader Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister a week ago.
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Four people have been killed and dozens
wounded during an anti-government strike in
the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.
Violent clashes broke out as supporters of both
the governing Awami League and the
opposition parties fought pitched battles using
firearms.
The opposition want
the Prime Minister,
Sheikh Hasina, to resign
for failing to stop the
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Lorry drivers in Hong Kong have called off a
five-day blockade of the territory's port after
they emerged victorious in an industrial
dispute.
The drivers have forced cargo-handling
companies owned by some of Hong Kong's
biggest conglomerates to back down after
they tried to levy new charges.
The cargo handlers, owned by some of Hong
Kong's biggest trading companies, backed
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Huang Qi, 36, went on trial on Tuesday in the
south-western city of Chengdu. He is accused
of attempting to subvert state power by
allowing articles about the 1989
pro-democracy protests to appear on his
website.
-BBC
