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Today's lead stories:
Another Far-Right Nomination from President Bush
Guatemala Begins its First-Ever Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit
Nepalese and Indian Diplomats meet for First Time since Royal
Coup
Violence Against Women in Indonesia on the Rise
A Look at the Murders of Women in Ciudad Juárez
Women in DC Prisons Face Bitter Prospects Upon Release
FSRN Headlines
Kosovar Prime Minister Indicted for War Crimes
Kosovo's ethnic Albanian Prime Minister was indicted for war
crimes today.Kata Mester has this report from United Nations
headquarters in Pristina,Kosovo.
Senate Faces Abortion Showdown Over Bankrupcy Bill
The Senate faced it's first abortion battle of the new Congress
today when they defeated a controversial ammendment to the
bankruptcy bill. They then voted to limit debate on the full
measure and forcing a vote in the next few days. The President
has said he will sign the bill. Stephanie Edgerly has more
from Washington DC.
Medicaid Paying Too Much for Prescriptions
A new government report shows that the Medicaid program is
overpaying for prescription drugs. Mitch Jeserich reports
from Washington.
Farworkers Win Taco Bell Boycott
The four year old boycott of Taco Bell is over. FSRN correspondent
Andrew Stelzer reports.
Farmworkers Protest in Mexico
Farmers and the Federal Electricity Commission in Chihuahua
state have reportedly reached a resolution in a conflict that
flared over the weekend. Vladimir Flores has the story.
More Than A Million Protest in Beirut
Thousands of pro-Syrian Lebanese protestors gathered today
in a huge demonstration called for by Hezbollah. They denounced
the western interference in Lebanon and the UN Security Council
resolution 1559 that calls for a total withdrawal of the Syrian
army from Lebanon and disarming Hizbollah militias. The demonstration
was organized by pro-Syria political parties in Lebanon. to
thank the Syrian government and its army for the role they
say they have played in stopping civil war and in the fight
against the Israeli occupation. Official sources estimated
the number of the demonstrators about a million and a half.
Also today, some 6,000 Syrian troops started redeploying toward
the eastern Bekaa Valley in an operation that is to last a
week to 10 days. this report was prepared my Mohammed Shublaq
in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Another Far-Right Nomination from President Bush
(2:07)
Advocates for multilateralism reacted strongly against President
Bush's pick for United State Ambassador to the United Nations,
John Bolton. Bolton's far-right foreign policy stance includes
longtime opposition to the very institution to which he has
been nominated to serve. Jenny Johnson has more.
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Guatemala Begins its First-Ever Anti-Discrimination
Lawsuit (2:15)
Police in Guatemala are guarding the Congress, where members
are debating whether to ratify the Dominica Republic-Central
American Free Trade Agreement. Thousands of protestors are
demonstrating near the Congress- hoping to pressure members
of the Guatemalan Congress to oppose the agreement. Meanwhile,
a landmark trial kicked off today in Guatemala over what many
say is one of the country's thorniest historical legacies:
racism. Indigenous leaders and anti-discrimination activists
hope the trial will help bring attention to the problem, and
motivate others to use the justice system to defend their
rights against racial and other discrimination.
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Nepalese and Indian Diplomats meet for First Time
since Royal Coup (2:53)
In Nepal, at least 200 people have been arrested today for
demonstrating against King Gyanendra. Protestors marched demanding
the release of politicians and activists who have been in
detention or house arrest since the King of Nepal dismissed
his government a little over one month ago India has now halted
arms supplies to Nepal, and although the Nepalese Foreign
Minister is meeting with the Indian External Affairs Minister,
India maintains a firm stand that unless democracy is restored,
the arms supply will not restart. In the meantime, the Royal
Nepalese Army claimed to have killed at least 30 Maoist rebels
near the western town of Sandhikharka, in one of the bloodiest
clashes since the royal coup. FSRN's Binu Alex has more.
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Violence Against Women in Indonesia on the Rise
(2:58)
Indonesia's Woman Commission announced that violence against
women, including rape, torture, trafficking and domestic abuse,
has doubled - from 7,000 last year to 14,000 this year. Even
though the Indonesian parliament enacted legislation called
the Anti Domestic Violation Law, violence against women in
Indonesia is still on the rise. Nevertheless, women in Jakarta
celebrated International Women's Day today- FSRN's Meggy Margiyono
has the story.
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A Look at the Murders of Women in Ciudad Juárez
(3:52)
After a week-long fact finding mission in late February,
Yakin Erturk, a United Nations special investigator into violence
against women concluded that sexual violence against women
often goes unpunished in Mexico.Perhaps the most outstanding
example of this type of impunity is in the case of the 12
year string of sex murders in Ciudad Juárez. In Mexico,
Shannon Young looks at what may be preventing justice in these
cases.
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Women in DC Prisons Face Bitter Prospects Upon Release
(3:06)
A study released by the Center for Women in Politics and
Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts-Boston this
month stated that women in prison have traditionally been
ignored. For advocates working on the rights of women prisoners
in Washington DC, that study is all too real. Often women
released from prison in DC are left with less resources coming
out of jail than when they originally came in. From the District
of Columbia, Selina Musuta of the DC radio coop has more.
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