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Today's lead stories:
Bush and Blair Meet to Discuss Progress in Iraq
Germany’s Foreign Intelligence Service Accused of Spying
on Journalists
Colombia Voters Head to the Polls Sunday
Oaxaca City Human Rights Defenders Protest against Femicide
Amnesty International Report Criticizes International Community
for Ignoring Human Rights Violations on African Continent
FSRN Headlines
Palestine
In an attempt to ease tensions in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian
Hamas led government ordered its special forces off gaza's
streets in wake of clashes with the Fatah movement, which
has stirred fears of civil war. Manar Jibreen reports:
Washington StateAntiwar protestors have been arrested in
Olympia Washington, as they tried to block US army convoys
headed for Iraq. Mark Taylor Canfeild reports:
South Central Farm Supporters Prepare for Possible Arrest
inside Compound
The South Central Farmers and their supporters continue their
encampment on the nation's largest urban farm. After increased
pressure from local and international media, LA Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa finally commented on the Farm, saying current
land owner Ralph Horowitz should bring the selling price down
from the over $16-million he is demanding, closer to the roughly
$5-milion he paid for it 2 years ago. As people inside the
Farm gathered past midnight to strategize for a possible eviction
and arrests, supporter Daryl Hannah spoke to FSRN.
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Bush and Blair Meet to Discuss Progress in Iraq
(3:25)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Washington today,
where he met with President Bush at the White House. Both
acknowledged that the war in Iraq is not proceeding as smoothly
as they had hoped, and admitted regret for incidents like
the prisoner abuse at Abu Graib. During his visit, Tony Blair
called for UN reform, and stressed the need for enhanced multilateralism.
FSRN’s Anastasia Gnezditskaia reports from Washington,
DC.
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Germany’s Foreign Intelligence Service Accused
of Spying on Journalists (2:42)
Germany's Foreign Intelligence Service, the BND, has been
accused of spying on journalists. A leaked report commissioned
by a Parliamentary Committee criticized the BND for overstepping
it bounds by spying on the press, and for using journalists
to snitch on each other. Since the 1980's the BND has spied
on a number of major German news publications, but the BND
says its actions were purely for self-protection. Cinnamon
Nippard reports from Berlin.
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Colombia Voters Head to the Polls Sunday
(4:58)
Colomibian voters head to the polls this Sunday for the
country’s presidential election. While this South American
nation has stood out as the strongest Bush administration
ally among a growing trend of leftist leaders in the region,
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe remains ahead in the polls
and will most likely win a second term. But the recent rise
in popularity of leftist candidate Carlos Gaviria opens the
possibility of a run-off. From Bogotá, Nicole Karsin
has more.
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Oaxaca City Human Rights Defenders Protest against
Femicide (3:31)
According to a recent report issued by Mexico’s Lower
House of Congress, an average or 4 women of girls are killed
daily in the country, mostly in the states of Mexico, Veracruz,
Chiapas, Guerrero and Mexico City – aside from Ciudad
Juarez. The report indicates that Oaxaca takes second place
for femicide. Vladimir Flores reports from Oaxaca City, where
human rights defenders organized a protest to demand justice
for the over 20 women that have been killed in the past 9
months alone.
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Amnesty International Report Criticizes International
Community for Ignoring Human Rights Violations on African
Continent (4:17)
African governments have been accused of violating people's
rights under the guise of promoting security. In their latest
report, human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that
although there were indications of progress in some parts
of Africa, the situation has remained "pathetic"
and that the international community and the UN are slow to
act. Joshua Kyalimpa reports from the Amnesty International
Africa region office in Kampala
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