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Syrian rebel commander in organ eating video
14 May 2013 | You have to wonder to what levels of depravity Syrian rebels have to descend to in order to fall out of favour with western leaders, and the CIA and other intelligence agencies which have been supplying them large quantities of weapons.
Syrian rebel commander in organ eating video
14 May 2013 | You have to wonder to what levels of depravity Syrian rebels have to descend to in order to fall out of favour with western leaders, and the CIA and other intelligence agencies which have been supplying them large quantities of weapons.
Robert Fisk: The Syrian Government Is Winning
9 May 2013 | Fisk discusses his reaction to what he calls President Obama’s "pitiful" backing of the recent Israeli missile strikes.
9 May 2013 | Fisk discusses his reaction to what he calls President Obama’s "pitiful" backing of the recent Israeli missile strikes.
By Abby Martin, a magnificent journalist
Syria: Media War of Words | Weapons of Mass Distraction
8 May 2013 | Abby Martin takes with a look at the conflicting reports about chemical weapons being used in Syria, news of Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, and the importance of taking information from the corporate media on this issue with a grain of salt.
Syria: Media War of Words | Weapons of Mass Distraction
8 May 2013 | Abby Martin takes with a look at the conflicting reports about chemical weapons being used in Syria, news of Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, and the importance of taking information from the corporate media on this issue with a grain of salt.
Leading UN investigator: ’Evidently Syrian Rebels used SARIN’
6 May 2013 | Crimes againt humanity are committed by terrorist groups in Syria financed by foreign countries and not by the governement in particular. We say that long-time before the UN report and Carla del Ponte declaration. It is never too late to tell the truth...
6 May 2013 | Crimes againt humanity are committed by terrorist groups in Syria financed by foreign countries and not by the governement in particular. We say that long-time before the UN report and Carla del Ponte declaration. It is never too late to tell the truth...
Conference on Syria in Geneva
What Carla del Ponte and Paulo Pinheiro do not want to report about Syria
9 March 2013 | Video of the panel discussion on Syria organized under the title "Syria, What the Medias does not tell you" at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 28 February 2013 by the International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) on the sidelines of the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.
What Carla del Ponte and Paulo Pinheiro do not want to report about Syria
9 March 2013 | Video of the panel discussion on Syria organized under the title "Syria, What the Medias does not tell you" at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 28 February 2013 by the International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) on the sidelines of the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Iran poses no threat - Israel is the only threat
14 February 2013 | A video recorded in 2008 -which was posted (*) to YouTube on February 10, 2013- shows Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s defence secretary nominee, express more concern over Israel’s nuclear weapons than Iran’s.
14 February 2013 | A video recorded in 2008 -which was posted (*) to YouTube on February 10, 2013- shows Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s defence secretary nominee, express more concern over Israel’s nuclear weapons than Iran’s.
Propaganda from what our media calls "rebels"
Syria: Terrorists are using children to fight and committing acts of murdering
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Syria: Terrorists are using children to fight and committing acts of murdering
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Untold Truths about War on Iran
5 February 2013 | Press TV’s documentary program "Untold Truths" is a revealing documentary film about the life and experiences of former White House Middle East policy adviser, Gwenyth Todd, who has escaped to Australia to keep safe from FBI prosecution.
5 February 2013 | Press TV’s documentary program "Untold Truths" is a revealing documentary film about the life and experiences of former White House Middle East policy adviser, Gwenyth Todd, who has escaped to Australia to keep safe from FBI prosecution.
Tzipi Livni admitted that Qatar paid the campaign of Netanyahou...
26 January 2013 | Tzipi Livni, admitted on the Israeli television channel 1, that Qatar paid the campaign of Netanyahou and the campaign of the Yisrael Beiteinu party.
26 January 2013 | Tzipi Livni, admitted on the Israeli television channel 1, that Qatar paid the campaign of Netanyahou and the campaign of the Yisrael Beiteinu party.
German journalist Manuel Ochsenreiter about what happened in Aleppo university bombing
16 January 2013 | Suspicion falls on jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra. The mainstream media has been falling over itself trying to implicate the Syrian government in the strikes even the Aleppo university is a government controlled area.
16 January 2013 | Suspicion falls on jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra. The mainstream media has been falling over itself trying to implicate the Syrian government in the strikes even the Aleppo university is a government controlled area.
An impressive documentary by Anastasia Popova
The Syrian Diary - No politics, only people telling their story
30 December 2012 | A documentary about the human cost of the Syrian conflict and the scale of the devastation. No politics — only people telling their story.
The Syrian Diary - No politics, only people telling their story
30 December 2012 | A documentary about the human cost of the Syrian conflict and the scale of the devastation. No politics — only people telling their story.
Saudi Arabia Sent Death Row Inmates to Fight in Syria
10 December 2012 | A top secret memo sent by the Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia reveals the Saudi Kingdom sent death-row inmates to Syria- sentenced to execution by decapitation - to fight Jihad against the Syrian government in exchange for commuting their sentences.
10 December 2012 | A top secret memo sent by the Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia reveals the Saudi Kingdom sent death-row inmates to Syria- sentenced to execution by decapitation - to fight Jihad against the Syrian government in exchange for commuting their sentences.
World Forum for Democracy: Statement by Ms Nawal El Saadawi
Democracy does not mean justice...
3 December 2012 | Statement by Ms Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt), writer, winner of the North-South prize from the Council of Europe (2004), during the World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 11 October 2012).
Democracy does not mean justice...
3 December 2012 | Statement by Ms Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt), writer, winner of the North-South prize from the Council of Europe (2004), during the World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 11 October 2012).
"From Misurata we came to free Syria!"
Homs in the hell of armed groups
29 February 2012 | A direct testimony from the Syrian city of Homs collected by the Swiss journalist Silvia Cattori, who paints a very different picture than that spread by a majority of western media. Since 6 February Cattori has lost contact with her local informants, terrorized by armed groups "wildly shelling, killing to kill”, as reported in an interview with an inhabitant of Homs [*].
Homs in the hell of armed groups
29 February 2012 | A direct testimony from the Syrian city of Homs collected by the Swiss journalist Silvia Cattori, who paints a very different picture than that spread by a majority of western media. Since 6 February Cattori has lost contact with her local informants, terrorized by armed groups "wildly shelling, killing to kill”, as reported in an interview with an inhabitant of Homs [*].
Palestine Celebrating Hope
22 December 2011 | Palestine celebrates Hope, while celebrating the birth of the Prince of Hope, because this positive sentiment has long been our way of life; Hope and sheer will explains how despite the illegal Israeli acts of colonialism, aggression, and unilateralism, Palestinians continue to march forward believing that independence is eventual and inevitable.
22 December 2011 | Palestine celebrates Hope, while celebrating the birth of the Prince of Hope, because this positive sentiment has long been our way of life; Hope and sheer will explains how despite the illegal Israeli acts of colonialism, aggression, and unilateralism, Palestinians continue to march forward believing that independence is eventual and inevitable.
The small city of Sirte brutally besieged
A plundered and starving population in a city in ruins
28 October 2011 | Where are the valient "human rights defenders"? Especially the signatories (*) of the "urgent appeal to stop the atrocities in Libya," February 21, 2011, concocted by the NGO pro-Israeli UN-Watch? A call that would bring the so-called "international community" to war against a people who did not want it.
A plundered and starving population in a city in ruins
28 October 2011 | Where are the valient "human rights defenders"? Especially the signatories (*) of the "urgent appeal to stop the atrocities in Libya," February 21, 2011, concocted by the NGO pro-Israeli UN-Watch? A call that would bring the so-called "international community" to war against a people who did not want it.Using Human Rights as a Pretext for War
Lies behind the so-called "Humanitarian War" in Libya
16 October 2011 | Lies, lies, lies again! There is no evidence of Qaddafi crimes in Libya...but there is evidence of NATO crimes.
Lies behind the so-called "Humanitarian War" in Libya
16 October 2011 | Lies, lies, lies again! There is no evidence of Qaddafi crimes in Libya...but there is evidence of NATO crimes.
Attack on the Mavi Marmara
Name of the Israeli Navy commandos who attacked the Mavi Marmara
26 September 2011 | The Turkish daily Sabah issued, on 26 September 2011, a list of 174 names of soldiers and Israeli military officials identified by the Turkish intelligence services (MIT) as having taken part in the attack against the Mavi Marmara, in May 2010, attack that resulted in the deaths of nine members of the NGO Turks IHH
Name of the Israeli Navy commandos who attacked the Mavi Marmara
26 September 2011 | The Turkish daily Sabah issued, on 26 September 2011, a list of 174 names of soldiers and Israeli military officials identified by the Turkish intelligence services (MIT) as having taken part in the attack against the Mavi Marmara, in May 2010, attack that resulted in the deaths of nine members of the NGO Turks IHHWhat TV channels did not show you
When BHL is being evicted twice from the podium in Benghazi
20 September 2011 | On this hilarious video of anthology, we see Bernard-Henri Lévy (BHL) - even back with dark glasses - being evicted twice from the podium in Benghazi! Perhaps the "rebels" did they remember his claim that the "new" Libya was going to be a friend of Israel? (SC)
When BHL is being evicted twice from the podium in Benghazi
20 September 2011 | On this hilarious video of anthology, we see Bernard-Henri Lévy (BHL) - even back with dark glasses - being evicted twice from the podium in Benghazi! Perhaps the "rebels" did they remember his claim that the "new" Libya was going to be a friend of Israel? (SC)
Israel’s denial of entrance to Palestine
Message sent by EasyJet to a Swiss passenger
8 July 2011 | Israeli authorities sent hundreds of names to airline companies telling them to deny travel to individuals on the list. Hundreds of people on the list who had booked flights were sent letters by airline companies cancelling their reservations based on a request from the Israeli authorities.
Message sent by EasyJet to a Swiss passenger
8 July 2011 | Israeli authorities sent hundreds of names to airline companies telling them to deny travel to individuals on the list. Hundreds of people on the list who had booked flights were sent letters by airline companies cancelling their reservations based on a request from the Israeli authorities.
The message of a committed musical legend
Roger Waters, a Man and an exceptional Artist
8 February 2011 | In a world where, from Palestine to Iraq via Afghanistan, so many innocent people are brutalized by barbarian armies, humiliated, bereft of hope, freedom, and human dignity, the voice of artists with the integrity to lend their talent and signature to say no to savagery, is a beacon of hope.
Roger Waters, a Man and an exceptional Artist
8 February 2011 | In a world where, from Palestine to Iraq via Afghanistan, so many innocent people are brutalized by barbarian armies, humiliated, bereft of hope, freedom, and human dignity, the voice of artists with the integrity to lend their talent and signature to say no to savagery, is a beacon of hope.Insights on the Apartheid Regime in the State of Israel
Videos of the Stuttgart Conference
15 December 2010 | As part of the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, the Palestinian Committee of Stuttgart organised a conference on November 26-28, 2010, titled: “One Democratic State in Palestine with Equal Rights for all its Citizens”.
Videos of the Stuttgart Conference
15 December 2010 | As part of the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, the Palestinian Committee of Stuttgart organised a conference on November 26-28, 2010, titled: “One Democratic State in Palestine with Equal Rights for all its Citizens”.May 15 : A Day to remember
Palestine 62 years after the NAKBA
15 May 2010 | On May 15, 1948, the day following the proclamation of the State of Israel by David Ben Gurion, began a war of dispossession that would drive Palestinians from their land and that they called the Nakba: The Catastrophe (*). To commemorate this painful anniversary, here is a brief excerpt of an interview with Gilad Atzmon, and two moving videos.
Palestine 62 years after the NAKBA
15 May 2010 | On May 15, 1948, the day following the proclamation of the State of Israel by David Ben Gurion, began a war of dispossession that would drive Palestinians from their land and that they called the Nakba: The Catastrophe (*). To commemorate this painful anniversary, here is a brief excerpt of an interview with Gilad Atzmon, and two moving videos.The scandal of the United Nations’ black lists
Youssef Nada’s name removed from the UN Security Council’s blacklist
26 September 2009 | Youssef Nada, wrongly accused of “terrorism”, was held hostage for eight years by the government of Switzerland due to being blacklisted by the UN Security Council. The engineer left no legal stone unturned to seek redress from allegations that he had funded Osama bin Laden or any other terrorist organization. The United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee reversed its initial ruling on September 23, 2009: Mr Nada’s name and the name of his businesses have at long last been taken off the list of 400 persons and entities suspected of connections with terrorism. Despite this important victory restoring his honor and putting an end to his humiliations, his fight against the cabal whose accusations weighed heavily against him is far from (...)
Youssef Nada’s name removed from the UN Security Council’s blacklist
26 September 2009 | Youssef Nada, wrongly accused of “terrorism”, was held hostage for eight years by the government of Switzerland due to being blacklisted by the UN Security Council. The engineer left no legal stone unturned to seek redress from allegations that he had funded Osama bin Laden or any other terrorist organization. The United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee reversed its initial ruling on September 23, 2009: Mr Nada’s name and the name of his businesses have at long last been taken off the list of 400 persons and entities suspected of connections with terrorism. Despite this important victory restoring his honor and putting an end to his humiliations, his fight against the cabal whose accusations weighed heavily against him is far from (...)Guantánamo
Sami El Haj creates the Guantánamo Justice Centre
30 July 2009 | On 29 July 2009, we had the privilege of meeting with Sami El Haj, an Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman who was imprisoned in Guantánamo for more than 6 years and who was passing through Geneva, on which occasion he told us about the foundation of the London-based humanitarian organization « Guantánamo Justice Centre" which he chairs, as he will formally announce at the press conference taking place in that capital on 30 July 2009. This NGO will be steered by the former British prisonner, Moazzam Begg, in his capacity as Secretary-General and will have branches in Geneva and Paris.
Sami El Haj creates the Guantánamo Justice Centre
30 July 2009 | On 29 July 2009, we had the privilege of meeting with Sami El Haj, an Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman who was imprisoned in Guantánamo for more than 6 years and who was passing through Geneva, on which occasion he told us about the foundation of the London-based humanitarian organization « Guantánamo Justice Centre" which he chairs, as he will formally announce at the press conference taking place in that capital on 30 July 2009. This NGO will be steered by the former British prisonner, Moazzam Begg, in his capacity as Secretary-General and will have branches in Geneva and Paris.Palestine: what kind of solidarity?
More political action outside Palestine!
26 December 2008 | This year, the Jewish state of Israel celebrated its 60 years of existence. An existence built on the theft of Arab lands, massacres and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians which started in 1948 and are continuing till now.
On this sad and humiliating anniversary, the Palestinian people find itself in the most dramatic situation of its dark history.
More political action outside Palestine!
26 December 2008 | This year, the Jewish state of Israel celebrated its 60 years of existence. An existence built on the theft of Arab lands, massacres and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians which started in 1948 and are continuing till now.
On this sad and humiliating anniversary, the Palestinian people find itself in the most dramatic situation of its dark history.Youssef Nada victim of illegal sanctions
Swiss Diplomacy on Trial
12 October 2008 | Since Mr. George W. Bush declared the "war on terrorism", and since the imposition of completely arbitrary sanctions by the Security Council of the UN, tens of thousands of innocent people - primarily of the Muslim faith - have been either imprisoned and subjected to torture, or wrongly registered on "terrorist" lists and deprived of their assets and their freedom of movement. The case of an Italian businessman, of Egyptian origin, Mr. Youssef Nada, largely unknown to the public, has drawn our attention because, it is emblematic of this unjust policy of sanctions, which deprives people who have done nothing, of their freedom and their means of living, and unfortunately Switzerland continues to take part in this.
Swiss Diplomacy on Trial
12 October 2008 | Since Mr. George W. Bush declared the "war on terrorism", and since the imposition of completely arbitrary sanctions by the Security Council of the UN, tens of thousands of innocent people - primarily of the Muslim faith - have been either imprisoned and subjected to torture, or wrongly registered on "terrorist" lists and deprived of their assets and their freedom of movement. The case of an Italian businessman, of Egyptian origin, Mr. Youssef Nada, largely unknown to the public, has drawn our attention because, it is emblematic of this unjust policy of sanctions, which deprives people who have done nothing, of their freedom and their means of living, and unfortunately Switzerland continues to take part in this.Israel does not respect anything
They cancelled Christmas in the Holy Land
20 December 2007 | Seeing the little town of Bethlehem surrounded by walls, hideous new colonies and look-out towers, cut off from its villages, from its biblical vistas and dispossessed from its Christian heritage, makes it impossible not to react.
They cancelled Christmas in the Holy Land
20 December 2007 | Seeing the little town of Bethlehem surrounded by walls, hideous new colonies and look-out towers, cut off from its villages, from its biblical vistas and dispossessed from its Christian heritage, makes it impossible not to react.