Monthly Archives: July 2007

By David Espo, Associated Press, 17 July 2007 Democrats pushed the Senate toward an attention-grabbing, all-night session Tuesday to dramatize opposition to the Iraq war, but conceded they were unlikely to gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation … Continue reading →

CUD: life terms or life without rights By James Butty, VOA, 17 July 2007 Washington DC Protest Video | Bereket on BBC & VOA Audio The Ethiopian government said 35 opposition politicians and activists who were sentenced to life imprisonment … Continue reading →

The Connecticut city begins issuing ID cards July 24 to undocumented immigrants, a first in the US. By Caitlin Carpenter, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2007 At a time when a rising number of states and cities are cracking … Continue reading →

The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice Dear Friends, Monday, July 9th, was a powerful day for us at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Seattle. It was moving and momentous, after four years of seeking accountability, to actually … Continue reading →

By Nadia Hijab and Diana Buttu Institute for Palestine Studies, Policy Note No. 17, 13 July 2007 The 30-day emergency period declared by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas ends July 14. There has been talk of early elections as … Continue reading →