From nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed Nov 7 11:32:38 2007 From: nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net (nymhm@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed Nov 7 11:34:39 2007 Subject: NYMHM: The persistence of rendition, HIV & TB, the Muslims of Thailand Message-ID: Help spread the word about News You Might Have Missed! Our subscribers are our best advocates. Here's how you can help: -- Forward NYMHM to friends and family, and ask them to subscribe for free: http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/nymhm/ -- Add our RSS feed to your blog: http://www.newsdesk.org/news/index.xml ============================================================================= NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * November 7, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 45 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004455.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "Good luck to the Knesset, we'll leave the Knesset to you, and all the racists can choke." -- Israeli-Arab legislator Muhammad Barakei trades heated words in Israel's legislature (see "Middle East," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* The Taliban's volatile mix ... of foreign fighters The twin horns of a co-epidemic: AIDS and TB Whistle-blowers muted by bureaucracy *War & Terrorism* The persistence of rendition *Middle East* Israeli Arabs say home is not so sweet *Religion & Society* Thailand's Muslim conflict ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > The Taliban's Volatile Mix ... of Foreign Fighters Foreign jihadists from Pakistan and Iran are infiltrating the ranks of the ruling Afghanis Taliban in Helmand Province, according to the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. The fighters are blamed for near-daily suicide bombings, and for terrorizing the locals, committing extra-judicial killings, and arresting Afghanis who travel into ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004456.html > The Twin Horns of a Co-Epidemic: AIDS and TB Tuberculosis rates in South Africa's Western Cape villages are among the highest in the world, due to a burgeoning co-epidemic of HIV and TB. According to a new report by international health experts, the paired diseases, which first emerged 23 years ago, now afflict nearly one-third of the 40 million people ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004457.html > Whistle-Blowers Muted by Bureaucracy Whether speaking out about violations of national security or tainted meat, precious few government employees receive protection for their whistle-blowing from the Merit Systems Protection Board, according to an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting and Salon.com. An unprecedented review of 3,500 cases filed since 1994 reveals that whistle-blowers win no more than 3.5 percent of the time, and can spend years fighting for ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004458.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAR & TERRORISM ............................................................................. > The Persistence of Rendition When President Bush publicly acknowledged the existence of secret CIA jails, he also said they would be vacated -- temporarily. Today, parts of the rendition program are still being debated by U.S. courts -- and investigated by foreign governments. According to the Washington Post, 14 suspected Al Qaeda militants have been taken out of CIA prisons and moved to Guantanamo, but human rights groups say up to 30 other "ghost prisoners" ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004459.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDDLE EAST ............................................................................. > Israeli Arabs say Home is not so Sweet Even as Israel prepares for peace talks with Palestinians in Maryland next year, its relations with native Israeli-Arab citizens have been deteriorating. An exception to this is a court ruling -- and a plot of land -- won by an Arab-Israeli couple in the Galilee community of Rakefet. The court agreed with their claim of bias in a screening process all potential new residents of the community must undergo. Although the tests indicated they were both intelligent and well-suited to the community, officials rejected them due to their ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004460.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELIGION & SOCIETY ............................................................................. > Thailand's Muslim Conflict Violent conflicts between Thai armed forces and a rebel separatist group in the three Muslim-dominated southern provinces of Thailand flared up again last week when a series of small bombs planted in restaurants and karaoke bars killed a Buddhist civil servant and wounded four others. The insurgency, and the government's campaign to crush it, have resulted in 2,500 deaths in the past decade, according to the Jakarta Post. Although Islamic reformists say they are making progress against violent ideology, the conflict has now spread to ... 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Here's how you can help: -- Forward NYMHM to friends and family, and ask them to subscribe for free: http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/nymhm/ -- Add our RSS feed to your blog: http://www.newsdesk.org/news/index.xml ============================================================================= NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * November 14, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 46 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004464.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "Two or three problems out of 4,000 result in the whole process being shut down. It's very hard for child welfare advocates to respond. They don't want to defend one adoption taking place that shouldn't be. But at the same time, 3,999 children are being deprived of a family." -- Chuck Johnson of the National Council on Adoption, on new international adoption restrictions (see "Child Welfare," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Anti-gay Russian churches growing in U.S. FCC trying to sneak through looser media rules: critics Tribal loyalty may bridge Iraq's sectarian divide *Labor* Land struggles sour India economic zones *Immigration* No safe haven: Oklahoma targets illegal immigrants *Child Welfare* Families asunder over international adoption woes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Anti-Gay Russian Churches Growing in U.S. The beating death of a gay man by a group of Russian-speaking men in Sacramento this summer highlighted the growing trend of anti-gay extremists in western U.S. states that hail from Slavic countries. These men, second- or third-generation immigrants from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union, are part of an international evangelical Christian movement known ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004465.html > FCC Tries to Sneak Through Looser Media Rules, Protesters Say Among the 200 people who signed up to speak at an FCC hearing on media consolidation in Seattle last week were many who are convinced the Republican-controlled panel has already decided to loosen existing media ownership rules. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who was greeted with catcalls and boos at the meeting, wants a vote on changing ownership rules next ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004466.html > Tribal Loyalty May Bridge Iraq's Sectarian Divide Iraqi tribal chiefs from the Sunni-dominated Anbar province held talks last week with counterparts in Shia-dominated Qadissiya Province. Their goal -- to find a peaceful, government-backed solution to the current sectarian violence in both ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004467.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR ............................................................................. > Land Struggles Sour India Economic Zones Controversy follows the violent deaths of 21 protesters who opposed the creation of a "special economic zone" in India's West Bengal district. Activists say the deaths highlight the dangers of land seizures to create industrial areas that largely benefit multinational corporations. Such conversions are common in nations such as China, where small fishing and farming villages are transformed into economic powerhouses. The Indian villagers, from the district of Nandigram, oppose the local Marxist government's plans to acquire 14,500 acres for an industrial park and petrochemical ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004468.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMMIGRATION ............................................................................. > No Safe Haven: Oklahoma Targets Illegal Immigrants A new Oklahoma law targeting undocumented workers is among the most punitive in the nation, making it illegal to "hire, transport or house an illegal immigrant." The law also authorizes police to help federal immigration officials enforce existing immigration laws. Employers found to have hired undocumented workers will be penalized, and the state will not provide any services to illegal residents beyond ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004469.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILD WELFARE ............................................................................. > Families Asunder over International Adoption Woes Several countries are tightening their adoption laws to avoid kidnapping scandals, such as the recent confrontation in Chad over a French charity group's attempt to take 103 children out of the country. The new restrictions highlight the huge international demand for adoptions, and the lack of adequate safeguards, standards and corruption-prevention in many of the nations providing children for adoption. Another result of the changes, however, is thousands of disappointed American parents. The regulatory changes could affect as many as 4,000 children who were already bound for adoptive homes in ... 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Julia started with NYMHM in early 2003, and went on to set a standard for "important but overlooked news" that remains unmatched for its breadth, depth and journalistic rigor. Her tireless efforts defined NYMHM through four years of growth and change. Her work has been insightful, determined, humane and always revelatory. We wish her the best as she continues her successful career as a full-time, daily newspaper reporter here in the Bay Area. THANK YOU, JULIA! You have our gratitude and admiration. ============================================================================= NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * November 21, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 47 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004473.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "Let the government prevent us from [celebrating] holidays, persecute us and put pressure on us. They only help us by doing that." -- A member of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a populist Islamist party on the rise in Central Asia and beyond (see "Religion & Politics," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* $40 million stolen from Nigerian aid plan, ex-official probed Rendition inquiry looks to Ukraine Canadian officials knew of Afghan torture, records show *Fertility* Outsourcing motherhood *Religion & Politics* Hizb-ut-Tahrir: Winning hearts and minds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > $40 Million Stolen from Nigerian Aid Plan, Ex-Official Probed British and Nigerian officials are investigating possibly illict payments from Shell and Chevron into the bank account of former Nigerian Governor James Ibori, reports the Sunday Times. Ibori allegedly laundered $40 million meant for education and engineering projects through British banks, using part of the money instead to buy ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004474.html > Rendition Inquiry Looks to Ukraine An Italian European Union minister wants human rights officials to investigate "strong and specific" evidence that the Ukrainian government was complicit in building a prison on its military base to hold and torture CIA detainees, reports the EU Observer. The minister cites a document suggesting that a Gulfstream jet known to be used by the CIA landed in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004475.html > Canadian Officials Knew of Afghan Torture, Records Show Secret documents obtained by court order show Canadian ministers were well aware of torture, rape and other abuse occurring at Afghan prisons filled with detainees that Canadian soldiers had turned over to the Afghan secret police, according to the Globe and Mail. Canadian prison inspectors, for instance, noted the prison floors were covered in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004476.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERTILITY ............................................................................. > Outsourcing Motherhood Scores of impoverished Indian women are selling their services as childbearers to foreign couples who either cannot, or don't want to, bear their own children, reports the Daily Mail. Using an Indian surrogate mother is less expensive and less complicated than paying a Western mother for the same services -- and in some cases, the surrogate offers her own eggs as well. The number of surrogate mothers in India has nearly doubled in the past three years, while surrogacy agencies are springing up to handle the caseload. Indian doctors are helping make the arrangements, even setting up a bungalow for surrogate mothers with a cook, a cleaner and English classes, according to India's Daily News and Analysis. They say becoming a surrogate for childless couples is a "noble deed." But other doctors disagree, fearing the women are being forced to ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004477.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELIGION & POLITICS ............................................................................. > Hizb-ut-Tahrir: Winning Hearts and Minds The Islamic group Hizb-ut-Tahrir is gaining a foothold across Central Asia, and is making its presence felt in Britain and elsewhere. Governments have banned the group, with its alleged bent towards violence, and the appeal of its charismatic leaders and Islamic ideology. Founded in the Middle East, Hizb-ut-Tahrir spread to Muslim communities in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan in the 1990s. The group, which calls itself a political party even though it has no elected members, aims to replace all secular governments with a united front of Islamic governments. The group professes nonviolence, but is banned in many places and its members are arrested on a ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004478.html ============================================================================= Editors: Julia Scott, Will Crain, Josh Wilson ............................................................................. SUPPORT PUBLIC-SERVICE MEDIA Newsdesk.org and News You Might Have Missed are commercial-free, and available at no charge. We welcome your tax-deductible contributions: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695 ............................................................................. 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004481.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "The Chinese government is closely monitoring and is intensifying repair work, and I think we can avoid losses as far as possible." -- Wang Xiaofeng on landslides and pollution around China's largest hydroelectric project (see "Three Gorges Dam," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Japan to expand atomic bomb victim definition Kosovo threatens unilateral independence Tear gas for ethnic protest in Malaysia *Three Gorges Dam* Cracks at the seams? China bolsters Three Gorges *Kenya* Sex on the beach or birds in hand? Kenya's tourist trap ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Japan to Expand Atomic Bomb Victim Standards More than 50 years after the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a string of court losses has forced Japan's government to create a new standard that will recognize 20,000 new victims of diseases and health problems related to the blasts. The Kyodo news wire notes that nine kinds of diseases, including cancer and leukemia, will be recognized among the 250,000 registered bomb survivors in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004482.html > Kosovo Threatens Unilateral Independence Ethnic Albanian negotiators rejected a proposal for increased autonomy for their home province of Kosovo, and threatened a unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia if no deal is struck by a December 10 U.N. deadline. According to Agence France-Presse, the deal would have ensured self-governance in all of Kosovo's economic, legal and "daily" affairs, while Serbia would retain possession of ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004483.html > Tear Gas for Ethnic Protest in Malaysia Riot police greeted thousands of minority protestors in Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur, turning back their calls for increased social benefits with water cannons and tear gas. The protestors, primarily Tamils, seek business licenses, access to scholarships and "other privileges reserved exclusively for native Maylays," reports Asia Times Online. Tamil activists also sought reparations from the United Kingdom for relocating their ancestors to Malaysia as indentured ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004484.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THREE GORGES DAM ............................................................................. > Cracks at the Seams? China Bolsters Three Gorges Everything about the Three Gorges Dam seems larger than life. It was built at a cost of $15.6 billion, caused the relocation of 1.2 million people, and has 19 hydropower generators that are expected by 2009 to produce 84.7 million megawatt-hours of electricity each year. And now, with increasing reports of landslides and environmental problems around the dam, thoughts of a larger-than-life disaster have come to the fore. China's project director for the dam, Wang Xiaofeng, said in a press conference that the current environmental problems caused by the dam have been anticipated and ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004485.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KENYA ............................................................................. > Kenya's Tourist Trap: Sex on the Beach and Birds in Hand Miles of shoreline, coastal forests, mountains, plains and the continent-spanning Great Rift Valley all make Kenya a world-class tourist destination. But the complications of this burgeoning trade are abundant. Kenya's beach towns, notorious for an illicit sex industry involving thousands of regional girls and boys, now have a new wrinkle to consider -- older caucasian women seeking uncomplicated dalliances with young African men. Critics say the practice revives a colonial past of white women "serviced" by "black minions," reports the Mail & Guardian of South Africa, and also note the health risks of casual encounters in a nation with a high incidence of ... 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A conversation about journalism, democracy and our communities December 12, 2007, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CounterPulse, 1310 Mission Street x 9th Street San Francisco Cost: FREE Event Description: Newsrooms are hamstrung by the business practices of Wall Street and Big Media, even as newspaper circulation declines and TV news continues the race to the bottom. Both the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News recently shed large portions of their newsroom staffs, and MediaNews Group's purchase of former Knight Ridder properties has given it a near monopoly on Bay Area newspapers. The company is now consolidating in an attempt to wipe out the Media Workers Guild and any other obstacle to cost-cutting. The Internet, meanwhile, is vulnerable to the same marketplace compromises, as commercial publishers retrench their focus on scandal, celebrity and trivia; colonize every square inch of space and content with advertising; and desperately try to monetize the open-source citizen journalism movement instead of investing in their own reporting staff. -- With all the high finance and power plays, how do communities actually get news that matters? -- Amidst the layoffs and shrinking newsrooms, how can reporters and editors actually do their jobs and serve the public interest? -- What future awaits the legions of talented young journalists graduating from the Bay Area's many outstanding journalism schools? Join us for this investigation of alternative business models for publishing the news, and help ensure journalism remains a vital part of our civic lives. With: * Rose Aguilar, (KALW-FM, Your Call radio), discussing how public radio has to fill the void left by the layoffs and consolidation, expand the presence of women in media, and give "real people a voice." * Carl Hall (Northern California Media Workers and SF Chronicle science reporter), on union organizing efforts in Dean Singleton's expanded Bay Area News Group. * Barry Parr (Coastsider.com, Mercury Center co-founder), speaking about the entrepreneurial challenges of running a small, for-profit news Web site serving Half Moon Bay. * Michael Stoll (Grade the News, SJSU, SF Public Press), on the prospects of creating an advertising-free daily newspaper in the Bay Area and beyond. * Josh Wilson (Newsdesk.org), on the challenges and promises of commercial-free, public-service journalism on the Internet. Sponsored by: Shaping San Francisco, Newsdesk.org, Independent Arts & Media -- Newsdesk.org News You Might Have Missed: Subscribe: