NYMHM: FCC ownership vote, anti-gay Russian churches, Oklahoma immigrants

Wed Nov 14 14:21:48 PST 2007

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 NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * November 14, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 46

 Important but overlooked news from around the world.
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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

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 TOP STORIES
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 > 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 ...

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   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 ...

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   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 ...

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 LABOR
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 > 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 ...

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 IMMIGRATION
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 > 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 ...

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 CHILD WELFARE 
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 > 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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Editors: Julia Scott, Will Crain, Josh Wilson
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