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Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge

Andrew Lam | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Trafficking, Slavery, Sex Trafficking, Vietnam, Prosecution, Eritrea, Sex Trade, Black Market, Human Trafficking, Organ Harvesting, Crime News
Andrew Lam

Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal business in the world, according to the State Department. It ranks only second to drug trafficking in profitability, bringing in an estimated $32 billion annually.

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The Ten Most Censored Countries In The World

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.02.2012

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Committee to Protect Journalists

By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator One big reason for the Internet's success is its role as a universal standard, interoperable across...

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European Tourists Shot Dead In Ethiopia

AP | LUC VAN KEMENADE | Posted 03.19.2012

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Gunmen in Ethiopia's arid north attacked a group of European tourists traveling in one of the world's lowest and hottest...

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Gunmen Kill 5 Tourists In Ethiopia

Reuters | Posted 03.18.2012

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By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed five foreign tourists in Ethiopia's remote northern Afar region, a...

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Coptic Christian Asylum Seekers Celebrate Christmas In Bethlehem

Zachary A. Bennett | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Child of Bethlehem, Birth, Asylum Seekers, Ethiopia, African Refugees, Coptic Christmas, Jesus, Church of Nativity, Manger Square, Christmas Day, Christ, Copts, Bethlehem, Eritrea, Christmas, Slidepollajax, Religion News
Zachary A. Bennett

Even though being denied entrance after their long journey, the Coptic Christians from Eritrea and Ethiopia sang louder, kept smiling and celebrated near to one of the holiest place in their religion.

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One African Nation Won't Acknowledge Drought; People Suffer In Silence

AP | By LUC VAN KEMENADE | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Somalia Drought, Somalia, Famine in Africa, Mai Aini Refugee Camp, Refugee Camp Kenya, Eritrea, Impact News

MAI-AINI, Ethiopia -- Alem Teke watched her crops in Eritrea shrivel and die from drought. She braved landmines and escaped being raped by soldiers to...

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Violent Volcanic Eruption Photographed From Space

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.28.2011

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On June 12, a series of earthquakes struck the region in East Africa where Eritrea's Nabro Volcano is located. Since then, the volcano has been erupti...

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Another Volcano Threatens Air Traffic

Posted 08.13.2011

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Ash from a volcano erupting in the Eastern African country of Eritrea that threatens air traffic in the region has also forced Secretary of State Hill...

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Europe's Boogey Man: Nomadic Migration Part 3

Phillip Martin | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Detention Centers, African, Tunisia, Detention, Jrs, Somalia, Migrant Workers, Immigrants, Alex Tortell, Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jesuit Refugee Service of Malta, Libya, Police, Malta, Nigeria, Libyan Migrants, Hal Far, Bonnici, Europe, Eu, North Africa, Somalis, Amber Valletta, Lifted Veils, Welfare, Immigration, Europe Immigration, World News
Phillip Martin

Thousands of panicked Libyans are heading across the Mediterranean. But what happens once these desperate visitors are released in places like Malta in the midst of anti-immigrant fervor?

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Refugees in Libya, Prisoners in Malta: Nomadic Migration Part 2

Phillip Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phillip Martin

Malta sits between Africa and Europe. Because of its location, wave after wave of illegal immigrants traveling by boat have come ashore on a regular ...

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Eritrea: Africa's Human Rights Black Hole

Kathryn Cameron Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Acute Malnutrition Rating, Human Rights Violations, Military, Ethiopia, Human Rights, European Commission on Humanitarian Aid, Ethiopian Border War, Conscription, Refugees, Eritrea, Isayas Afewerki, World News
Kathryn Cameron Porter

Eritrea, one of the youngest countries on earth, is quickly emerging as one of the largest violators of human rights. The situation in Eritrea wasn't always this dire, but the future doesn't look bright.

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Modern Exodus: Israel's Other Refugee Conundrum

Adam Chandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Darfur, Philanthropy, African Refugees, Darfur Genocide, Volunteering, Africa, Israel, Darfur Sudan, Congo, Refugees, Eritrea, Egypt Protests, World News
Adam Chandler

Before escaping to Israel in 2003, Ephraim lived in a camp with 15,000 other Eritreans. Like a growing number of refugees from Eritrea as well as the ...

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Exhaust the Limits: New Book Speaks to One Man's Successful Mission to Help Humanity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Although our lives have turned out different, I learned in my friend Charles "Chic" Dambach's exciting new book, Exhaust the Limits, that we have much...

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Peace Through Moderation to Intro Counter-Extremism Strategies at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

The near-tragedy in Times Square reminded us that hatred is both home-grown and foreign-born. With this is in mind, a distinguished panel will discuss...

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African Asylum Seekers in Israel

Yermi Brenner | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Yermi Brenner, Holocaust, Darfur Genocide, Egypt, Political Asylum, Sudan, Genocide, Africa, Israel, Refugees, Eritrea, World News
Yermi Brenner

In the past few years, Israel's border with Egypt has become an infiltration point for Africans who have escaped from war and persecution, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea.

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Fleeing to Djibouti: The Life of Somali Refugees

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Uganda, Mogadishu, Unicef, Al Shahab, Somalia, Resettlement, Integration, Sudan, Djibouti, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Kenya, Refugees, Eritrea, Al Quaeda, Ethiopia, Healthy Living News
Jim Selman

According to Ann Encontre, UNHCR representative in Djibouti, southern Somalia and Mogadishu have been relying on local food supplies since WFP withdrew its food aid program in January this year.

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The Scandal of International Religious Persecution

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People's Republic of China, Somalia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Laos, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Iraq, China, Eritrea, Iran, Belarus, Indonesia, Vietnam, Religious Liberty, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Islam, Turkey, Religious Persecution, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Religion, Tajikistan, Burma, Venezuela, Sudan, Afghanistan, Cuba, North Korea, Eqypt, World News
Doug Bandow

There is a good argument for treating religious liberty as the first freedom. If a government is unwilling to protect basic freedom when it comes to religious faith, then it is unlikely to tolerate political free-thinking either.

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US Journalists Arrested, Kidnapped Abroad (ROUNDUP)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The trial and sentencing of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee to 12 years in a North Korean work camp prompts the question: what other Amer...

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Libya Shipwreck Tragedy Highlights Plight Of African Migrants Who Risk Everything To Live

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after three boats capsized off the coast of Libya Friday. The 23 people who were rescued relayed that t...

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Bashir defies arrest warrant and disputes Darfur?s death toll

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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Flags meant to represent the dead of Darfur, though the death toll is disputed and controversial. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited E...

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Al-Bashir To Visit Egypt Next, Despite Warrant

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — The Sudanese president plans to travel to Egypt on Wednesday, in his second venture abroad since the international arrest warrant agains...

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Al-Bashir Visits Eritrea, Defies ICC Warrant

AP | MOHAMED OSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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KHARTOUM — Sudan's president traveled to Eritrea Monday, choosing one of Africa's most politically isolated nations for his first trip abroad si...

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Yemen hosts African refugees despite economic woes, social problems

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Yemen hosts thousands of African refugees fleeing unrest and poverty in their countries every year - with Somalis topping the list - despite its own e...

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