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28.08.2007 La produzione di oppio in Afghanistan è cresciuta in un anno del 34% e nel 2007 arriverà a 8.200 tonnellate. Lo rivela un rapporto dell'Ufficio Onu contro la droga e il crimine (Unodc) che definisce "spaventosi" i livelli raggiunti. "L'Afghanistan può praticamente considerarsi l'esclusivo fornitore mondiale di oppio: oggi la sua produzione copre il 96% del mercato mondiale degli oppiacei" - ha commentato Antonio Maria Costa, Direttore dell'Unodc che ha accusato anche le truppe straniere nelle province confinanti con il Pakistan di "tacita accettazione del traffico di oppio in cambio di informazioni d'intelligence e sostegno occasionale durante le operazioni contro i Talebani e Al Queda". Circa il 70% di tutto l'oppio prodotto in Afghanistan proviene infatti dalle 5 province che confinano con il Pakistan.

27.08.2007 Afghanistan's opium production soared to "frightening record levels" in 2007, the United Nations reported today.
From: UN Office on Drugs and Cime

24.08.2007 Attempts to shut down communications by British soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are an indictment of the Ministry of Defence's own ineptitude, says Michael Smith.
From: Index on Censorship

22.08.2007 Afganistanin vanhoilliset naksuttavat kieltään paheksuvasti uusille naisten hoitamille kauppaliikkeille.

22.08.2007 NEW YORK, Aug 21 (OneWorld) - An American scholar jailed in Iran for over three months has been released, following weeks of protests by international human rights groups.

17.08.2007 The renowned Iranian-American women’s rights scholar, Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, has now been incarcerated in a notorious Iranian prison for over 100 days. Join feminists and human rights advocates in demanding her release and return to the United States.

13.08.2007 Kerim Yildiz reports on the grave situation facing minority journalists in Iran.
From Index On Censorship

13.08.2007 The Bush administration wants to topple the Iranian government, with the Bush administration threatening war, arming ethnic minorities, and funding opposition groups, argues Professor Stephen Zunes.

09.08.2007 Millions of trade unionists around the world are holding a global Day of Action to press for the immediate release of two trade union activists detained in Iran.

08.08.2007 COPENHAGEN, Aug 8 (OneWorld) - Throughout the past century, Scandinavian countries have been internationally respected for keeping their doors open to those fleeing wars and bloody conflicts at home. But recent policy decisions on immigration and asylum indicate that change may be in the offing.

08.08.2007 The 10th anniversary of the weblog leads advocates for fairer globalization to reflect on the pro-democratic power of “citizen journalism” in countries like China, South Korea, and Iran.

08.08.2007 Kyrgyzstan's new president was elected with the promise to respect the law and civil freedoms, but now women activists are mobilizing amid reports that the government is accountable for a deterioration of the human rights situation.

02.08.2007 Is the US providing covert support to Baloch rebels in Iran? If so, what does this say about its support for Musharraf in Pakistan, asks Willem Marx.
From: Prospect

01.08.2007 Although the UN's refugee office has recently amplified its efforts, a U.S.-based group is insisting that other UN agencies have yet to respond adequately to the Iraqi refugee crisis and must do so promptly.