NOVANEWS Shamus Cooke The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks. The lies are necessary to give the Obama administration an upper hand […]
NOVANEWS Oxfam backs Scarlett Johansson, despite actress’ endorsement of Israeli settlements Submitted by Ali Abunimah Scarlett Johansson (Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia) International charity Oxfam is standing by its “Global Ambassador” Scarlett Johansson, at least for now, despite the fact that the […]
NOVANEWS Ethiopian Workers Allege Attacks, Poor Detention Conditions Saudi authorities have spent months branding foreign workers as criminals in the media, and stirring up anti-migrant sentiment to justify the labor crackdown. Now the Saudi government […]
NOVANEWS Government Steps Up Efforts to Silence Saudis Empowered by New Media What Saudi Arabia Should Do: Immediately free anyone held for exercising free expression; stop prosecuting others. Issue penal code and associations law. Amend […]
NOVANEWS ” Wahhabi Racist Police ” SHOAH ‘Insulting State’s Reputation’ Among New ‘Terrorism’ Offenses King Abdullah should think long and hard before signing into law a definition of terrorism that would criminalize peaceful activities that […]
NOVANEWS Arrests, Prosecutions of Activists A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia on October 22, 2013. © 2013 Reuters Saudi authorities displayed their growing intolerance toward citizens who spoke out for reform in 2013. […]
NOVANEWS Published Jan. 21, 2013 by BBC News By Jonah Fisher An investigation by the BBC has revealed that Thai officials have been selling boat people from Burma to human traffickers. Thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled to […]
NOVANEWS Human Rights Watch recently released its “World Report 2013,” and Burma did not fare well in the eyes of the organization. The report outlined, among other abuses, the way the Burmese officials participated in the […]
NOVANEWS Burmese President Thein Sein In the midst of violence against the Rohingya Muslims in his country, Burmese President Thein Sein will be given a peace award by the International Crisis Group. The group said […]
NOVANEWS President Obama stopped in Burma for 6 hours on Monday, Nov. 19 and spoke at University of Yangon. In that speech, Obama made a mention of the violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in […]