[22 July 2012] Palestinian refugees face unjust situation during Ramadan...
[22 July 2012] Palestinian refugees face unjust situation during Ramadan - English
Since Israelis occupied Palestine in 1948, thousands of...
[22 July 2012] Palestinian refugees face unjust situation during Ramadan - English
Since Israelis occupied Palestine in 1948, thousands of Palestinians were forced to leave their homes, and they found themselves living in refugee camps far away from their original towns and villages. In Ramadan, the situation gets more difficult for these people.
This story is not an exception, and it is similar to thousands of others. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), there are about five million Palestinian refugees. 1.2 million of them live in the besieged Gaza Strip under very hard humanitarian circumstances.
2m:57s
7061
Rahber: Victory in Gaza was like a Miracle - President: Zionist in bad...
Rahber Ayatullah Sayyed Ali Khamenei says Victory in Gaza was like a Miracle - President Ahmadinejad says that Zionist Regime is in bad situation -...
Rahber Ayatullah Sayyed Ali Khamenei says Victory in Gaza was like a Miracle - President Ahmadinejad says that Zionist Regime is in bad situation - English
2m:42s
20170
Human Rights Watch Extremely Concerned About Deteriorating Situation In...
Rights activists criticize Bahrain govt.
A group of Human Right activists have expressed their concern over deteriorating human rights situation...
Rights activists criticize Bahrain govt.
A group of Human Right activists have expressed their concern over deteriorating human rights situation in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain.
The Sunni-dominated government has intensified the crackdown launched against the Shia population, arresting dozens of opposition figures on suspicion of toppling the government.
In a letter to the Bahraini King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the officers of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division criticized the government.
The group also called on the King of Bahrain to defend human rights activists, saying they are worried about Nabeel Rajab, the head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and a member of the Advisory Committee.
The government-affiliated media accused Rajab of liaising with "international organizations."
The allegation came after the Bahrain Center for Human Rights criticized the government's recent arrests of opposition figures, the activists wrote.
In an interview with Press TV last week, Rajab said, "there is a continuous war against all Shias who are critics of the government."
Many of the opposition detainees were tortured and sexually assaulted, among them were religious figures, he revealed.
The population of Bahrain is predominantly Shia. However, the majority group has long complained of being discriminated against by the Sunni-dominated government in obtaining jobs and receiving services.
The Shia opposition also refuses to recognize the 2002 Constitution, which curbed the power of the Shia-majority parliament, and has called for the boycott of next month's parliamentary elections.
The following is the complete text of the letter to the King of Bahrain:
HRW raise concerns on targeting of human rights activists in Bahrain
Including Head of BCHR and HRW Advisory Committee member Nabeel Rajab
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/144381.html
4m:2s
11144