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Punishing Victims - Saudi Gang-Raped, Pregnant Woman Given Jail, 100 Lashes
Feb 11 2009, Incognito

Since when is a rape victim suddenly a criminal? As if the raped woman isn’t subjected to enough humiliation, violence and degradation, in Saudi Arabia she is also often punished- twice- first by the rapist/s and then by the Saudi religious...

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Brazil Caste System: Poor Work Three Months More than Rich to Pay Taxes
CJ, San Francisco
He who pays the piper, may not always call the tune. At least this is what astounding news released Wednesday June 30th, by IPEA (Applied Economic Research Institute -...
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made popular Jul 3 2009
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Brazil in Global Crisis: Still a Rising Economic Superpower?
CJ, San Francisco
On July 13, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings will host a discussion on the recently released book, Brazil as an Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil’s...
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made popular Jul 2 2009
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Facts and fiction
Sijo Joseph, Cochin
This campaign for jangadeiro, Developed by Advanced, Fortaleza, Brazil, makes us remember some poignant moments in the past which shocked the world. This campaign, with...
jangadeiro, June 1, media day, Advanced
made popular Jun 30 2009
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Agrarian Reform Now! Land Concentration Dehumanizes Brazil
Jay, Brasilia
The concentration of land in Brazil continues to be among the highest in the world. In the past few years, the agro-exporter model, based in agribusiness, not only...
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made popular Jun 29 2009
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Brazil Ends Search for Air France Victims
Marco Villa, Connecticut
After weeks of searching and 51 bodies found, the Brazilian military has called off the search for Air France Flight 447, which crashed over the Atlantic on June 1,...
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made popular Jun 27 2009
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Not Oil But Knowledge Is the Resource that Can Save Brazil
Rodrigo, Brasilia
Only two letters separate “pre-salt” from “pre-school,” but between these two options is an immense separation for the future of Brazil. Diverse...
Oil, economic resources, Brazilians' emancipation
made popular Jun 23 2009
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Supermarket suppliers helping destroy Amazon rainforest
John, Liverpool
Brazilian authorities investigating illegal deforestation have accused the suppliers of several UK supermarkets of selling meat linked to massive destruction of the...
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made popular Jun 22 2009
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Israel Desperate for Friends.. Angry at Brazil
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Israel is ever more desperate for people to like it. The Zionist state behaves, as the Angry Arab explains, like a loser kid in high school who is begging to tag along...
Brazilian soccer team in Palestine, Israel's ambassador to Brazil, Zionism
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Brazil Helps Kidnap American Children
Prince, Columbus
Nations distinguish themselves by gestures large and small. In the coming weeks, Brazil will define itself to the United States and to the wider international community...
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made popular Jun 17 2009
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A History of Hope
Celso Camargo, Campinas
A few days ago, I was returning home from a friend of mine here in my city and, to my surprise, a company donated a land and made that area a public garden space. I...
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Walled Off: Trees vs. Rio Slums
Korey, Houston
Luis Carlos da Silva is helping construct a 10-foot cinder-block wall around Dona Marta, the slum he calls home. He is paid $90 a week by a contractor hired by the...
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Celso Camargo, Campinas
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Has Air France Flight Hit the Bermuda Triangle?
Vincent Van Ross, New Delhi
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Air France, Flight AF-447, Missing French Jet
made popular Jun 2 2009
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Brazil dam break kills 4, leaves 11 people missing
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Rape is a mind game
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Imams To Rape Victims: Just Close Your Eyes And Think Of Pakistan
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Am I intolerant of people’s religious and cultural practices? Absofuckinglutely. Take the charming way imams condone rape, and treat women like possessions, like...
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made popular Oct 6 2008
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Rape being used as ethnic cleansing weapon in Darfur : Refugees International
AMIT, New Delhi
Rape, one of the most heinous crimes against women is being used as an ethnic cleansing weapon in Sudan. No matter how long the battle will carry on but the gruesome...
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Panchayat orders to slap 51 times a man for rape
Pratyush, New Delhi
Does Justice vary differently for different places in India, certainly not. This is not true, but it has happened in a village, Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. A deaf and dumb...
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'Shame', a moving documentary on Pakistani rape victim Mukhtaran Mai
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Until date, no Pakistani woman has ever come forward to tell her story of rape to the whole world. Despite being criticized a lot by the President Pervez Musharraf for...
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Pakistani girl victim of father's sexual hunger
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A short tale about two Iranian women sharing one name 'Nazanin'
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The life of women in Iran is nothing but that of a zombie. A slight fault on her part and she is a dead meat for the conservative religious leaders. Can you ever...
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Iranian court sentences a rape victim death sentence
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Mukhtaran Bibi Honoured by Glamour Magazine
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