The Canadian National Post reports that
a new law passed by the
Iranianparliament obliges the country's non-Muslim religious minorities to wear distinctive markings: yellow ribbons for
Jews, red for
Christians and blue for
Zoroastrians.
(National Post)(UPI)(Ynet)(Jerusalem Post) According to the Associated Press, the report by National Post, quoting "Iranian expatriates living in Canada," has been denied by the Iranian legislators including the Jewish lawmaker Morris Motamed who told the AP: "Such a plan has never been proposed or discussed in parliament. Such news, which appeared abroad, is an insult to religious minorities here."'
[1]
The
United StatesSenate has voted on an amendment to an immigration reform bill which would "... declare
English as the
national language of the United States", giving English an increased de jure capacity (in addition to a de facto one) as the official language within the country. The bill, S. 2611, has yet to be voted on in the Senate.
(AP via Forbes)(CBS)(U.S. Senate)
The
European Parliament committee examining the claims of para-legal deportations of individuals for torture-based questioning, known as "
extraordinary renditions", has reported that it has
CIA confirmation that between 30 and 50 individuals underwent such deportations to seven "black sites" in Asia, Europe and Africa. Those in Europe have reportedly been closed down following the public outcry, but there is still one such site operating in a North African country.
(EU Observer)(UPI)(Reuters)
Italian centre-left leader
Romano Prodi is given the mandate to form a new government by
PresidentGiorgio Napolitano. Prodi is supposed to present his list of ministers on May 17.
(BBC)
FUC spokesman Albissaty Saleh Allazam announces that none of the eight organizational members that make up the Chadian rebel alliance will end attacks on the
Déby administration despite the recent peace deal between
ARFWS and the
Government of Sudan.
(CNN)
Ernie Fletcher,
Republican governor of the U.S. state of
Kentucky, is indicted on three misdemeanor counts of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination for hiring, promoting, demoting and firing state employees based on political loyalties.
(Lexington Herald-Leader)
Results for the
state election held in
Tamil Nadu,
India, on
May 8 were announced and the
DMK and its allies have captured the power. And the AIADMK becoming a stronger opposition in the history of Tamil Nadu.
A Historic Election is about to take place in the state of
Tamil Nadu,
India. Where two major parties AIADMK and DMK are contesting to capture the power.
Puerto Rico budget crisis: The
government of Puerto Rico is partially shut down, including
public schools. More than 90,000 employees of the public sector are put in license without salary. Their salary will not be paid until further notice, but they will remain employed whether they present themselves to work or not. If they present themselves to work it will be on a voluntary basis without retroactive payment.
(Reuters)
Immigrant workers and their supporters across the
United States stay home from work or school and abstain from commerce during the
2006 Immigration Policy Boycott in the United States, also called the "Great American Boycott" or "Day Without Immigrants", a protest against the enforcement of immigration law.
Demonstrations are planned nationwide. In
Latin America, a one-day boycott of American products called the "Nothing Gringo Boycott" is planned in conjunction with U.S. events.
(Guardian)(CNN)(SFGate)
The Canadian National Post reports that
a new law passed by the
Iranianparliament obliges the country's non-Muslim religious minorities to wear distinctive markings: yellow ribbons for
Jews, red for
Christians and blue for
Zoroastrians.
(National Post)(UPI)(Ynet)(Jerusalem Post) According to the Associated Press, the report by National Post, quoting "Iranian expatriates living in Canada," has been denied by the Iranian legislators including the Jewish lawmaker Morris Motamed who told the AP: "Such a plan has never been proposed or discussed in parliament. Such news, which appeared abroad, is an insult to religious minorities here."'
[1]
The
United StatesSenate has voted on an amendment to an immigration reform bill which would "... declare
English as the
national language of the United States", giving English an increased de jure capacity (in addition to a de facto one) as the official language within the country. The bill, S. 2611, has yet to be voted on in the Senate.
(AP via Forbes)(CBS)(U.S. Senate)
The
European Parliament committee examining the claims of para-legal deportations of individuals for torture-based questioning, known as "
extraordinary renditions", has reported that it has
CIA confirmation that between 30 and 50 individuals underwent such deportations to seven "black sites" in Asia, Europe and Africa. Those in Europe have reportedly been closed down following the public outcry, but there is still one such site operating in a North African country.
(EU Observer)(UPI)(Reuters)
Italian centre-left leader
Romano Prodi is given the mandate to form a new government by
PresidentGiorgio Napolitano. Prodi is supposed to present his list of ministers on May 17.
(BBC)
FUC spokesman Albissaty Saleh Allazam announces that none of the eight organizational members that make up the Chadian rebel alliance will end attacks on the
Déby administration despite the recent peace deal between
ARFWS and the
Government of Sudan.
(CNN)
Ernie Fletcher,
Republican governor of the U.S. state of
Kentucky, is indicted on three misdemeanor counts of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination for hiring, promoting, demoting and firing state employees based on political loyalties.
(Lexington Herald-Leader)
Results for the
state election held in
Tamil Nadu,
India, on
May 8 were announced and the
DMK and its allies have captured the power. And the AIADMK becoming a stronger opposition in the history of Tamil Nadu.
A Historic Election is about to take place in the state of
Tamil Nadu,
India. Where two major parties AIADMK and DMK are contesting to capture the power.
Puerto Rico budget crisis: The
government of Puerto Rico is partially shut down, including
public schools. More than 90,000 employees of the public sector are put in license without salary. Their salary will not be paid until further notice, but they will remain employed whether they present themselves to work or not. If they present themselves to work it will be on a voluntary basis without retroactive payment.
(Reuters)
Immigrant workers and their supporters across the
United States stay home from work or school and abstain from commerce during the
2006 Immigration Policy Boycott in the United States, also called the "Great American Boycott" or "Day Without Immigrants", a protest against the enforcement of immigration law.
Demonstrations are planned nationwide. In
Latin America, a one-day boycott of American products called the "Nothing Gringo Boycott" is planned in conjunction with U.S. events.
(Guardian)(CNN)(SFGate)