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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS

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Doing Time

Doing Time

August 3, 2010

The Turkish parliament has amended its anti-terror law — that now imprisons 2,000 Kurdish children for chanting independence slogans, throwing rocks, or using the peace sign at protests — to…

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Moral Theater

Moral Theater

August 2, 2010

It was bound to happen; now that the Irish and other activists made their point with freedom flotillas to Gaza, American moral actors want in on the theater. While this…

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Medicine and Knowledge

Medicine and Knowledge

July 31, 2010

CWIS Chair Rudolph Rÿser and CWIS associate scholar Anke Weisheit are scheduled to present at the 4th Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine, and Indigenous Knowledge, August 2-5, at the…

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The Tarnished Past

The Tarnished Past

July 29, 2010

The Ayacucho survivors of Peru‘s 20-year war against indigenous peoples still wait for reparations promised but delayed. In what amounts to around $100 for families of victims murdered by police…

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Trial in Guatemala

Trial in Guatemala

July 28, 2010

State Secrets Archives in Guatemala lead to trial of former police, as well as further investigations into atrocities against the indigenous Maya by the Guatemalan army.

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Free Expression

Free Expression

July 28, 2010

As a result of institutionalizing indigenous human rights, indigenous-produced media in South America makes significant advances, while their North American cousins still languish in 20th century models imposed by markets…

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Dominating the Mediascape

Dominating the Mediascape

July 27, 2010

In an example of how dominating the mediascape includes both official propaganda as well as non-governmental criticism, Electronic Intifada contrasts Human Rights Watch with Amnesty International. As essentially a public…

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Multitalking

Multitalking

July 26, 2010

Swedish scholar Therese Ornberg Berglund has made a significant contribution to the field of linguistics. Her website Multitalking is a valuable resource for anyone serious about communication, learning and knowledge…

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The Right to Communicate

The Right to Communicate

July 26, 2010

One of the things readily apparent to me now that I am limited to slow DSL service is that some video on the Internet plays well while most are inaccessible….

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Growing Up Under Occupation

Growing Up Under Occupation

July 25, 2010

The Children of Palestine Stephen Lendman examines the lives of Palestinian children growing up under occupation.

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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.

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