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Former CNN Reporter Received Orders To Manipulate News On Syria & Iran

The former CNN reporter Amber Lyon, who became famous for her rejections to distort news and to just spread propaganda in recent months, revealed in another case that she has received orders by CNN to misrepresent news and to spread false information.

But not only this – according to reports, the Ex-CNN reporter Amber Lyon has also received orders to forget about some news which the US administration did not favour in the days when Amber Lyon was still working for CNN. All this happened allegedly with the aim to sway the public opinion in favour of launching an aggression on Iran and Syria.

The Slovak main news website quoted the former CNN reporter Amber Lyon as saying that the US media outlets intentionally work to create propaganda against Iran to gain public opinion’s support for a military invasion against it. 

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Israel Admits To Giving Ethiopian Women Birth Control Shots

A government official has for the first time acknowledged the practice of injecting women of Ethiopian origin with the long-acting contraceptive Depo-Provera.

Health Ministry Director General Prof. Ron Gamzu has instructed the four health maintenance organizations to stop the practice as a matter of course.The ministry and other state agencies had previously denied knowledge or responsibility for the practice, which was first reported five years ago. Gamzu’s letter instructed “all gynecologists in the HMOs not to renew prescriptions for Depo-Provera for women of Ethiopian origin if for any reason there is concern that they might not understand the ramifications of the treatment.” Gamzu also instructed physicians to avail themselves of translators if need be.

Gamzu’s letter came in response to a letter from Sharona Eliahu-Chai of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, representing several women’s rights and Ethiopian immigrants’ groups. The letter demanded the injections cease immediately and that an investigation be launched into the practice.

About six weeks ago, on an Educational Television program journalist Gal Gabbay revealed the results of interviews with 35 Ethiopian immigrants. The women’s testimony could help explain the almost 50-percent decline over the past 10 years in the birth rate of Israel’s Ethiopian community.According to the program, while the women were still in transit camps in Ethiopia they were sometimes intimidated or threatened into taking the injection. “They told us they are inoculations,” said one of the women interviewed. “They told us people who frequently give birth suffer. We took it every three months. We said we didn’t want to.”

Bolivian State Politician Caught on Video Allegedly Raping Unconscious Woman on Parliament Floor

Bolivian lawmaker Domingo Alcibia Rivera was caught on camera allegedly raping a colleague on the Parliament floor on December 20th after an alcohol-fueled holiday luncheon. But until the video was leaked this week, the story was hushed up.

The video shows several people placing an unconscious woman in a chair as Rivera approaches (above). Everyone leaves but Rivera remains and, once the lights are out, he appears to rape her. He is interrupted when the lights go back on and people re-enter the room. They then proceed to prop the woman back up in her chair.

According to ABC.es, the footage (which is disturbing, so click with caution) was caught by security cameras but only came to light recently when someone uploaded the video to YouTube; according to reports, the guards who were on duty that night were dismissed after the incident. Rivera has also conveniently disappeared, and the rape survivor was given another post.

Bolivian President Evo Morales condemned those involved yesterday, kind of; he said they should be put on indefinite leave until more information is known. According to La Razón, the Attorney General of Bolivia is now taking legal action against outlets posting the video.

More than half of Bolivian women have suffered domestic violence, according to a recent and very relevant report.

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Gang-raped Indian Teenager Kills Herself

A 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped killed herself after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday.

Amid the ongoing uproar over the gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi earlier this month, the latest case has again shone the spotlight on the police’s handling of sex crimes.

One police officer has been sacked and another suspended over their conduct after the assault during the festival of Diwali on November 13 in the Patiala region in the Punjab, according to officials.

The teenager was found dead on Wednesday night after swallowing poison.

Her death came as it emerged that the names, addresses and photographs of convicted rapists will be posted online by police in India to publicly shame them for their crimes.

Inspector General Paramjit Singh Gill said that the teenager had been “running from pillar to post to get her case registered” but officers failed to open a formal inquiry.

“One of the officers tried to convince her to withdraw the case,” Gill, the police chief for the area, told AFP.

Before her death, there had been no arrests over her case although three people were detained on Thursday. Two of them were her alleged male attackers and the third was a suspected woman accomplice.

The victim’s sister told Indian television that the teenager had been urged to either accept a cash settlement or marry one of her attackers.

“The police started pressuring her to either reach a financial settlement with her attackers or marry one of them,” her sister told the NDTV network.

(Source: serotonical, via simply-war)

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The Police State Comes To Arkansas

Radley Balko
Senior Writer and Investigative Reporter, Huffington Post

Unfortunately, not an exaggeration:

“[Police are] going to be in SWAT gear and have AR-15s around their neck,” Stovall said. “If you’re out walking, we’re going to stop you, ask why you’re out walking, check for your ID.”

Stovall said while some people may be offended by the actions of his department, they should not be.

“We’re going to do it to everybody,” he said. “Criminals don’t like being talked to.”

Gaskill backed Stovall’s proposed actions during Thursday’s town hall.

“They may not be doing anything but walking their dog,” he said. “But they’re going to have to prove it.” …

“This fear is what’s given us the reason to do this. Once I have stats and people saying they’re scared, we can do this,” he said. “It allows us to do what we’re fixing to do.” …

“To ask you for your ID, I have to have a reason,” he said. “Well, I’ve got statistical reasons that say I’ve got a lot of crime right now, which gives me probable cause to ask what you’re doing out. Then when I add that people are scared…then that gives us even more [reason] to ask why are you here and what are you doing in this area.” …

“Anyone that’s out walking, because of the crime and the fear factor, [could be stopped],” he said …

Individuals who do not produce identification when asked could be charged with obstructing a governmental operation, according to Stovall.

Here’s the least surprising line in the article:

Stovall said he did not consult an attorney before announcing his plans to combat crime.

Stovall added that he realized there was little difference between what he was proposing and martial law—and that he didn’t much care.

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