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Abousfian Abdelrazik: Assets Freeze and Travel Ban Lifted
As of November 30, Abousifan Abdelrazik is rid of one of his shackles. Most readers—indeed, most Canadians—will be at least vaguely familiar with Abdelrazik. A Canadian citizen, Abdelrazik is one…
Prism Releases its Content Under a Flexible Creative Commons License
I would like to announce that Prism has embraced the republishing-friendly model of licensing its content (text and video) under a Creative Commons Non Commercial License. Publishers and blog owners…
Are Western Democracies Turning into Police States?
Posing the above question might surprise us Westerners as we had never imagined that our countries would one day go back to the dark ages. No one of course has a…
The Occupy Movement Must Propose Realistic Solutions
Whenever I can, I try to watch David Brooks and Mark Shields in their weekly conversations with Newshour host Jim Lehrer (see video below). The reason is that this is…
150 Rendition Flights Transited Through Finland
It is increasingly obvious that it may be years until the world learns the full scope of countries tainted by the US extraordinary rendition program. Recently, Amnesty International has been…
Torture in Egypt: Business as Usual
When it comes to torturing detainees in Egyptian prisons business is as usual. The ruling military council has clearly been playing a public relations game by trying to beautify its…
Channel 4 Documentary on the Brave Syrian Activisits
A Channel 4 journalist risked her life and filmed a documentary in Syria. She met with brave Syrian activists whom true identities she could not reveal because of security reasons.…
Video: Q&A Session of the Hassan Diab Panel Featuring Nathalie Desrosiers and Donald Bayne
A panel on the Hassan Diab case took place at Carleton University on October 19, 2011. The panelists included Donald Bayne, Diab’s lawyer, and Nathalie Desrosiers, General Counsel of the…
Reaffirm the American Dream – For Everyone
The Middle Ages in Europe are often romanticized as being a time of castles, jousts, and chivalry, with brave knights setting off on noble quests to battle against evil, and…
Video: Hassan Diab Panel Featuring Nathalie Desrosiers and Donald Bayne
A panel on the Hassan Diab case took place at Carleton University on October 19, 2011. The panelists included Donald Bayne, Diab’s lawyer, and Nathalie Desrosiers, General Counsel of the…
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