Download or read book Let there be Peace True stories from Peace Activists written by Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book that defies categorisation. Let there be Peace is more than a collection of stories about workcamps and volunteering although the reader gets an intimate view into the experiences of anyone who forgoes the nine-to-five predictability of the West for what some call the 'developing' world. They also take the reader into unexpected places: the Middle East or apartheid-era South Africa. Furthermore, simple stories are augmented by letters and emails that chart the progress of the newcomer along with highly personalised musings by the author on the wider context of peace activism and volunteering. Let there be Peace is a book like no other. Tom Farrel, Freelance Journalist from Ireland

Download or read book One Peace written by and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Peace celebrates the "Power of One," and specifically the accomplishments of children from around the globe who have worked to promote world peace. Janet Wilson challenges today's children to strive to make a difference in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled and fascinating volume of portraits of many "heroes for today." Canadian Craig Kielburger, who started Free the Children to help victims of child labor at the age of twelve, has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize. Farlis Calle, forced to identify the body of a young friend—a victim of her country's civil war—started the Columbia Children's Movement for Peace. At age ten, Kimmie Weeks, a refugee from the Liberian civil war, came within a whisper of being buried in a mass grave. Almost miraculously he survived and vowed to make a difference in the lives of other children. At thirteen he established Voices of the Future, Liberia's first child rights advocacy group. Other portraits feature the accomplishments of children from Sarajevo, Japan, the United Kingdom, Cambodia, Afghanistan and the United States. These moving testaments to the courage and initiative of youth will inspire readers young and old.

Download or read book Let there be Peace Ascension to Ivisimara written by Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATTN: All Generals and Commanders of the Russian Ground Forces / Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации - General Oleg Salyukov, Aleksandr Matovnikov, General Sergey Shoygu, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, Gen. Nikolay Bogdanovsky and all military officers. REGARDING: Acting President and commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces orders the Kremlin, the Federal Security Service and Main Intelligence Directorate (G.U.), to bring Vladimir Putin to Justice and make Peace with Ukraine. Dear Comrades of the Russian Ground Forces / Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации, As of today the Acting President of Russia - Mark O'Doherty - has taken over the command of the Russian Armed Forces - bringing Russia into a New Age of Peace and Prosperity. It should also be noted, that I am currently both the Acting President of the United States, as well as the acting president of Russia. (Since both Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have agreed to make way, so that I can steer both Russia and the US through these troubled currents. So it will be only a matter of time before we make Peace with our neighbours in Ukraine. Hence it is imperative that Diplomacy and Dialogue is restored between Russia and Ukraine - so that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) can be restored in the International Community - and Freedom of the press will be restored in Russia. On that note, we would like to encourage all People in the Russian Armed Forces to join us in Meditation and Prayer to manifest Peace on Earth - in particular in Russia and Ukraine. PS: Once Peace between Russia and Ukraine has been manifested, we intend to replace NATO with a new International Peacebuilding Alliance. In our opinion this should have been done already after the Cold War, but which the US and EU neglected to do, missing the opportunity of a potential reconciliation with Russia - which the US and EU should rectify: ) Love and Light / Бог благословил / Бог благословить / God Bless Президент Российской Федерации / POTUS / The Crown / EU-China / AU Acting president of Российская Федерация, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and European Union Mark / BTB-Global Peacebuilding 28. April 2023 Sources of Interest: https: //www.theguardian.com/law/war-crimes https: //www.icc-cpi.int/ https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_of_Ukraine https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_human_rights_law https: //www.themoscowtimes.com/

Download or read book A Tear for Mother Russia s Children A Study of Democratic Deficit Human Rights Violations and Militarism within the Russian Federation written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear All, Russian officials are opting out of traditional European travel destinations in favor of those closer to home for their summer vacations, the investigative outlet Vyorstka reported, citing multiple anonymous lawmakers and regional officials. Western sanctions and the Kremlin's strict controls on foreign travel are limiting options for Russian civil servants to domestic resorts, ex-Soviet countries and their dachas. "Only crazy officials would go abroad now," Vyorstka quoted an unnamed senator as saying. "You'll be given the boot like a cork from a champagne bottle, and count yourself lucky if you don't end up on trial." So it would seem that Russian civil servants are being directly threatened by the Putin regime. Also, members of Russia's political elite have turned to alcohol as they cope with the growing pressures brought on by Moscow's war in Ukraine. It should also be noted, that as Acting President of Russia and the US, I personally have given the order to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine - but only with small-time weapons: ) Hence we encourage all Russian Civil Servants to come over to our side - the side of Goodness, Humanity and Justice - and end the evil Putin regime; so that International Human Rights Law can be restored in Russia and Ukraine. In return, we will grant all Russian Civil Servants Amnesty. As many as 300,000 people have been killed or injured in the war so far; including 1,500 Ukrainian children. Hence it is imperative that Peace is restored between Ukraine and Russia, to stop the killing of Children. A continuation of Putin's illegal war on Ukraine would increasingly harm Russia's reputation in the world, and isolate the Russian people economically, socially and culturally - which is unnecessary and can be avoided, if Russia restores peaceful relations with the International Community. This includes the withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine; and restoring Freedom of Speech, Press, Association and Assembly in Russia. It should also be noted, that the borders of both Ukraine and Russia have been internationally recognized and defined in 1991 - with Russia's First President Boris Yeltsin recognizing Ukraine's independence. Hence Russia should honour this agreement. Love and Light / Бог благословил / Бог благословить / God Bless Acting President of Российская Федерация, the UK, EU, China, United Nations and United States Mark - BTB-Global Peacebuilding / Президент Российской Федерации 13. July 2023

Download or read book The Legacy of the United States of America A Country of Confident Idiots facilitating Militarism Nuclear Armament and Disregard for Basic Human Rights written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranked only 20th in Global Education - but filling the number one spot when it comes to self-esteem - the US has become a country of confident idiots. Many American people - such as ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton - personify what American politics is all about: Aggression, open hostility and winning; no matter what the cost. This book also addresses America's aggressive foreign policy - that Militarism and warmongering play a legitimate role in international politics - which is not only counterproductive, but also distorts national spending priorities; with millions of poverty stricken Americans taking refuge in a negative lifestyle of individualism - leading to crime, alcoholism, drug-addiction, homelessness and increased gun-violence. Critical, but also deeply sensitive and humane, this book explores social scientific and Christian approaches, so that America can be made great again. Peacebuilding Policies - such as conflict resolution and international cooperation - are also explored in this work. US HEALTHCARE CRISIS: Amid the pandemic, the crisis in the US healthcare system has become evident; as up to 35 million Americans are estimated to see their health coverage disappear in the middle of this Covid-19 nightmare. And premiums for those who retain their health insurance in this crisis could increase by up to 40%. As stories circulate of $34,000 coronavirus medical bills, the uninsured remain terrified of going bankrupt just to get tested and treated for Covid-19. In many cases, Americans just cannot afford to go to a doctor or the hospital. Hence it's imperative that a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) - together with basic health insurance - is implemented in the US. It should also be noted, that inequality and social discrimination of people is increasing dramatically in the US. As things stand, the Biden administration is unwilling to implement a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG); which would be necessary to guarantee basic human rights and to stop the discrimination of unemployed people; which causes grave political instability and civil unrest in the US. In a world where there are no guarantees and as citizens who must be under government rule, we should at least be assured that we will be able to feed, clothe and handle the simplest needs of human beings. Hence implementing a basic income guarantee is an essential prerequisite to counteract inequality and to ensure basic human rights - in the US and the International Community.

Download or read book The Legacy of the Communist Party of China CPC A Study of Civil Unrest Civilian Suffering and Violations of Human Rights in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a saying in China that 'power comes out of the barrel of a gun' - a policy practiced by hardliners of the CPC during the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989; and even today in China, as outlined in this evidenced based study - also in view of increased violent clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong; with the military commander of Hong Kong, Mr. Chen Daoxiang, stoking fears of Chinese military intervention, which could lead to a repeat of the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 4. June 1989... President Xi of China could quickly and humanely solve the Hong Kong problem - President Xi being a very powerful, but also a very kind and gentle leader; by permitting an independence referendum in Hong Kong, to resolve the Two Systems Crisis - since the Spirit of Democracy is here to stay, and will remain in the hearts of the brave people of Hong Kong forever. The brave and courageous people of Hong Kong taking the vanguard; so that democracy and civil rights can finally be manifested for all in Hong Kong.

Download or read book A Tear for China s Children A Study of Democratic Deficit Human Rights Violations and Militarism in the People s Republic of China written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2019, human rights lawyer, Ji Sizun, received the news that he had won a prestigious human rights distinction, the Cao Shunli Memorial Award, in honour of the veteran Chinese activist who died in 2014 in police custody, after being denied needed medical treatment for months. It would be a little more than one month until he himself died while under the watch of state security. Ji, one of China's most prominent "barefoot lawyers", self-taught legal advocates, spent most of the last decade in prison in his native Fujian province. He was in a semi-comatose state when he finished his most recent sentence of four and a half years in April 2019; and was immediately sent to a hospital. On 10 July 2019, two months after leaving prison, Ji, 69, died of unknown causes. He joins a growing list of imprisoned political activists who have died after being denied adequate medical treatment. For human rights defenders in China, prison sentences are increasingly turning into death sentences. This is unacceptable and must change. Official stance by the NGO BTB-Global Peacebuilding on China's Human Rights crisis: We are expecting that the Chinese Communist Party shows some gesture of goodwill that it is willing to evolve and improve itself. Otherwise severe international sanctions must be implemented against the Chinese government; which might well cripple China's economy. Hence we are encouraging the Chinese Communist Party to come out of the Stone Age, and join the rest of the International Community, by finally implementing civil rights and democracy in China. Love and Light / 老天保佑 Mark O'Doherty / BTB-Global Peacebuilding

Download or read book The Legacy of President Xi Jinping of China A Study of Social Instability Human Rights Violations Civilian Suffering and Communism in the People s Republic of China written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear All, The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) argues that their concept of "social stability" requires that the welfare of the collective should always be put ahead of the rights of any individual whenever conflicts between these arise. The fallacy and error of this policy is, that it's enforced by a few key figures in the CCP, who have not been democratically elected by the people. As evidenced by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, the People of China have demanded their right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; which the CCP government is still suppressing with an iron fist to this very day; China increasingly becoming a totalitarian state. It should be noted, that the Supreme People's Court of China - 中华人民共和国最高人民法院 - is an utterly incompetent legal community, responsible for blatant human rights violations in all 22 provinces of China; and a disgrace to the International Community. With China's economy being in free-fall, the country has been decimated by enormous political- and economic setbacks, as well as horrifying human rights failures. Hence China's so-called superpower status has been revoked. Thus the general consensus has been reached, that China no longer qualifies as a superpower. To avoid a power vacuum in the world, a new country is going to take China's place as a superpower; namely the Republic of Austria - at least until China has agreed to evolve and improve itself. Hence the new superpower in the world will be the Republic of Austria. Although most Austrian politicians are rather incompetent, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is quite capable of handling any queries concerning Austria's new superpower status. The Chinese government is expected to fall in line with Austria's Human Rights Policy - which for the time being will be conducted by the NGO BTB-Global Peacebuilding. We encourage the Chinese Communist Party to give up their monopoly on power, and implement Universal Suffrage in China; so that other political parties can also be elected in national elections and participate in governing China. Love and Light / 平安与你同在 Mark - BTB-Global Peacebuilding / Президент Российской Федерации - POTUS - 中华人民共和国主席 - UNITED NATIONS PS: We would be quite willing to give our dear friend President Xi Jinping a Kowtow - 磕頭/磕头 - if he agrees to implement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in China. However, if President Xi refuses to implement the UDHR in China, we will expect a Kowtow from him instead: )

Download or read book The Legacy of Ali Khamenei and the IRGC in the Islamic Republic of Iran A Study of Human Rights Violations Civilian Suffering and Audacious Assassinations by Iran s Intelligence Agencies written by Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of 24 senior diplomats and defence officials, including four former Nato secretary generals, have urged Donald Trump to save "potentially hundreds of thousands of lives" lost to coronavirus across the Middle East by easing medical and humanitarian sanctions on Iran. The call has the backing of the former EU foreign affairs chief, the former director general of the World Health Organization, and senior American diplomats in the Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations. Iranians are facing "one of their countryÕs darkest times in living memory" the group says. "Reaching across borders to save lives is imperative for our own security and must override political differences among governments," it adds. From my side I also advise President Trump to save hundreds of thousands of lives across the Middle East by easing medical and humanitarian sanctions on Iran. My prayers are with all people afflicted by the virus, calling on GodÕs help to manifest health and healing in Iran and the International Community.

Download or read book The Legacy of Jaroslaw Kaczynski Mateusz Morawiecki and the PiS Party in Poland A Dictatorial Government facilitating Rule of Law Violations Attacks on the Media and Disregard for Human Rights written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear All, As the leader of the Intelligence Community - including MI6, BND, the CIA, Mossad, the European Intelligence Community, the Polish intelligence Service / Slużba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego (SKW), the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the African Intelligence Community, the DGSI, the Russian SVR, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Federal Protective Service (FSO), the Glawnoje Raswedywatelnoje Uprawlenije (GRU), NATO and the Russian Armed Forces - we encourage Russia to withdraw all troops from Ukraine, so that the UDHR and UNCRC can be restored in the world. The European Parliament adopted a resolution recognized Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism," and accusing its forces of carrying out atrocities in its invasion of Ukraine. The EU parliament said it "recognizes Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state which uses means of terrorism." At the United Nations Putin is more isolated every day. The UN General Assembly voted to reject his annexation of Ukrainian territory by a margin of 143 to five, with 35 abstentions. That's an even greater margin than previous UN resolutions condemning Russia's actions, also overwhelmingly approved. The daily images of bombed out schools, hospitals, playgrounds and apartment buildings, and the determined, so-far-largely-successful pushback by Ukraine, makes it imperative that Russia and Ukraine engage in Peace Talks. Hence it is imperative that Diplomacy and Dialogue is restored between Russia and Ukraine - so that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) can be restored in the International Community. On that note, we would like to encourage all people on Earth to join us in Meditation and Prayer to manifest Peace on Earth. God Bless / Бог благословил / Бог благословить / Love and Light / השם יברך Acting President of Российская Федерация and the US: Mark O'Doherty, BTB-Global Peacebuilding 5. December 2022 NB: As the acting president of the Russian Federation, I will do everything in my power to finally end the war, by restoring diplomacy and dialogue with our friends in Ukraine. Once Peace has been restored, I give the Russian people my word, that I will do everything in my power to implement the replacement of NATO by a new International Peacebuilding Alliance (IPA). In the IPA, the top priority will be Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, where all countries in the world will be instrumental to manifest the UDHR and the UNCRC in the International Community.

Download or read book The Legacy of the Freedom Party of Austria FP A Dictatorial Party facilitating Abuse of Power Social Inequality and Neo Nazi Activities in the Republic of Austria written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having emerged from the ashes of the Third Reich, the FP? was founded in 1956 by Anton Reinthaller, a former Nazi functionary and SS officer, who was the inaugural leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FP?). Since then the FP? has orchestrated rule of law violations in Austria; including the violation of freedom of press, expression and of belief; as well as inciting hatred against immigrants and refugees. With national socialist offences by the FP? increasing in frequency, the FP? needs to improve and reinvent itself ? also in view of links between the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings and the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria (IB?). Otherwise the FP? must be made illegal; as it is Austria's duty to combat the resurgence of neo-Nazi activities by way of law. Social challenges ? such as abuse of power and social inequality ? are also explored in this evidence-based study. It should also be noted, that the FP? Party's contribution to global gender equality and global peacebuilding is absolute zero.

Download or read book Healing Pakistan Improving Human Rights Gender Mainstreaming and Religious Education in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pakistan, the world's fifth-most-populous country, is fighting for its survival. This summer, erratic monsoon rains battered the country from north to south - Sindh, the southernmost province, received 464% more rain over the last few weeks than the thirty-year average for the period. At the same time, Pakistan's glaciers are melting at a rate never seen before. These two consequences of the climate crisis have combined to create a monstrous super-flood that has ravaged the country. Ninety per cent of crops in Sindh have been damaged; Faisal Edhi, who runs Pakistan's largest social welfare organisation, the Edhi Foundation, has warned that those who don't die from the floods risk death by starvation. A famine is coming; the only question is how soon? Economic losses are estimated to be in excess of $30bn, 50 million people have been internally displaced, there is the threat of a malaria epidemic as floodwater lies stagnant - satellite images have shown the shocking formation of a 100km-wide inland lake in Sindh due to overflowing from the Indus River - and there is no doubt that a generation will be cast backwards as already meagre education and health services are violently disrupted. More than 400 children have died and with winter coming and millions left without shelter, many more will. This is a tragedy of nightmarish proportions and yet if you live outside of Pakistan, you probably haven't heard much about it at all. Given its near total lack of interest in the fate of Pakistan, it would seem that the rest of the world hasn't considered that this epic humanitarian crisis is a peek into the apocalyptic future that awaits us all. The horrors faced by the country today are a clear warning of the consequences of universal and rapacious climate breakdown. Human beings have destroyed our one and only planet; what is happening in Pakistan today is proof of that. Our voracious burning of fossil fuels, obnoxious disregard for the wild and natural world we inherited, and criminal consumption means that no country, no matter its wealth, will be immune from the consequences of global heating. Today it is Pakistan, tomorrow it will be California, France, Australia, the world. Hence we strongly encourage the International Community to support Pakistan economically - as well as ecologically - during these difficult times in Pakistan. In particular, to save innocent civilians and children - and prevent further loss of life in the future.

Download or read book The Legacy of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the IRGC in the Islamic Republic of Iran A Study of Human Rights Violations Civilian Suffering Political Instability and Audacious Assassinations by Iran s Intelligence Agencies written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATTN: Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), Werner Kogler, Sigrid Maurer, Stefan Kaineder, Pamela Rendi-Wagner (SPÖ), Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of Justice Alma Zadic, Karoline Edtstadler, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP), Herbert Kickl, Gerhard Karner, President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of the Federal Intelligence Service: Bruno Kahl, President Emmanuel Macron, Director of the DGSE: Bernard Emié, Director of the AISE: Giovanni Caravelli - as well as EU politicians Charles Michel, Ursula von der Leyen, Roberta Metsola, Othmar Karas, Marc Angel, Margaritis Schinas, Nicolas Schmit, etc. REGARDING: Press Freedom Attacks and Malicious Cyber Attacks on BTB-Global Peacebuilding in Austria REQUESTING PROTECTION FROM PRESS FREEDOM ATTACKS AND RELOCATION OF WORK PREMISES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: It is worth noting, that the NGO BTB-Global Peacebuilding frequently has the task to pacify and bring peace to a country or warring factions in a failed state - such as Russia, Italy, France, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, England, China, Austria, North Korea, Belarus and Israel-Palestine - which is very delicate PEACEBUILDING and DIPLOMATIC work, where just a slight disturbance and distraction can cause a political calamity of global impact. Hence it is very much in the interest of EU politicians to provide us with a secured Home Office and Basic Income within the EU. Love and Light / God Bless / Бог благословил / Бог благословить / Dios los bendiga / خدا برکت دهد Mark O'Doherty, BTB-Global Peacebuilding Reichenau an der Rax - Lower Austria, 13. March 2023 Sources of Interest: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_of_Ukraine https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_human_rights_law https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine https: //www.kyivpost.com/ https: //edition.cnn.com/ https: //en.zona.media/ https: //kyivindependent.com/ https: //novayagazeta.eu/ https: //www.theguardian.com/ https: //www.koreatimes.co.kr/ https: //www.bbc.com/russian https: //www.polskieradio.pl/ https: //www.politico.eu https: //www.kyivpost.com/ https: //www.aljazeera.com/ https: //english.alarabiya.net/ https: //www.timesofisrael.com/ https: //www.wienerzeitung.at/ https: //www.nzz.ch/ https: //www.thesun.co.uk/ https: //timesofindia.com/ https: //www.icanw.org https: //orf.at/ https: //edition.cnn.com/2022/12/07/europe/germany-far-right-arrests-grm-intl/index.html / Keep up the good work: )

Download or read book Healing Saudi Arabia Improving Human Rights Gender Mainstreaming and Religious Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REGARDING: Women, Life and Freedom. Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, has been sentenced to three years in prison, her lawyer said. Moradkhani was arrested after she declared her support for the ongoing anti-regime protests in Iran and called on the international community to cut ties with Tehran. Moradkhani's lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, said on Twitter that his client was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison. Aghasi said Moradkhani was tried by Iran's Special Clerical Court - a court independent of the country's judiciary. The court is tasked with prosecuting clerics and answers only to the supreme leader. Agahsi said the court had no jurisdiction over his client's case given she is not a cleric. He did not say what Moradkhani had been charged with, and there has been no comment from authorities or state media on the case. Moradkhani has been critical of the regime in the past and was arrested on two other separate occasions - earlier this year and in 2018. Badri Hosseini Khamenei, Moradkhani's mother and a sister of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who lives in Iran, declared her opposition to her brother's regime and called on military forces to join protesters "before it is too late," in a letter shared by her France-based son. Ali Khamenei's Revolutionary Guards and mercenaries should lay down their weapons as soon as possible and join the people before it is too late," the letter read. "As my human duty, many times I brought the voice of the people to the ears of my brother Ali Khamenei decades ago. However, after I saw that he did not listen and continued the way of [ex-Supreme Leader Ruhollah] Khomeini in suppressing and killing innocent people, I cut off my relationship with him," she said. Protests have swept across Iran since September 16 when 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran. Demonstrators have been calling for the downfall of the regime in movement that has become one of the boldest challenges to the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979. 458 people, including 63 children and 29 women, have been killed by security forces in the protests, according to the Oslo-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR). Hence it is imperative to topple the regime, so that Basic Human Rights can be manifested in Iran. Love and Light / Woman, Life and Freedom/ خدا برکت دهد Mark

Download or read book The Legacy of Heinz Christian Strache and the FP Party A Dictatorial Party facilitating Ethnocentrism Islamophobia and Violation of Human Rights in the Republic of Austria written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Austrian 2017 elections the FP Party gained 26% of the vote, and entered government with the VP. Since then the FP has orchestrated rule of law violations in Austria; including the violation of freedom of press, expression and of belief. Propagating hate speech, the FP incites hatred against immigrants and refugees in Austria. With national socialist offences by the FP increasing in frequency, the FP needs to improve and reinvent itself - also in view of links between the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings and the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria (IB ) and its extremist leader Martin Sellner. Otherwise the FP must be made illegal; as it is Austria's duty to combat the resurgence of neo-Nazi activities by way of law. Social challenges - such as abuse of power, corruption and solidarity deficit within the FP - are also explored in this evidence-based study. It should also be noted, that the FP Party's contribution to global gender equality and global peacebuilding is absolute zero

Download or read book The Legacy of Nicol s Maduro s Dictatorship A Study of Democratic Deficit Human Rights Abuses and Economic Collapse in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear All, Even to this day, humanity has not advanced beyond petty and primitive national conflicts; succumbing to despotic leaders who use xenophobia, nationalism, propaganda and power politics to manipulate and intimidate People in the International Community. This not only applies to countries such as Russia and Iran; but also to the UK, EU and US - who deprive honest and decent folks of basic necessities, such as a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG), if they do not fall in line with the economic and political establishment. However, my colleagues in the International Community are certainly right about one thing: That the war between Russia and Ukraine must end - to stop further loss of innocent life, and restore International Law in the world. Putin's war on Ukraine has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides - which is unacceptable and must end. The UN General Assembly passed a justified resolution condemning the invasion and demanding a full withdrawal of Russian forces. Pope Francis has also denounced the wake of death and destruction caused by Putin's war on Ukraine, describing the war as a crime against God and humanity. Furthermore, the International Criminal Court has issued an ICC arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin; who bears criminal responsibility for child abductions in Ukraine, and must be brought to Justice. It should also be noted that the borders of both Ukraine and Russia have been internationally recognized and defined in 1991. Hence we encourage all Russian troops to return home to their loved ones in Russia - so that Peace can be manifested, and we can all live happy and fulfilling lives. Once Peace between Russia and Ukraine has been manifested, we intend to replace NATO with a new International Peacebuilding Alliance. In our opinion this should have been done already after the Cold War, but which the US neglected to do, missing the opportunity of a potential reconciliation with Russia - which the US and EU need to make up for: ) PS: We also would be willing to inspect nuclear submarines - in particular from the UK, Russia and the United States - to ensure that gender equality, good etiquette and gentlemanly conduct is upheld on all hunter-killer submarines, that sail across the Seven Seas: ) Love and Light / God Bless / DIOS LOS BENDIGA Президент Российской Федерации / POTUS / European Union / American Union Acting president of Российская Федерация, the UK, United States and European Union 25. March 2023

Download or read book Healing South Africa Improving Social Equality Public Safety and Education in the Republic of South Africa written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malawi has discovered a mass grave in the north of the country containing the remains of 25 people suspected to be migrants from Ethiopia, police said on Wednesday. "The grave was discovered late on Tuesday but we cordoned it off and started exhuming today. So far, we have discovered 25 bodies," police spokesman said. Police were alerted by villagers in the Mzimba area, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of the capital Lilongwe, who stumbled on the grave while collecting wild honey in a forest. Malawi is a popular route for illegal immigrants from East Africa being smuggled to South Africa -- the continent's most industrialised country and a magnet for poor migrants from elsewhere on the continent. Police often catch trucks transporting migrants passing through the country en route to South Africa, via Mozambique. Kalaya said that between January and September this year, authorities had intercepted 221 illegal immigrants, 186 of whom were Ethiopians. Two years ago immigration authorities in neighbouring Mozambique made a grim discovery, finding 64 migrants from Ethiopia dead inside a freight container loaded on a truck. They were presumed to have died from suffocation. A few survivors were among the group. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief in Malawi Nomagugu Ncube said they were still gathering information about the latest incident. The IOM report found that close to 51,000 Ethiopian migrants had gone missing since 2016. According to official statistics, 4,265 deaths and 1,707 disappearances from the districts of Hadiya and Kembata Tembaro were recorded along the southern route to South Africa between 2012 and 2019. An overwhelming number of migrants said they had experienced a severe lack of food, water or shelter on their journey, the IOM researchers found. Most had suffered abuse, violence, assault or torture, while one in four had been asked to find additional money for bribes, despite already paying an average of US$5,000 for the journey. So this kind of criminal activity in Africa is unacceptable. Hence African law enforcement agencies - together with the assistance of the International Intelligence Community - must bring the perpetrators of these severe crimes to justice. Furthermore, the International Community must provide greater assistance to disadvantaged communities who are challenged with socioeconomic deprivation - so that abductions, kidnapping and murder through forced migration can be stopped.