ACTOR accused of racism ( Dressing as a Native American ) Smh ?

Michelle Williams has been accused of racism after dressing as a Native American on a magazine cover.
The actress donned a series of eye-catching outfits for British magazine AnOther, including one showing her in long braids, beads and with a feather in her hair.
The cover went viral as blogs labelled it 'offensive', 'racist' and 'sterotypical' and demanded an apology.

Offensive? Karlie has been accused of racism after appearing to dress as a Native American for the cover of AnOther magazine

New York based online magazine Refinery29 slated the cover, stating: 'We can't believe how offensive Michelle Williams' latest cover is.'
'They added super-long, thick, black extensions and braided them — and darkened her eyebrows,' they wrote. 'Then there's the makeup.


This is her normal look ( ?????????)'The photo is in black-and-white, so you can't tell for sure if they've altered her normally fair skin, but there is some definite contouring around the nose and the cheekbones that not only makes her look nearly unrecognizable, but also appears to mimic the stark relief of facial features often seen in early portraits of Native American women.
'The same mimicry applies her stoic, unsmiling pose - also a typical trope in that particular genre and period of art history.'


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Killer dolphins escaped ( Ukranian naval base - And " They are looking for love " )

'Killer dolphins' escape Ukranian naval base

Three dolphins trained in combat have reportedly escaped from a Ukrainian base on the Crimean Sea.

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REX2003032551 - UMM QASR, IRAQ, March 25 (UPI) -- K Dog, a bottle nose dolphin from Commander Task Unit, leaps out of the water in front Sergeant Andrew Garrett during training near the USS Gunston Hall operating in the Arabian Gulf. mk/REX FEATURES UPI.

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Published: March. 13, 2013 at 10:35 AM

By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com

Three highly trained "killer" dolphins may have escaped from a Ukrainian naval base and are on the loose looking for love.
The animals, of five operating out of a base at the Crimean sea port of Sevastopol, supposedly escaped during a training exercise last month, an expert said, according to Ukrainian media.
Ukrainian defense officials have denied the reports -- but they have also regularly denied the existence of the dolphin program, despite photographs of the dolphins strapped into their military equipment regularly surfacing.
The program was started as part of the Soviet Navy in 1973, and handed over to the Ukrainian Naval Forces after the breakup of the USSR.
Dolphins in the U.S. Navy are trained to seek mines and retrieve objects from the seafloor. A military source told Ukrainian news site RIA the dolphins at Sevastopol are also trained to engage enemy swimmers with knives or pistols affixed to their heads.

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What you Don't Know ( CITIZEN'S Beware "They come to America ")

Whether you see the film or just look at the picture, it is irresponsible to ignore reality. We are vulnerable. But this time it won’t be another set of plane crashes. They are smarter than that. Imagine a synchronized set of terror attacks taking place throughout the country.

Fact is, illegal aliens crossing over the border can be in any US city within 3-days. That’s scary. Yes, most are coming here to cut your lawn. But there are others who want to cut your throat.

Currently in production, here is a quick clip from David’s new film ‘They Come to America II,’ which focuses on the open border and how it presents a gateway to terrorists.

Get the DVD and more information here: THEY COME TO AMERICA

Tunisia ( Hundreds protest in support of woman raped by police )

Tunisia Woman Raped By Police, Accused Of Violating Modesty Laws

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Accused of immoral behavior, an unidentified Tunisian woman, second right, her face hidden by a black veil, is led by her lawyer, Saida Garrach, as they leave the central Tunis courthouse, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)

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TUNIS, Tunisia -- Hundreds of Tunisians protested Tuesday in support of a woman who says she was raped by police and is facing accusations of violating modesty laws.
The case has drawn nationwide attention in Tunisia, where a moderate Islamist-led coalition is working on a new constitution after decades of dictatorship and the question of how it will define women's rights is a sensitive topic.
Legislators, students, teachers and lawyers took part in the protest at the central Tunis courthouse to denounce what they say are unfounded claims against the woman aimed at persuading her to drop her accusation against police.
The 27-year-old woman says three police officers stopped her in a car last month, and one of them held her fiance back while the other two raped her. The police officers deny wrongdoing, and say she was engaged in immoral behavior with her fiance when they stopped her.
The woman is being questioned Tuesday by investigators, who will decide whether to pursue the accusations against her. If she's convicted of immoral behavior, she could face up to six months in prison.
Online, on TV and in the street, Tunisians are expressing indignation, accusing the authorities of trying to cover up wrongdoing and blame the victim.
"No to police who rape and a complicit justice system" read one banner at Tuesday's protest. "Tunisian women will not submit, they will triumph or they will die" read another.
Both the woman's accusation against police and the ensuing public uproar would have been unthinkable under longtime autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who has ousted in an uprising last year that unleashed the Arab Spring revolutions.
Lawyer Emna Zahrouni says the woman has come under pressure to drop her accusation against police but is determined "to carry this through to the end to win justice."

Tunisia ( Street vendor dies after setting himself ablaze )

Tunisian vendor dies after setting himself on fire

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TUNIS, Tunisia  A Tunisian street vendor has died of severe, full-body burns after setting himself ablaze in what his family described as an act of desperation over trouble finding a steady job.

The self-immolation in 2010 of another Tunisian vendor frustrated with corruption and unemployment sparked protests that spread nationwide and led to the ouster of Tunisia’s authoritarian president. That unleashed protests around the Arab world.

The director of the Tunis region’s burn center, Imed Touibi, said that vendor Adel Khedhri died Wednesday morning. Touibi said the 27-year-old man, from a poor town in northwestern Tunisia struggling to find a steady job to support his mother and siblings, had burns on nearly 90 percent of his body.

Khedhri set himself on fire Tuesday on the main thoroughfare of the capital, Tunis.

Iran News ( Human Rights reporter-Shiva Nazarahari released on 3-day furlough )

12 March 2013

Shiva Nazarahari released on 3-day furlough

Keywords : Political Prisoners , Women

Committee of Human Rights Reporters – After spending 184 days behind bars, today Shiva Nazarahari was granted a 3-day release on bail.

As reported by CHRR, Shiva Nazarahari was handed a 4-year prison sentence with 74 lashes on the charges of “moharebeh” (enmity with God), “propaganda against the regime,” and “illegal gathering.” She turned herself in at Evin prison to serve her sentence on September 8, 2012.

Shiva Nazarahari, imprisoned member of Committee of Human Rights Reporters was recently nominated by Reporters Without Frontiers for the 2013 Netizen of the Year, which has been awarded on March 12th every year to commemorate World Day Against Cyber-Censorship. Since 2008, this prize has been awarded to journalists, bloggers and other netizens for their distinguished contribution to the advancement of freedom of expression on the Internet.

On March 11, 2011, Shiva Nazarahari was awarded the Theodor Haecker prize for "courageous internet reporting on human rights violations". The prize is named after Theodor Haecker, a philosopher, writer and anti-Nazi cultural critic.

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India ( Congress leaders get in fight with security over woman beaten by police)

 

                                                  

Chandigarh: The young woman who was beaten up recently by policemen in Punjab, provoking strong criticism for the government from the Supreme Court, tried to force her way into the Punjab Assembly this morning.

Congress leaders accompanying her got into a fight with security personnel.

"She did not have any entry pass. We stopped her for security reasons," a security official told news agency IANS.

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The woman, accompanied by her father and senior Congress leader Sunil Jakhar, said she had come to the assembly to demand justice.

A few days ago, the woman was filmed on a cell phone by a passer-by as two policemen hit her repeatedly near Amritsar. "Was she a terrorist?" the Supreme Court asked earlier this week as it demanded information on how the cops involved had been penalized. A few hours later, the two policemen who were seen on camera hitting her were arrested.

The woman's family claims she was attacked when it tried to complain to the police of her sexual harassment by some drivers. The police say she was trying to obstruct the arrest of her father, who was drunk and causing a public nuisance. However, they agreed that the attack on her was unjustifiable.