A gross insult to the Tibetan people
“Intercontinental’s hotel in military-occupied Tibet is serving China’s repressive regime and human rights abuses against Tibetans. More than 120 of my fellow Tibetans have self-immolated calling for an end to the Chinese rule. The ‘Lhasa Paradise’ will serve Chinese business and political interests only and is a gross insult to the Tibetan people.”Labels: Tibet
January 27, 1945
The Red Army has liberated the Nazis' biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in south-western Poland.
Labels: genocide
Claudio Abbado (26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014)
Was an Italian conductor. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.Labels: art
WW I
collection of First World War records
16 year-old Amina Filali, raped, beaten and forced to wed her rapist, killed herself
Right now, there is almost no news coverage and no pressure on legislators to do the right thing. When our call is 1 million strong, we’ll place ads in the newspapers that MPs read and stand with Moroccan activists outside of Parliament with a sea of pink balloons representing the massive global response. Let’s honour Amina's memory by ensuring her tragedy is never repeated.
