At least 70 people have been arrested or imprisoned for peaceful pro-independence activities in the province of Maluku, Indonesia over the last two years, Amnesty International revealed today

Peace activists in Israel and around the world are participating in a day of action to call on Israeli authorities to release teenagers imprisoned for refusing to serve in the army.

Twenty-two people were sentenced on Monday by an emergency court in Egypt for their involvement in the violent protests of Mahalla, north of Cairo, in April 2008.

The Libyan authorities have allowed political reform activist Idriss Boufayed to travel to Switzerland to seek medical treatment for cancer.

Armed groups in the DRC have been able to get hold of weapons, ammunition, military equipment and other supplies; the subsequent fighting has forced nearly 300,000 people to flee.

A court in Tunisia has handed down sentences of up to 10 years' imprisonment against 33 workers and trade union activists after an unfair trial.

US cities refocus efforts in the shadow of Mumbai Terror attacks (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1734674.htm

Johnny K." Nominated for Coveted Producer of the Year Grammy For His Recent Work With 3 Doors Down, Staind, Plain White T's and Black Tide (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1755424.htm

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Field Fisher Waterhouse wins substantial compensation for premature girl left with brain damage following dextrose overdose. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1752464.htm

FreePatentsOnline.com (FPO) has launched an informational site, www.citepatents.com, to help bloggers, journalists and others easily reference patent information, and to provide a free patent search box for adding to websites with a single mouse click. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read

to the community. USOBA is proud to represent more than 130 member companies of the debt settlement community that give back on a daily basis. "Representing such compassionate companies is truly an inspiration and we are happy to have the

Matches last year's largest individual gift in local toy drive's 97-year history. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1760984.htm

The United States Organizations for Bankruptcy Alternatives (USOBA) is pleased to announce an alliance with Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG) who will be performing an unprecedented benchmarking survey for the debt settlement industry. Many regulatory agencies have indicated a need for

The Doctors Company, the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability, launched its first Southeast Legal Summit to ensure that attorneys representing The Doctors Company's member physicians have the most current information regarding the defense of medical malpractice

Addresses Why Removable Media such as USB Devices Pose the Biggest Security Threat and Outlines Five Steps to Safeguard Vital Information from Data Leakage. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/data/loss/prweb1762904.htm

Identity Theft Labs has announced numerous identity theft protection services and credit monitoring services just in time to offer individuals everywhere identity protection this holiday season. Identity Theft Labs offers reviews that are unbiased in nature regarding the ever-popular identity

Business experts and owners share advice and inspiration for starting a business in 2009 (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1756014.htm

The Verdatum legal exclusive digital dictation system is the digital dictation workflow system chosen by the firm; with the choice the firm extends Interwoven security and functionality to its digital dictation workflow system. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008) Read the full

Industry expert and B2B Marketing Pro Toby Younis today announced a free webcast entitled, "BuzzMaking: Socializing Your Way to Market Tangibility in 90 Days." The webcast is designed for executives in B2B companies facing challenging revenue goals and limited marketing