Category Archives: Viva!

Venezuela calls early election, Maduro to seek second term

Believes it will take at least 4 more years to bury Venezuela?

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Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly has backed plans for a presidential election before April 30, months ahead of schedule. But neighboring countries say the move to allow Nicolas Maduro a second term lacks legitimacy.

Padmaavat row: Hindu groups rally ahead of India’s Bollywood epic release

Calling them Hindu groups is a disservice to believers and gives aid and comfort who use hate and delusion as a means to gain and hold power over people!

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Supporters of fringe Hindu groups have rampaged through several Indian cities against the release of the controversial film about a legendary Hindu queen. India’s Supreme Court has refused to allow bans on the movie.

‘We might start an operation in Syria’s Manbij,’ says Turkish FM

Genocide 2.0 and no one is saying STOP!

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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said that Turkey’s ongoing military operation against Kurds in northern Syria could be expanded to the neighbouring Manbij region and even east of the Euphrates river. “This operation is targeting Afrin region. But the threat is also coming from Manbij”, Cavusoglu told FRANCE 24. “For now, Afrin is the target. But in the future, we might also start an operation in Manbij and also in the eastern part of the Euphrates.”

“I never felt as though I was on Trump’s deportation list”

At the age of 29, Felipe Alcaraz has been a soldier, a dairy worker and an urban inspector. He has picked lemons and tamarind fruit, and built houses. He has had girlfriends and also his fair share of heartache. And, at times, he has been happy. But now, Felipe is a deportee after being categorized a priority alien.

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Pussy Riot members seek political asylum in Sweden

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During an action in Sochi, Russia, in February 2014, members of Pussy Riot are attacked by Cossack militia.

Lyssna: Pussy riot members seek asylum in Sweden

Two members of the Russian activist collective, Pussy Riot, have sought political asylum in Sweden, according to Swedish Television News.

The pair and their 2-year-old son have been in Sweden for 10 months and are awaiting a decision in a small village in the middle of Sweden.

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Eight activists helping migrants cross brutal desert charged by US government

Feed the hungry, clothe those who are naked, take care for those who are prisoners? Not on President’s un-Christian agenda…

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Charges fuel fears of Trump crackdown after Arizona-based group accused border patrol agents of sabotaging water containers

Eight humanitarian volunteers who help migrants survive desert treks have been charged with federal crimes, prompting fears of an escalating crackdown by the Trump administration.

The volunteers, all members of the Arizona-based group No More Deaths, appeared in court on Tuesday charged with a variety of offences including driving in a wilderness area, entering a wildlife refuge without a permit and abandoning property – the latter an apparent reference to leaving water, food and blankets on migrant trails.

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A man wanted to ‘gun down’ CNN. Would Trump have been to blame? | Lucia Graves

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The president has repeatedly attacked the media, singling out CNN for its supposed ‘fake news’ coverage. Might that be inspiring violence?

On Christmas Eve, Donald Trump retweeted a doctored image of himself smiling on the phone with a bloodlike splatter on the underside of his shoe. Upon close inspection, the splatter revealed itself to be the CNN logo.

The following month, CNN headquarters received nearly two dozen threatening phone calls that began with talk of “fake news” and ended in threats of mass violence, according to federal documents.

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