#RedforSyria

Aleppo is Burning !!!!! 
We Cannot be Silent !!!!! 

In Solidarity !!!!!

Indonesia prepares to execute up to 13 prisoners, including many foreigners

Indonesia prepares to execute up to 13 prisoners, including many foreigners 

Exactly a year after Indonesia sent the 'Bali Nine' drug convicts to the firing squad inviting harsh censure from the world for the mass killing, Jakarta has said it's preparing to execute up to 13 prisoners in the next few days. 
© International Business Times

Indonesia 'completes' preparations for executions
© The Journal of Turkish Weekly

Bastards !!!!!

A year after the Bali Nine executions, Indonesia prepares firing squads again

A year after the Bali Nine executions, Indonesia prepares firing squads again 
Deaths of eight prisoners, including two Australians, prompted a huge outcry – and a pause in executions. But now foreigners on death row fear their own sentences could be just weeks away.
© The Guardian

Book on Sheikh Al-Nimr's Plea to be Launched Friday in Beirut

Book on Sheikh Al-Nimr's Plea to be Launched Friday in Beirut 

Bahrain Mirror: Kytos Cultural Center said it will launch a book entitled "Plea of Dignity", which comprises the plea entered by Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, on Friday (April 29, 2016) in the Lancaster Hotel Hazmieh, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. 

The book launch marks the 100th day following the death of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Al-Nimr, who was executed by the Saudi authorities. A short film about Sheikh Al-Nimr's life will be aired during the event which international human rights, political and media figures will attend. 

It is noteworthy that "Plea of Dignity" has been recently published 
by Kytos Cultural Center with the cooperation of Bahrain Mirror. 
© Bahrain Mirror

These Are the Juvenile 'Offenders' Saudi Arabia Executed in January

These Are the Juvenile 'Offenders' Saudi Arabia Executed in January 
© VICE News

10 prisoners hanged in Iran in new wave of executions

10 prisoners hanged in Iran in new wave of executions 
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

Urgent !!!!! Save Abdul Basit !!!!!

Reprieve | Save Abdul Basit

Death-row paraplegic in Pakistan pleads for mercy as stay of execution expires 
© Reprieve 

Pakistani Mother Seeks Pardon for Paralyzed Son on Death Row 
© ABC News

♥ 25 de Abril Sempre ♥

25 de Abril Sempre !!!!! 

♥ yessssssssssssssss, again & Forever ♥ 

image courtesy Fundação Mário Soares  


Carnation Revolution 1974 - 100 photos 

 
great work, muito obrigada !!!!!

my note »
no mention to the authors ooopppsssssss but we can see photos 
by Eduardo Gageiro & Alfredo Cunha, between others. 
2 first songs » the two secret airing signals of the Revolution. 
E Depois do Adeus by Paulo de Carvalho, 
which alerted the Militaries to begin the coup 
and 
Grândola Vila Morena by Zeca Afonso, 
the signal MFA (Armed Forces Movement) gave to announce 
the Revolution had started.

Court Rules ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Torture Psychologists Can Proceed

Court Rules ACLU Lawsuit Against CIA Torture Psychologists Can Proceed
© American Civil Liberties Union

CIA torture psychologists face court hearing over 'war crimes' by black site detainees 
© RT America

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu, ACLU !!!!!

Children, women killed by Turkish border guards while fleeing Syria

No More Borders !!!!! 
Open the Gates NOWWWWWWW !!!!!

Children, women killed by Turkish border guards while fleeing Syria - report 
© RT News

Mauritania must quash the death sentence against blogger

Mohamed Mkhaïtir

Mauritania must quash the death sentence against blogger 
© Amnesty International

Mauritanian blogger's death sentence upheld
© BBC News 

post updated April 22

Portugal's Example: What Happened After It Decriminalized All Drugs, From Weed to Heroin

Portugal's Example: What Happened After It Decriminalized All Drugs, From Weed to Heroin 
© VICE News

Indonesian delegate booed at UN meeting after defending use of death penalty on drug offenders

Indonesian delegate booed at UN meeting after defending use of death penalty on drug offenders 
© Coconuts Jakarta

UN backs prohibitionist drug policies despite call for more 'humane solution'

UN backs prohibitionist drug policies despite call for more 'humane solution' 
© The Guardian

Iran: 30 Executions Carried Out in Last Ten Days

Iran: 30 Executions Carried Out in Last Ten Days 
© Iran Human Rights

The Martyr’s Mother by Youssef Abdelke

Youssef Abdelke, 2012 

thank you sooooo much, my dear Youssef !!!!!

Syria: Terrifying eyewitness video of life under siege and barrel bombs must spur humanitarian lifeline

Syria: Terrifying eyewitness video of life under siege and barrel bombs must spur humanitarian lifeline 
© Amnesty International

2016 Pulitzer Prizes

2016 Pulitzer Prizes 

The 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced at 3pm eastern time, April 18th. Winning stories, photographs and cartoons, along with bios and photos of all the winners are here. 
© The Pulitzer Prizes

Photography Pulitzer for Coverage of Refugee Crisis
The New York Times and Thomson Reuters shared the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for coverage of Europe’s refugee crisis.
© The New York Times
» slideshow

Congratssssssssssssss to All !!!!!

meantime in Saudi Arabia Juveniles await Execution

Saudi Arabia: 3 Alleged Child Offenders Await Execution 
Torture Allegations Ignored in Unfair Trials 
© Human Rights Watch 

they are not exactly offenders, isn't it ???

9 Guantanamo Prisoners Released !!!!!

Nine more Guantánamo Bay prisoners released as population dwindles to 80 

• Hunger striker Tariq Ba Odah among nine Yemenis released 
• Move announced ahead of Obama visit to key ally Saudi Arabia 
© The Guardian

Dispatches: Turning the Tide on Shackling in Indonesia

Good News !!!!! 

Dispatches: Turning the Tide on Shackling in Indonesia 

During a meeting with Human Rights Watch this week, Indonesia's minister of health, Nila Moeloek, committed to providing mental health medication in all 9,500 community health centers (puskesmas) across the country. Achieving this could turn the tide against shackling. 
© Human Rights Watch

#BreakTheChains: End Shackling in Indonesia 
my previous post from March 21

Canada » First Nations suicide emergency

Attawapiskat First Nation Declares State of Emergency After 101 Suicide Attempts 
© ICTMN - Indian Country Today  

The Canadian First Nation suicide epidemic has been generations in the making 
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 
© The Guardian

First Nations suicide emergency: a symptom of Canada's systemic neglect
© The Guardian

Canadian parliament held emergency debate on suicides in indigenous community
© Alaska Dispatch News

How To Help The Attawapiskat First Nation, Which Is Suffering From A Severe Suicide Crisis
© Bustle
» check out & Take Action !!!!!

outrageoussssssssssssssssssssss, Canada !!!!!

Where In The World Is Homosexuality Punished By The Death Penalty

Where In The World Is Homosexuality Punished By The Death Penalty 
© The Gay UK

The Agony of Solitary Confinement: It's Like Being 'Buried Alive,' Prisoners Say

The Agony of Solitary Confinement: It's Like Being 'Buried Alive,' Prisoners Say 
© The Daily Beast

Iran president under scrutiny over juvenile executions

Iran president under scrutiny over juvenile executions 
© Reuters

Iran regime is world record holder on execution of juveniles - NCRI
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

McAuliffe guts Virginia's electric-chair bill

McAuliffe guts Virginia's electric-chair bill 

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gutted a bill to let Virginia use the electric chair when it cannot find scarce lethal-injection drugs, making an 11th-hour amendment Sunday that would instead allow the state 
to hire a pharmacy to make a special batch in secret. 
© The Washington Post 

Governor says 'death penalty will come to an end' in Virginia unless bill amendments are passed
© WHSV

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded freedom of speech prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded freedom of speech prize 
© The Guardian

Gift 

I am speaking to you 
from the edge of darkness 
and about the depths of night. 

I reach out to you 
from the thick layers of absolute shade. 

Darling! 
If you are coming to visit me, 
Then, bring me a torch
and put up for me a little window. 

I will then watch 
the noisy crowd of the happy alley. 

- Forough Farrokhzad - 

January 5, 1935 - February 13, 1967 

translation by Maryam Dilmaghani

Rashid Kouhi murdered by Iran

Iran regime executes man despite appeal by rights group 
© National Council of Resistance of Iran 

Five Prisoners Hanged in Northern Iran on Drug Charges
© Iran Human Rights

Auroras & the Magnetosphere of Jupiter

APOD: Auroras and the Magnetosphere of Jupiter 

Illustration Credit: JAXA; Inset Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Chandra, Hubble 
© APOD

wowwwww my planet is magical !!!!! 

♥♥ thankssssssssssssssssss, APOD ♥ ♥ 

Spectacular image shows Jupiter's magnificent auroras 
(PICTURE) © RT Viral

A Torturer's Confession: Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Speaks Out

A Torturer's Confession: Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Speaks Out 
© Democracy Now!

Indonesia announces next 10 to be executed, all foreigners convicted of drug crimes

Indonesia announces next 10 to be executed, all foreigners convicted of drug crimes 
© Coconuts Jakarta 

ohhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooooooo !!!!!

There's no such thing as a humane execution - I know, because I've seen the autopsy photos

There's no such thing as a humane execution - I know, because I've seen the autopsy photos 
© Voices | The Independent

AI Death Penalty Report 2015

 
Death Penalty 2015: Alarming surge in recorded executions sees highest toll in more than 25 years 

Death sentences and executions in 2015 

Death penalty 2015: Facts and figures 
© Amnesty International

US among world leaders in death penalty, surpassed only by Saudi, Iran & Pakistan - Amnesty
© RT News

Help #StopYulin !!!!!

Stop 2016 Yulin Dog Meat Festival !!!!! 
and Cat Meat too !!!!! 

to take place in June !!!!! 

Shocking New Video of Yulin Dog Meat Trade as Chinese Animal Groups Join HSI's #StopYulin Global Campaign to End the Brutal Festival 
Press Release 
© Humane Society International 

check my post from last year » 
Stop Yulin Dog Meat Festival !!!!! 

Petition · STOP THE YULIN DOG MEAT EATING FESTIVAL · 
Change.org 

China dog meat festival: Tempers rising as #StopYulin campaign launched
© IBTimes

Tribute to Marguerite Duras ♥♥

Duras, 1955 



❝ Écrire, c'est aussi ne pas parler. 
C'est se taire. C'est hurler sans bruit. 

Writing also means not speaking. 
Keeping silent. Screaming without sound. 

❝ C'est dans la reprise des temps par l'imaginaire 
que le souffle est rendu à la vie. 

When the past is recaptured by the imagination, 
breath is put back into life. 

- Marguerite Duras - 

April 4, 1914 - March 3, 1996 

 

















Marguerite with her cat 
photo by her son Jean Mascolo, 50s 

Association Marguerite Duras 

 
Marguerite Duras - Worn Out With Desire To Write (1985) 
interview with Duras, english subtitles.

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; 
There is nothing you can think that is not the moon. 

- Matsuo Basho -

The Thinker by Hiromu Kira

by Hiromu Kira 
called The Thinker, taken in c1930. 

truly love this work !!!!! 

Hiromu Kira 
1898 - 1991 
Japanese American photographer 

image courtesy Saatchi Gallery