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Archive for March 7th, 2008

ISRAEL/RUSSIA: Russia condemns Jerusalem attack, urges Israeli restraint

Posted by warvictims on March 7, 2008

Russia condemns Jerusalem attack, urges Israeli restraint
Agence France Presse

Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday condemned a gun attack in a Jerusalem religious school that killed eight people, after the Islamist group Hamas claimed reponsibility for the shooting. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Civilian Casualties, Government, Gunfire, Israel, Middle-East, Military, Palestine, Russia | No Comments »

US/JAPAN: 4 U.S. Marines face courts-martial

Posted by warvictims on March 7, 2008

4 U.S. Marines face courts-martial
CNN NEWS

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) — The U.S. military plans to court-martial four Marines accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in East Asia, Japan, Laws, Trials, Military, Sex Crimes, United States | No Comments »

SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka accused over fate of ‘disappeared’

Posted by warvictims on March 7, 2008

Sri Lanka accused over fate of ‘disappeared’
By Ravi Nessman in Colombo
THE INDEPENDENT

Sri Lanka was accused of failing to investigate alleged human rights abuses by an international advisory panel that resigned yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, Government, Insurgents, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Study | No Comments »