East Timorese demand justice

UN: air-strike in Afghanistan killed 90 civilians
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported that an investigation by its human rights team found that some 90 civilians were killed, including 60 children, during operations by international forces on Aug. 21 in Herat province—contradicting claims of the US government. [more]

Bangladesh: tribal peoples face deadly reprisals for defending land
A Jumma indigenous leader in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh who had denounced settler encroachment on tribal lands was hacked to death in an attack on his home. [more]

West Bank wall still defies World Court

India: Bangladesh "encroaching" on Assam; harbinger of climate disaster?
India's Border Security Force has launched a new initiative to combat "illegal" infiltration of peasants from Bangladesh into Assam and other northeastern states. Scientists warn that low-lying Bangladesh, if inundated by sea-level rise, could send millions of refugees into neighboring countries. [more]

India: flooding, food riots in east strain ties with Nepal
Food riots erupted in eastern India, where more than 2 million people have been displaced in the worst flooding in 50 years. The devastation has strained India's ties with Nepal, as the disaster is apparently due to deforestation and failure to maintain enbankments upstream in Nepalese territory. [more]

Mauritanian refugees wait in SenegalKashmir: more gunfire across the LoC
Who is behind Baluchistan terror?
India: Maoist, fundamentalist violence deadly mix in Orissa
India: farmers occupy West Bengal industrial site
Former Boston Indymedia reporter among ten foreigners detained in China
Tibetan exiles march in Nepal as Olympics close
China: Uighurs warn of "fierce" post-Olympic repression in Xinjiang

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