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...Biscet has been subject to inhumane prison conditions, confined in a windowless, three by six foot cell for periods as long as 42 days. His toilet is a hole in the floor. When not in solitary confinement, he spends his time in a communal cell with violent criminals. With the exception of two visits from his wife, he is denied visitors, as well as medical treatment for his high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, and hypertension. But he continues his fight, bravely refusing the government’s offer to let him leave the country if he retracts his pleas for justice...
...Delhi, most Indians obtain their water through other means like tube-wells or groundwater pumps. But even these rudimentary sources have been nearly exhausted. A 2005 World Bank report warned that if the government maintains its current policies, in 20 years the country will face a water crisis with violent regional clashes over the precious resource. Perhaps the most ominous aspect of this shortage is the remoteness of its relief. Thanks to a rapidly growing population, the demand for water is expected to double by 2050. Climate change will also have a long-term effect on the amount of glacial...
...Much of the prejudice stems from a feeling that illegal Chinese immigrants - estimated at nearly 30,000 by Japan's Immigration Bureau - are little more than criminals intent on wreaking havoc on Japanese society. In truth, the arrest rate for violent crimes is no different for Chinese - illegal or otherwise - than that for other foreigners residing in Japan. Yet shocking cases, like the 2003 murder of a Japanese family by a trio of Chinese students, cast a shadow on all expatriate Chinese. Equally frustrating for many Chinese living in Japan is a new scheme that requires most foreigners to undergo...
...year-old theatergoer, and I don't think kids are looking to Sweeney Todd for Saw IV thrills. Besides, the R�rating precludes the Disney audience. And have you checked out Broadway lately? I believe the "fogey" audience has become accustomed to situations that are more violent than the graveyard scene in The Sound of Music. The true problem with the upcoming version of Sweeney Todd is whether the principal players can do vocal justice to Stephen Sondheim's powerful score...
...although “Compass” is playing at theaters alongside “Hitman” (in which a super-violent video game gets its cinematic treatment) and “Juno” (see an unmarried teenager become pregnant!), Catholic parents’ greatest fear this holiday season should be that their kids want a book for Christmas...