The British peace activist Brian Haw has died at the age of 62. For the past decade Haw lived and slept outside the Houses of Parliament in London to protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He began his public demonstration in June 2001 to protest the Western sanctions against Iraq. Parliament Square became his home. His mail was delivered there. It was his registered address when he ran for Parliament in 2004, receiving 298 votes. Haw was also a vocal critic of former British prime minister Tony Blair.

In part two of our interview with Human Rights Watch Asia senior researcher, Ali Dayan Hasan, he describes the work Asia Times reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad was doing when he was kidnapped, murdered and tortured in May, allegedly by state security forces. He also discusses the impact of drones, U.S. aid, and the case of CIA contractor Raymond Davis on Pakistani attitudes toward the United States. "The drones are not at all what causes the greatest number of civilian casualties in Pakistan if you look at the theater of war," says Hasan.

"Above All Else" was produced in a festival similar to the Massachusetts Flash Film Festival. Genre was Romance, Prop: Receipts, Line of Dialoge: This could get complicated, Character: Regina H.Higginbotham. Unlike films made for flash, this film was made in 2 days.

"Above All Else" was produced in a festival similar to the Massachusetts Flash Film Festival. Genre was Romance, Prop: Receipts, Line of Dialoge: This could get complicated, Character: Regina H.Higginbotham. Unlike films made for flash, this film was made in 2 days.

"Above All Else" was produced in a festival similar to the Massachusetts Flash Film Festival. Genre was Romance, Prop: Receipts, Line of Dialoge: This could get complicated, Character: Regina H.Higginbotham. Unlike films made for flash, this film was made in 2 days.

"Above All Else" was produced in a festival similar to the Massachusetts Flash Film Festival. Genre was Romance, Prop: Receipts, Line of Dialoge: This could get complicated, Character: Regina H.Higginbotham. Unlike films made for flash, this film was made in 2 days.

Democracy Now! 2011-06-29 Wednesday

• Headlines for June 29, 2011
• Inside Greek’s General Strike: Video Report From Athens As Thousands Protest Sweeping Austerity Cuts
• Greek Parliament Approves $40B Bailout; Some Economists Predict Vote Will Worsen the Recession
• Fierce Street Battles In Egypt As Families Demand Justice for Loved Ones Killed During the Uprising
• Inquiry Into the Murder of Journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad May Implicate Pakistan Intelligence Agency

6/28/11 - Gisela Morales-Barreto, program director of Waverley Place, discusses how Waverley Place helps those with mental illness and also discusses the importance of eliminating the stigma of mental illness

Democracy Now! 2011-06-28 Tuesday

• Headlines for June 28, 2011
• "A Perfect Product of the Religious Right": Deconstructing Michele Bachmann's GOP Presidential Bid
• As Obama Quietly Pushes for a Nuclear Weapons Renaissance, Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear Lab
• It Takes People On the Outside: Prestigious Author Alice Walker to Confront Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza on U.S. Aid Ship

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Democracy Now! 2011-06-27 Monday

• Headlines for June 27, 2011
• NY Passes Historic Marriage Equality Bill; Is It A Sign the GOP Aims to Leverage Gay Support in 2012?
• Obama Admin Warns of “Fines and Incarceration” if U.S. Citizens Set Sail With Gaza Aid Flotilla
• “We Are Eager to Get to Gaza”: Democracy Now! Exclusive Report from Greece on U.S. Gaza Aid Flotilla

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