And blinded for life because they were actually going to school:
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Terrible. 
Related: Burned with acid in Pakistan.
Posted in Freedom, Islamism, society, terrorism Tagged: afghan girls burned with acid, Afghanistan, Islamism, Pakistan, Taliban, women's rights

“Hu Jia, one of China’s best-known dissidents, was yesterday awarded an EU human rights prize, despite a warning from Beijing that selecting the political prisoner would damage relations.
His wife and supporters welcomed the news that MEPs had picked him for the Sakharov prize, worth €50,000 (£39,500) Previous recipients include Nelson Mandela and the East Timorese leader, Xanana Gusmao.
“Hu Jia is one of the real defenders of human rights in the People’s Republic of China,” said Hans-Gert Poet

Thanks to The Black Cordelias.
Posted in politics, society Tagged: Copenhague Consensus, Global Warming

Read also the article from The American Thinker via Sleepy Old Bear.
Posted in politics, society Tagged: John McCain, McCain, Obama, USA elections 2008

http://blogfreeworld.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/hindu-fundamentalists-attack-and-kill-a-nun-burn-another/

Sudanese Governement is angry at the charges aleged against Al-Bashir by Moreno-Ocampo, the Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Court... because "they are based on evidence by the NGOs who have never been to our country".