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Good luck getting asylum in Israel if you're from Africa; President Mugabe's lavish birthday celebration and a call for human rights in Zimbabwe; and Iran's torturous silence on a possible execution - these were among the most popular posts to Dispatches, our daily forum for breaking human rights news and commentary. You can find all our Dispatches here.

Dispatches: Israel Fails African Asylum Seekers

Gerry Simpson
If you are an Eritrean or Sudanese asylum seeker waiting to hear your fate, statistics suggest that in most countries you’ll get a positive reply...In Israel, however, your chances are close to nil...

Dispatches: A Birthday Wish for Mugabe

Dewa Mavhinga
On Saturday, Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, will celebrate his 91st birthday in lavish style. Two elephants, two buffaloes, a lion, two sables, and five impalas are to be slaughtered for the feast in the resort town of Victoria Falls...

Dispatches: A Possible Execution and the Agony of Not Knowing

Faraz Sanei
Prison authorities were scheduled to execute Saman Nasim early yesterday...A day later, there is still no official confirmation of the execution...

Dispatches: Choose Your Bigots Carefully, Malaysia

Graeme Reid
“Islam is evil” is just one of many anti-Muslim slurs uttered by retired Lt. Gen. William “Jerry” Boykin, executive vice-president of the Washington-based Family Research Council (FRC) and former undersecretary of defense for intelligence under US President George W. Bush...

Dispatches: Will the US Stand by Striking Workers Worldwide?

Arvind Ganesan
Just over a year ago, gendarmes in Cambodia shot to death five garment workers after previously breaking up strikes calling for wage increases. Authorities then detained 18 other demonstrators for months, eventually convicting them on trumped-up charges...

 

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