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Israel drops 47 points in press freedom index...than his predecessor have had a lot to do with this," read the report. The last spots on the list went to Cuba, Burma, Iran, Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea. "Journalists have suffered more than ever this year in Mahmoud... In this article: Israel, Reporters Without Borders, Barack Obama, Iran, United States, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and West Bank |
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New York Daily News | September 24, 2009
Cooper & Brackman: Obama, what about human rights?
...the worse" including North Korea, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Libya, Sudan, Burma, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Cuba, China, Tibet and Zimbabwe. While the President broadly invoked the UN Charter in the name of human rights,...
In this article: UN, Democracy, Subordination, Climate change, United States, Saudi Arabia, and Jimmy Carter
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Wikipedia | September 21, 2006
Portal:Current events/2006 September 8
...the Villa Grimaldi case. (). The non-governmental organization Freedom House ranks Burma, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as the worst violators of human rights. FH also cited Tibet and Chechnya as...
In this article: Jill Metzger, Suicide, World Wide Web, Millennium Technology Prize, Taliban insurgency, 2003 Iraq War, Car bomb, and Freedom House
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JPost.com Israel | May 02, 2009
Israel's press status downgraded to 'partly free'
...a "partly free" press and 42% have a press classified as "not free." The world's worst-rated countries include Burma, Cuba, Eritrea, Libya, North Korea and Turkmenistan. In these states, says the study, "independent media are either...
In this article: Israel, Freedom House, World Press Freedom Day, Gaza, North Africa, Middle East, North Korea, Eritrea, and Burma
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Forbes | March 19, 2009
Aussie Internet Blacklist Has Gray Areas
...be drawn up of the websites to be blocked, or how a website could be taken off." The organization named Saudi Arabia, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam as 12 "Internet enemies."
In this article: Wikileaks, Internet censorship, Reporters Without Borders, The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Democracy, and Christianity
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Columbia Daily Tribune | September 25, 2009
U.S. takes wrong side with U.N. panel
...of the remaining 99.9 percent of the world's population. ... It has terminated human rights investigations on Belarus, Cuba, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And all investigations of 'consistent patterns of gross and...
In this article: Hamas, United Nations, Israel, United Nations Human Rights Council, United States, Gaza, Culpability, U.N. Human Rights Commission, and Mona Charen
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www.washingtonpost.com | December 15, 2006
NY pension funds press big Web companies on rights
The resolutions decry human rights violations by governments in Belarus, Myanmar, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, which block, restrict or monitor Internet use.
In this article: Yahoo Inc., Google Inc., New York City, California, and North Korea
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National Review Online: Politics | May 15, 2009
Bayefsky: Obamas U.N. Mistake
...on Israel, and abolished human-rights investigations (launched by its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights) into Belarus, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
In this article: United Nations, Israel, Security Council, U.N. Human Rights Council, United States, Susan Rice, Anne Bayefsky, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Arab League
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CNN | May 01, 2009
Less media freedom in 2008, watchdog says
Positive developments were noted in Guyana, Haiti and Uruguay. The worst-rated countries in the world are Myanmar, Cuba, Eritrea, Libya, North Korea and Turkmenistan. "Given the current economic climate, which is certain to place a...
In this article: Hong Kong, Middle East, North Africa, Taiwan, Africa, South Asia, Beijing, Soviet Union, and Eritrea
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Houston Chronicle | May 06, 2009
Online hell: Rise of Internet journalism puts bloggers in cross hairs
He died in prison in March under unexplained circumstances. Rounding out the top 10 are Syria, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Tunisia, China, Turkmenistan and Egypt. In Cuba, the study found that 21 writers whose work was posted...
In this article: World Press Freedom Day, Internet censorship, Committee to Protect Journalists, Iran, China, Vietnam, Burma, and Saudi Arabia
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The Republic of Cuba (pronounced: /CUBA.ogg/; Spanish: República de Cuba, ) is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is the most populous insular nation in the Caribbean. Its people, culture, and customs draw from diverse sources, including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples; the period of Spanish colonialism; the introduction of African slaves; and its proximity to the United States.
- Name:
- Cuba
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Cuba
- Local Name:
- República de Cuba
- Capital:
- Havana
- Language:
- Spanish
- Motto:
- Patria o Muerte
- Largest City:
- Havana
- Government type:
- One-party socialist republic
- Founding Date:
- October 10, 1868
- Formations:
- Declared
- Area:
- 110,861
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $108.2 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 107th
- GDP (nominal):
- $55.18 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $ (calculated)
- Currency:
- Cuban peso(<code>CUP</code>)
- Demonym:
- Cuban
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- CUC
- Country Calling Code:
- 53
- ccTLD:
- .cu
- Anthem:
- La Bayamesa
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