The relatives of the Romanian sailors on T/B BUCCANEER have launched an appeal through the chief editor of LiberoReporter - an Italian newspapers, which regularly covered the plight of the vessel and crew held in Somalia.
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Universal Society of Hinduism president, Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Roma people in Czech Republic reportedly faced violent attacks, stereotyping, racism, prejudice, growing gap between Roma and other Czechs, fear, beatings, poor quality housing, systemic employment and overall discrimination, persecution, throwing of Molotov cocktails, social exclusion, segregated schools, forced sterilization, marginalization; refused service at restaurants, stores, discos, etc.; municipalities/towns failing to support them; and the state being unwilling or unable to offer protection.
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Russian military ships will not be involved in anti-piracy operations under the command of NATO or the European Union, Russia's permanent envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday, according to RIANovosti.
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The Commander of Iran's Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says Iran has managed to halt the activity of pirates in the Indian Ocean.
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The navy commandos, aided by a helicopter, raided a skiff as the pirates on board were about to launch an attack on a ship, the military said in a statement. Commandos raided the skiff Friday morning allegedly upon a request to block it before it could attack a ship.
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Japan's Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone on Tuesday slammed the Democratic Party of Japan's foreign policies for "being irresponsible" and "lacking specifics."
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On 27-28 July, the General Affairs and External Relations Council will meet in Brussels. Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström and Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will chair the respective meetings.
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Al Shabaab militant group has desecrated four well-known graves in towns near Afgoye, 30 km south of Mogadishu, officials said on Wednesday.
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Reporters Without Borders has awarded a grant of 2,000 dollars and made available 20 bullet proof vests for Somali journalists who are forced to work in increasingly dangerous conditions.
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Warships and helicopters have seperatly been seen hovering over the seaport of the Somali capital Mogadishu amd Merka, witnesses told Shablle radio on Wednesday.
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