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18 Jul 2014 – World Marks 1st Mandela Day since His Death
News24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 21 Jul 2014

People around the world celebrate “Mandela Day” on Friday [18 Jul 2014] for the first time since the iconic former president’s death, by doing good deeds on what would have been his 96th birthday.

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UK Pays Libyan $3.5m over Rendition
AP, News24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 17 Dec 2012

13 Dec 2012 – Lawyers say a Libyan military commander and his family have accepted £2.2m from the British government to settle a claim that the UK approved their rendition to face imprisonment by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

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Cameroon: Lawyer Gets Threats for Defending Gays
News24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Nov 2012

Cameroon lawyer Alice Nkom, who is known for defending gays and lesbians in a country where homosexuality is outlawed, said on Tuesday [23 Oct 2012] that she has been receiving death threats from anonymous callers over her stance.

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WORKERS TO BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIP
News24.com, 4 Feb 2009

(Johannesburg) – Durban dock workers are expected to refuse to off-load an Israeli ship as part of a week of action against "apartheid" Israel, Cosatu and the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) said on Tuesday. Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven and PSC spokesperson Salim Vally said dock workers would refuse to off-load the ship arriving on Sunday, […]

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