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To: lurqer who wrote (39081)	3/8/2004 11:11:49 PM
From: lurqer	Respond to of 89467

Iranian update. Hardline vigilantes disrupt women's rally in Iran Hard-line vigilantes brandishing batons broke up a rally in the capital city Monday by about 200 people trying to commemorate International Women's Day, witnesses said. The bearded vigilantes, members of the feared Basij volunteer army which is fiercely loyal to Iran's Islamic leadership, waded into the crowd, most of them women, and pushed some to the ground. Uniformed police worked with the Basijis to disperse the crowd. Witnesses said they did not see anyone arrested or seriously injured. The incident comes amid concerns voiced by reformist politicians that political and social repression may increase in Iran following the triumph of conservative candidates in parliamentary elections last month. Permission for Monday's gathering, which was intended to focus on violence against women and was to have featured speeches by local rights activists, was withdrawn by local authorities shortly before it was due to take place. But dozens of people congregated at the venue in a central Tehran park and began to chant slogans calling for freedom and justice, sing songs and clap hands. Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi, a human rights lawyer who has championed women's rights in Iran, addressed a similar rally at the same venue a year ago. Women university graduates now outnumber men and women have made some inroads into politics and business in recent years. But women still enjoy fewer divorce and child custody rights than men and a woman's testimony is worth half that of a man in court. Reformist allies of President Mohammad Khatami have charged that last month's parliamentary vote was rigged against them, after a constitutional watchdog run by religious hardliners barred more than 2,000 mainly reformist candidates from the race. cnn.com lurqer

To: lurqer who wrote (39081)	3/9/2004 7:53:52 PM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Now British Columbia reporting Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza discuss.agonist.org and only 3 of 5 workers reported to be negative. The other two had symptoms quite some time ago.

To: lurqer who wrote (39081)	3/27/2004 4:08:36 AM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Human case of bird flu in Columbia has been confirmed discuss.agonist.org I suspect that this is not the first case.

To: lurqer who wrote (39081)	3/27/2004 6:54:56 AM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

Word of avian flu in humans in British Columbia starting to hit media reports and February press releases are looking increasingly misleading discuss.agonist.org

To: lurqer who wrote (39081)	3/27/2004 9:11:40 AM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 89467

The smoking gun on the human case(s) of avian flu in British Columbia starting to smoke more this morning. Here's a time line that should put today's announcements in perspective discuss.agonist.org