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More than 900 children were killed in Afghanistan's conflict last year, the United Nations said Monday, calling it the most violent year for children since it started keeping records.

The U.N. mission said the nearly 25 percent increase in child deaths from the previous year was largely caused by mines and munitions left over from decades of conflict. It documented a 66 percent increase in such deaths in 2016.

"Conflict-related violence exacted a heavy toll on Afghanistan in 2016, with an overall deterioration in civilian protection and the highest-total civilian casualties recorded since 2009, when UNAMA began systematic documentation of civilian casualties," the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its annual report.

It said 3,498 people were killed in 2016, including 923 children, and that another 7,920 people were wounded. The overall casualty toll was slightly higher than the previous year.

"I am deeply saddened to report, for yet another year, another increase in civilian casualties, another all-time high figure," Tadamichi Yamamoto, the U.N. envoy to Afghanistan, told a press conference.

The aid group Save the Children said the latest figures were "extremely concerning," and called on all parties to do more to protect civilians.

The Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency against the U.S.-backed government in Kabul for more than 15 years, advanced on a number of fronts in 2016. Afghan forces have struggled to combat the militants since the U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014.

"The humanitarian situation across much of Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in the past 12 months," Save the Children's country director, Ana Locsin, said in a statement.

"With the start of the traditional fighting season not far away with the end of winter, it could get even worse in the coming months," she said.

Europe’s “On Fire” About The Documentary VAXXED, From Cover-Up To Catastrophe

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

By Catherine J. Frompovich

Since unsafe vaccines are a global health problem, folks at the European Forum for Vaccine Vigilance (EFVV) are sponsoring several showings of the documentary film about the fraudulent science and cover-ups that took place within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the MMR vaccine and its implication in autism in young, black boys under three years of age.

That criminal activity is documented in VAXXED, From Cover-up to Catastrophe, by one of the CDC’s epidemiologists who took part in it: William Thompson, PhD.

Vaccine acolytes and spinmeisters claim VAXXED is about Dr Andrew Wakefield, which it is not! Even though Dr Wakefield is a producer of VAXXED, the film documents using telephone voice recordings of what happened while Dr Thompson participated in and cooperated with producing a falsified CDC vaccine report, which he feels sorry about and apparently wants to make amends.

https://youtu.be/EdCU2DfMBpU?

According to a press release [1] from EFVV,

The EFVV has been proud to be involved in the organisation and sponsoring of Vaccine Safety debates in Brussels (9 February), Paris (13 February) and London (14 February), all involving screenings of Andy Wakefield’s film, VAXXED, alongside presentations by eminent scientists and medical professionals.

Mark your calendars to attend this most monumental event.

Furthermore, EFVV would like supporters to sign their Petition to reach the 50,000 signature goal.

That Petition can be found here:https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-european-commission-council-of-the-european-union-respect-promote-and-protect-freedom-of-informed-vaccination-consent-throughout-europe

The EFVV (http://www.efvv.eu), a group representing some 20 European countries (both EU member states and non-EU members) is therefore demanding:

That compulsory vaccination be abolished throughout Europe as it is a breach of our Universal Human Rights,
That mandatory vaccination never be introduced in any country where vaccines are only recommended at present.
That the Precautionary Principle be applied in the case of vaccination in Europe,
That European citizens benefit from freedom of fully informed vaccination choice and consent,
That an effective, independent European Vaccine Adverse Effect Reporting (VAER) system be established to monitor vaccine safety. [2]

It looks like Europeans have gotten their act together and are “on fire”—Go EU and EFVV, Go!

However, you can be certain staunch opposition will be surrounding each of the events, even to the point of trying to get them canceled. Don’t cave; show up and watch a most incredible true story of how vaccine science truly is fraudulent.

References:

[1] https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-european-commission-council-of-the-european-union-respect-promote-and-protect-freedom-of-informed-vaccination-consent-throughout-europe/u/19311557?utm_medium=email&utm_source=notification&utm_campaign=petition_update&sfmc_tk=26nlObNdfe9q0a6PDpaLpuyhnQP%2bRU79MuNkD%2fCX79DiictNMiZjmWrUUXEaCsUP

[2] https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-european-commission-council-of-the-european-union-respect-promote-and-protect-freedom-of-informed-vaccination-consent-throughout-europe?source_location=minibar

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THOUSANDS HANGED IN ASSAD'S SAYDNAYA TORTURE PRISON, AMNESTY SAYS

ON 2/7/17 AT 6:43 AM

The Syrian government hanged as many as 13,000 people in the first five years of the Syrian conflict at a torture prison north of Damascus, Amnesty International says in a new report released on Tuesday.

It said that most of the victims of the alleged mass hangings were civilian activists opposed to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The report, entitled “Human Slaughterhouse: Mass hanging and extermination at Saydnaya prison,” bases its findings on dozens of interviews with witnesses, such as judges, doctors, guards and prisoners, many conducted in southern Turkey due to a lack of access to Syrian territory.

It reveals that at least once a week from the 2011 uprising to 2015, prison authorities took dozens of prisoners out of their cells, beat them, and then hanged them “in the middle of the night and in total secrecy,” according to witnesses. They then put the bodies in mass graves on the outskirts of the Syrian capital in the dead of night, Amnesty said.

It said: “Throughout this process, they remain blindfolded. They do not know when or how they will die until the noose was placed around their necks.” It called the killings a “calculated campaign of extrajudicial execution.”

A former judge who witnessed the killings told Amnesty: “They kept them [hanging] there for 10- to -15 minutes. For the young ones, their weight wouldn't kill them. The officers' assistants would pull them down and break their necks.”

The judge said that authorities would questions suspects about alleged crimes but convict them regardless of the facts. “Whether the answer is 'yes' or 'no', he will be convicted... This court has no relation with the rule of law,” he said.

Many more may have died since 2015, but those that Amnesty interviewed no longer had access to information from the prison.

An aerial view of Saydnaya prison, where Amnesty International alleges up to 13,000 people have been hanged since the start of the conflict.AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

The Syrian government does not often comment on allegations of torture and killings but has previously denied the findings of rights groups as propaganda. The conflict has placed untold horrors on the country’s population, displacing more than half of all Syrians and leaving more than 320,000 people dead.

The regime and a coalition of Syrian opposition factions met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, last month for peace talks brokered by Russia and Turkey. The report’s finding are released two weeks before a new round of U.N.-backed peace talks in Geneva.

“The upcoming Syria peace talks in Geneva cannot ignore these findings. Ending these atrocities in Syrian government prisons must be put on the agenda,” Lynn Maalouf, deputy director for research at Amnesty's Beirut office, told the Associated Press.

(Newsweek)

Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/7/2017 4:36:11 PM
	Over 900 children killed in Afghanistan during 2016 Associated Press Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:00 UTC More than 900 children were killed in Afghanistan's conflict last year, the United Nations said Monday, calling it the most violent year for children since it started keeping records. The U.N. mission said the nearly 25 percent increase in child deaths from the previous year was largely caused by mines and munitions left over from decades of conflict. It documented a 66 percent increase in such deaths in 2016. "Conflict-related violence exacted a heavy toll on Afghanistan in 2016, with an overall deterioration in civilian protection and the highest-total civilian casualties recorded since 2009, when UNAMA began systematic documentation of civilian casualties," the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its annual report. It said 3,498 people were killed in 2016, including 923 children, and that another 7,920 people were wounded. The overall casualty toll was slightly higher than the previous year. "I am deeply saddened to report, for yet another year, another increase in civilian casualties, another all-time high figure," Tadamichi Yamamoto, the U.N. envoy to Afghanistan, told a press conference. The aid group Save the Children said the latest figures were "extremely concerning," and called on all parties to do more to protect civilians. The Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency against the U.S.-backed government in Kabul for more than 15 years, advanced on a number of fronts in 2016. Afghan forces have struggled to combat the militants since the U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014. "The humanitarian situation across much of Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in the past 12 months," Save the Children's country director, Ana Locsin, said in a statement. "With the start of the traditional fighting season not far away with the end of winter, it could get even worse in the coming months," she said. Reporting from Associated Press (sott.net)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/8/2017 10:08:35 AM
	BP Moves To Drill Near Newly Discovered Coral Reef Despite Warnings From Scientists ByWhitney Webb Posted on February 7, 2017 A recently discovered coral reef located at the mouth of the Amazon river is now in danger as oil companies, including BP, are set to drill for oil nearby. Credit – Jim Maragos via the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A coral reef described by National Geographic as “one of the most surprising finds in modern sea research” is under imminent ecological danger as big oil companies like BP and Total have announced their plans to begin drilling operations in the area. Together, the companies own five licenses allowing drilling around the Amazon river delta and are waiting to be granted permits to begin exploratory drilling this year. The Brazilian government, under the leadership of the right-wing and notoriously corrupt Michel Temer, is expected to comply. Total and BP told Greenpeace’s Energydesk that “the existing environmental studies acknowledge the reef and said they plan to proceed without further risk assessments”. The coral reef was discovered off the coast of Brazil by chance by a group of scientists who followed the clues laid out by a“1977 six-page research paper that included a hand-drawn map suggesting this region might mask an extraordinary set of reefs.” The mouth of the Amazon proved to be congested with a layer of thick, heavy mud— a condition which would normally smother the growth of a tropical reef. It is believed to be more than 600 miles long, extending from the southern tip of French Guiana to Brazil’s Maranhão State. The eco-system uncovered largely exists without light, photosynthesis and only very small amounts of oxygen. So far, 73 species of fish and 61 types of sponges have been identified as inhabitants. Given the murky conditions, scientists estimate only 10% of the reef has been surveyed to date. The discovery team worries that contamination from oil drilling could gravely harm the thriving reef, the vast majority of which is yet unexplored. “Such large-scale industrial activities present a major environmental challenge, and companies should catalyze a more complete social-ecological assessment of the system before impacts become extensive and conflicts among the stakeholders escalate,” indicates a new study detailing the discovery. Further studies are required to understand the level of risk involved with drilling in this area, and the scientists are suggesting more comprehensive intervention of Brazil’s ministry of environment, IBAMA. The study suggests that the environmental impact reports prepared by the oil companies and Brazilian government thus far are “still incipient and largely based on sparse museum specimens”. The region is also home to several species categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN, such as the Amazon river dolphin and Amazonian manatee, as well as the highly endangered hawksbill sea turtle. Environmental impact reports suggest these species are particularly vulnerable to extinction if their environment suffers in any way. One of the scientists involved, Dr. Asp, reported to Energydesk that the reef is ecologically essential and of great value to the environment and scientific community, “This reef system is important for many reasons, including the fact that it has unique characteristics regarding use and availability of light, and physicochemical water conditions; it has a huge potential for new species and biotechnology; it has a very large extension; it is important to fisheries as well, which is an important socioeconomic aspect of the Amazonian Coastal Zone.” What are your thoughts? Please comment below and share this news! This article (BP Moves To Drill Near Newly Discovered Coral Reef Despite Warnings From Scientists) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to the author and True Activist. Read More: http://www.trueactivist.com/bp-moves-to-drill-near-newly-discovered-coral-reef-despite-warnings-from-scientists/
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/8/2017 10:38:59 AM
	Khamenei Vows Trump Response on Iran Revolution Anniversary by Ladane Nasseri 7 de febrero de 2017 6:48 GMT-5 \| Updated on 7 de febrero de 2017 16:06 GMT-5 Iran Will Respond to Growing Trump Hostility Iran will respond to the growing hostility from President Donald Trump when it celebrates the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution this week, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in his first public comments since the U.S. imposed new sanctions on his nation. “He says, ‘Be afraid of me,”’ Khamenei said, referring to Trump in a speech to air force commanders and personnel posted on his website on Tuesday. “People will respond to this on the anniversary of the revolution with their presence in the streets, and they will show what stance the population takes in the face of threat.” Iran marks the revolution that led to its Islamic Republic on Feb. 10. Follow Khamenei.ir @khamenei_ir #Trump says be scared of me! No, Iranians will respond to such words with Feb. 10 rallies & will show what is their position toward threats. 5:07 AM - 7 Feb 2017 174 Retweets 392 likes Iranian officials have said they won’t be intimidated by the Trump administration, which put their nation “on notice” for testing a ballistic missile last week and then sanctioned a list of entities it said were linked to the missile program. Iran said the test launches are a matter of sovereignty and security rather than a signal intended for Trump, who had tweeted that Iran was “playing with fire.” Follow Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump Iran is playing with fire - they don't appreciate how "kind" President Obama was to them. Not me! 6:28 AM - 3 Feb 2017 63,135 Retweets 172,172 likes Khamenei’s comments were the latest to rebuke the president without escalating the confrontation, said Dina Esfandiary, a fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies at London’s King’s College. “Rather than mirroring Trump, the supreme leader is adopting an ‘I-told-you-so’ tone to allow Trump’s comments to speak for themselves,” she said. Khamenei, Iran’s ultimate arbiter on all issues of state, had warned that the U.S. remained untrustworthy even as the two nations went on to achieve a breakthrough in ties with the 2015 nuclear deal, “so the U.S. rhetoric plays into” his world view, Esfandiary said. ‘Difficult Days’ The Trump White House has adopted a hard line on Iran since taking power on Jan. 20, banning its citizens from entering the U.S. and accusing the nation of interfering in the affairs of the U.S.’s regional allies in the Middle East. During his campaign, Trump vowed to either “tear up” or change the terms of the landmark accord, which lifted a host of sanctions on Iran in return for curbing its nuclear program. While he hasn’t repeated those pledges in office, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he believes “Trump may try to renegotiate” and predicted “difficult days ahead.” Neither Iran nor other signatories to the deal would accept that, Zarif said in an interview published by the Tehran-based Ettelaat newspaper Tuesday. “The Ayatollah is going to realize that there is a new president in office,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Tuesday. “This president’s not going to sit by and let Iran flout its violations or its apparent violations to the joint agreement. But he will continue to take action as he sees fit.” Khamenei offered conditional support for the nuclear diplomacy, helping to protect President Hassan Rouhani and his team of negotiators led by Zarif from hardliners opposed to the talks. If Trump now tries to unpick the deal, Rouhani can expect a renewed onslaught from critics sensing an opportunity to weaken him in the lead-up to presidential elections in May. ‘Real Face’ Speaking on Tuesday, Khamenei said Iran is “thankful to this newcomer” for validating its long-held opinion of the U.S. government as deceitful. Trump “is showing the real face of the U.S.,” he said. Follow Khamenei.ir @khamenei_ir We appreciate Trump! Because he largely did the job for us in revealing true face of America. 8:36 AM - 7 Feb 2017 985 Retweets 1,202 likes Rallies to mark the anniversary of the revolution are intended to demonstrate support for the clerical regime and its values, and are attended each year by tens of thousands of Iranians, including many state employees and their families. This year, the establishment will also use the parades “to harness backing from those who don’t normally participate but are now infuriated” by Trump’s inclusion of Iran in his seven-nation immigration ban and perceived American threats, said Ellie Geranmayeh, Middle East senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations in London. “We are likely to see an uptick in participants at the rally relative to other years,” she said. (bloomberg.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 2/8/2017 1:10:16 PM
	THOUSANDS HANGED IN ASSAD'S SAYDNAYA TORTURE PRISON, AMNESTY SAYS BY JACK MOORE ON 2/7/17 AT 6:43 AM The Syrian government hanged as many as 13,000 people in the first five years of the Syrian conflict at a torture prison north of Damascus, Amnesty International says in a new report released on Tuesday. It said that most of the victims of the alleged mass hangings were civilian activists opposed to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The report, entitled “Human Slaughterhouse: Mass hanging and extermination at Saydnaya prison,” bases its findings on dozens of interviews with witnesses, such as judges, doctors, guards and prisoners, many conducted in southern Turkey due to a lack of access to Syrian territory. It reveals that at least once a week from the 2011 uprising to 2015, prison authorities took dozens of prisoners out of their cells, beat them, and then hanged them “in the middle of the night and in total secrecy,” according to witnesses. They then put the bodies in mass graves on the outskirts of the Syrian capital in the dead of night, Amnesty said. It said: “Throughout this process, they remain blindfolded. They do not know when or how they will die until the noose was placed around their necks.” It called the killings a “calculated campaign of extrajudicial execution.” Read more: Assad's Vicious Torture Machine: Chapter and Verse A former judge who witnessed the killings told Amnesty: “They kept them [hanging] there for 10- to -15 minutes. For the young ones, their weight wouldn't kill them. The officers' assistants would pull them down and break their necks.” The judge said that authorities would questions suspects about alleged crimes but convict them regardless of the facts. “Whether the answer is 'yes' or 'no', he will be convicted... This court has no relation with the rule of law,” he said. Many more may have died since 2015, but those that Amnesty interviewed no longer had access to information from the prison. An aerial view of Saydnaya prison, where Amnesty International alleges up to 13,000 people have been hanged since the start of the conflict.AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL The Syrian government does not often comment on allegations of torture and killings but has previously denied the findings of rights groups as propaganda. The conflict has placed untold horrors on the country’s population, displacing more than half of all Syrians and leaving more than 320,000 people dead. The regime and a coalition of Syrian opposition factions met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, last month for peace talks brokered by Russia and Turkey. The report’s finding are released two weeks before a new round of U.N.-backed peace talks in Geneva. “The upcoming Syria peace talks in Geneva cannot ignore these findings. Ending these atrocities in Syrian government prisons must be put on the agenda,” Lynn Maalouf, deputy director for research at Amnesty's Beirut office, told the Associated Press. (Newsweek)
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