NYMHM: FCC ownership vote, anti-gay Russian churches, Oklahoma Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:21:48 -0800 Our subscribers are our best advocates. Here's how you can help: -- Forward NYMHM to friends and family, and ask them to subscribe for free: http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/nymhm/ -- Add our RSS feed to your blog: http://www.newsdesk.org/news/index.xml ============================================================================= NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * November 14, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 46 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004464.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "Two or three problems out of 4,000 result in the whole process being shut down. It's very hard for child welfare advocates to respond. They don't want to defend one adoption taking place that shouldn't be. But at the same time, 3,999 children are being deprived of a family." -- Chuck Johnson of the National Council on Adoption, on new international adoption restrictions (see "Child Welfare," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Anti-gay Russian churches growing in U.S. FCC trying to sneak through looser media rules: critics Tribal loyalty may bridge Iraq's sectarian divide *Labor* Land struggles sour India economic zones *Immigration* No safe haven: Oklahoma targets illegal immigrants *Child Welfare* Families asunder over international adoption woes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Anti-Gay Russian Churches Growing in U.S. The beating death of a gay man by a group of Russian-speaking men in Sacramento this summer highlighted the growing trend of anti-gay extremists in western U.S. states that hail from Slavic countries. These men, second- or third-generation immigrants from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union, are part of an international evangelical Christian movement known ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004465.html > FCC Tries to Sneak Through Looser Media Rules, Protesters Say Among the 200 people who signed up to speak at an FCC hearing on media consolidation in Seattle last week were many who are convinced the Republican-controlled panel has already decided to loosen existing media ownership rules. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who was greeted with catcalls and boos at the meeting, wants a vote on changing ownership rules next ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004466.html > Tribal Loyalty May Bridge Iraq's Sectarian Divide Iraqi tribal chiefs from the Sunni-dominated Anbar province held talks last week with counterparts in Shia-dominated Qadissiya Province. Their goal -- to find a peaceful, government-backed solution to the current sectarian violence in both ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004467.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR ............................................................................. > Land Struggles Sour India Economic Zones Controversy follows the violent deaths of 21 protesters who opposed the creation of a "special economic zone" in India's West Bengal district. Activists say the deaths highlight the dangers of land seizures to create industrial areas that largely benefit multinational corporations. Such conversions are common in nations such as China, where small fishing and farming villages are transformed into economic powerhouses. The Indian villagers, from the district of Nandigram, oppose the local Marxist government's plans to acquire 14,500 acres for an industrial park and petrochemical ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004468.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMMIGRATION ............................................................................. > No Safe Haven: Oklahoma Targets Illegal Immigrants A new Oklahoma law targeting undocumented workers is among the most punitive in the nation, making it illegal to "hire, transport or house an illegal immigrant." The law also authorizes police to help federal immigration officials enforce existing immigration laws. Employers found to have hired undocumented workers will be penalized, and the state will not provide any services to illegal residents beyond ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004469.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILD WELFARE ............................................................................. > Families Asunder over International Adoption Woes Several countries are tightening their adoption laws to avoid kidnapping scandals, such as the recent confrontation in Chad over a French charity group's attempt to take 103 children out of the country. The new restrictions highlight the huge international demand for adoptions, and the lack of adequate safeguards, standards and corruption-prevention in many of the nations providing children for adoption. Another result of the changes, however, is thousands of disappointed American parents. The regulatory changes could affect as many as 4,000 children who were already bound for adoptive homes in ... 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