News: November 2009 archives
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Dear Katie Piper, from Nila in Bangladesh
Dear Katie Piper – From one acid survivor to another… From Nila, an acid survivor in Bangladesh.
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Posted on 24/11/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Latest Acid Attacks Reported from Around the Globe
In the month of November 2009, several incidences of acid violence were reported to have taken place. They have occurred in the countries where the Acid Survivors Foundation’s operate, as well as in other countries – Malaysia, Thailand, and the United States of America.
Posted on 23/11/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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James Partridge Breaks the Mould
Well done to ASTI Trustee James Partirdge on the day his week long afternoon news reading comes to an end.
Posted on 20/11/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Friday turns jubilation day for acid burn survivor
Pakistani acid burn survivor Naila Farhat wins Supreme Court Case within 10 minutes. Her perpetrator is awarded 12 years imprisonment along side having to pay a compensation of PKR 1.2 million to Naila.
Posted on 17/11/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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Acid attack victim seeks justice from SC
An acid attack in 2003 that completely disfigured 19-year-old Naila Farhat’s face has failed to take away her spirit to live as she bids to seek justice with the first hearing in the Supreme Court due to take place on November 13.
Posted on 13/11/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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ASF-Pakistan needs your support
The Acid Survivors Foundation Pakistan needs your support. Please take a few minutes to watch their recent appeals on youtube.
Posted on 12/11/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Staff Benda Bilili Review – Music empowering us to see beyond disabilities
What do ASTI and the ASFs have in common with the up and coming Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili? To start with: to hold our heads high and strive for a fulfilled life however high the stumbling stones that we’ve come across in life might have been.
Posted on 11/11/09 in Blog • Read full article
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One day in Kampala, Uganda
ASTI Trustee Moira Pool reports from Kampala, Uganda, where she joined the Acid Survivors Foundation for a day of awareness raising against acid violence.
Posted on 03/11/09 in Blog • Read full article
