News: December 2011 archives
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Channel Swim for ASF-Pakistan
Many congratulations from all at ASTI to Natasha Simenson and her team for the tremendous achievement in swimming the channel and raising money for ASF-Pakistan!
Posted on 21/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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ASTI Tea-Party Fundraising Event!
Tea-Party fundraising event took place earlier in December and it was organised by a wonderful group of ASTI volunteers!
Posted on 21/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Women-specific bills passed: Fourteen-year jail term for acid-throwers’
‘ISLAMABAD: Acid victims sitting in the gallery of the upper house witnessed the landmark Senate proceedings in awe.’
Posted on 13/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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ASF-Bangladesh has been awarded a prestigious honour by French Government
Alain Juppe spoke in Paris on Saturday 10 December 2011 to Five International Associations
Posted on 13/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Afghan police arrest spurned brothers for acid attack’
‘(Reuters) – Afghan police have arrested four brothers who threw acid over a woman who had refused to marry one of them, also attacked her mother and two sisters with acid, and brutally beat her father, the interior ministry said on Friday.’
Posted on 09/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Malaysian acid attack survivor to undergo plastic surgery in South Korea’
‘GEORGE TOWN: Acid attack survivor Tan Hui Linn, 19, who is studying accountancy at a private college in Kuala Lumpur, will undergo examination for plastic surgery in Seoul on Dec 14.’
Posted on 09/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘‘Honour’ crimes against women in UK rising rapidly, figures show’
‘Statistics from police forces detailing numbers of crimes planned and carried out by families or communities reveals 47% rise’
Posted on 09/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Afghan sisters hurt in acid attack over rejected proposal’
‘The suitor was rejected. And the intended bride’s family and officials say he took his revenge’
Posted on 02/12/11 in ASTI news • Read full article
