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The Lawless

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Initial release USA
Directors Joseph Losey
Initial DVD releaseJuly 20, 2009
Screenplay Daniel Mainwaring
ProducersWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
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ID2362297
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About The Lawless


In an early 1950s California border town, race relations between the white farmers and the migrant workers who harvest fruit for them have reached a boiling point. After a racial brawl erupts at a dance, a Mexican-American teenager flees after accidentally striking a policeman and, while on the lam, is wrongly accused of assaulting a white woman. Newspaperman Larry (Macdonald Carey) becomes the sole public advocate for the boy, but his courage turns the ire of the mob on himself. …

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Two People among a group of 17 US and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti last month have been Released , aid officials say.

Christian Aid Ministries said on Sunday that the two individuals were " safe, in good spirits, and being cared for".

" We cannot provide or confirm The Names of those Released , " the ministry said, giving no further details.

The Abduction of The Missionaries and their Family Members , including Children , was reported on 16 October.

They were returning from a visit to an orphanage when the bus they were travelling in was seized by gang members on a main road in The Town of Ganthier, east of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

All of those abducted at The Time - Five men, seven women and Five Children - Are US citizens, except one who is a Canadian national.

The Gang reported to be behind the kidnappings, which goes by the name of 400 Mazowo, later demanded a ransom of $1m (£740,000) for each of the 17 people being held.

On Sunday, Christian Aid Ministries - a US-based organisation that supports Haitians largely through donations, and supplies shelter, food and clothing to Children - Released a statement saying it continued to " pray for the full resolution of this situation".

" While we rejoice at this release, our hearts Are with the 15 people who Are still being held, "

Seizing vehicles and all of their occupants for ransom is one of the main activities that the 400 Mazowo uses to finance itself.

In April, The Gang abducted a group of Catholic clergy, who were later Released . It is not clear if a ransom was paid.

Haiti has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in The World , as powerful gangs exploit The Lawless situation to make money from ransom payments.

This year has been particularly bad, with.

The Rise has come in The Wake of President Jovenel Moïse's assassination In July , as Rival Factions fight to gain control of the country in The Face of a struggling police Force .



Source of news: bbc.com

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