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A Journalist Beaten -- One Year Later

26-06-2009 07:48 | Palestine | World

June 26, 2008 is a day I will never forget. For the events of that day irrevocably changed my life. That day I was detained, interrogated, strip searched, and tortured while attempting to return home from a European speaking tour, which culminated in independent American journalist Dahr Jamil and I sharing the Martha Gellhorn Journalism Prize in London -- an award given to journalists who expose propaganda which often masks egregious human rights abuses.

Beginning of the End in Iran

Ayatollah Khamenei’s June 19 speech reminded many Iranians of some of the utterances of the shah in the last months of his rule: former president and current chairman of the ‘assembly of experts’ Ali Akbar Rafsanjani cannot be corrupt – he has been the supreme leader’s friend for over 50 years! Everyone in Iran had accepted the results of the elections: it was all the fault of foreign powers and foreign media that some people are now doubting them! Conspiracies are all around us and, just as in colonial times, the British are behind it.

Border problems - no chance for the Afghani people in Calais

25-06-2009 19:10 | History | Migration | World

My name is Ali. I'm from Afghanistan. Now we live in the "Jungle", how we call the woods around Calais, were we're forced to live. We request support from the English people. The border is very hard. No one pass to England. The English government should tell the government of France to open the border.

Stories from people trying to cross the border at Calais

25-06-2009 16:12 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression | World

Behind all the scare stories and fiction of the tabloid scum press, we are making friends with people here who gradually tell us their stories. Obviously they are scared of what would happen if their stories were made public but have agreed to let us tell people the rough outlines. All names have been changed.

Palestine Today 062509

25-06-2009 14:31 | Anti-racism | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Thursday June 25th 2009.

Chavez suspects CIA role in Iran

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the CIA of being behind anti-government protests rocking Iran, and repeated his support for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Israeli PM Netanyahu: 75% of the Iranians want regime change

25-06-2009 14:21 | Anti-militarism | History | Repression | World

The selected quotes below from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Reza Pahlavi, the son of ousted Shah of Iran, provide further insight into the true colour of the "Green Revolution".

Mass Protests Rock Iran: No to All Wings of the Mullah Regime!

25-06-2009 13:38 | Analysis | Repression | Workers' Movements | World

For more than a week, Iran has been convulsed by mass demonstrations denouncing election fraud. Hundreds of thousands have repeatedly taken to the streets to denounce the government, which is now threatening, and beginning to carry out, a bloody crackdown. This time around, imperialist intervention is veiled: the White House feigns neutrality, the Western media go all out for the opposition, while in the background various agencies provide vital technical aid. In reality, all candidates in the presidential vote swear allegiance to the Islamic Republic, and the supposed moderate reformers are no less butchers and enemies of poor and working people than the conservative "populist" government. The situation cries out for revolutionary leadership independent of all factions of the theocracy, to wage a struggle for workers revolution against imperialism and clerical reaction.

GREECE CORFU 27-28 JUNE 2009

25-06-2009 11:23 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

SEE U THERE

TUC joined the International solidarity action day!

ACTION: protest at Iranian Embassy on Friday 26 June 2009, 12:30-1:30pm

Justice for Iranian workers – to include the human rights of all Iranians who have been deprived of their rights.

Strawberries and blood .. Manolada / Greece

25-06-2009 10:44 | Anti-racism | World

Next time in Greece dont buy Strawberries from Manolada

http://garizo.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post_25.html

Why does the Catholic Church treat Berlusconi with kid gloves?

24-06-2009 21:26 | Analysis | World

This (abbreviated) letter was written by Fr Paolo Farinella, priest and bible scholar in Genoa to his bishop, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco. It examines the Berlusconi scandal from the point of view of a priest, asks and explains why the Catholic Church in Italy condones his behaviour

http://www.repubblica.it/2009/06/sezioni/politica/berlusconi-divorzio-10/lettera-farinella/lettera-farinella.html

Lebanon: Short film on the siege of Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp

The anarchist media collective a-films has just published a new short film ("Two Years Under Siege"/10min) from the destroyed Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp in northern Lebanon.

Selective Sympathy for Iran

24-06-2009 19:13 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

Concerned human rights activists find themselves in a difficult situation. While they have justifiable concerns about the treatment of anti-government protesters, they must always keep in mind that warfare is the worst human rights abuse of all. The greatest risk to the Iranian people comes from the American president, who had already proclaimed that military action against Iran should not be “taken off the table.”

Iran in Rebellion in this Week's Socialist WebZine

* Neda Agha-Soltan, Presente! Murdered June 20, 2009

Update And Info From Calais No Border Camp

A farcical curtain of steel has descended on Calais, and the massive campaign of demonisation of our camp by the local authorities continues in the press. The camp is now fully set up with approx 300 people from all over Europe. Many local people are visiting the site and a group of around 40 mostly Kurdish and Afghani migrants. It is nice big site, quite open for people to come walk around and a lot of local kids hanging out. It runs alongside the main motorway from the port out of town and is just a few minutes from the Jungle, the makeshift camps where migrants are living. Many of the migrants seem to be very young, one just 12 year old Afghani visited the camp last night. Migrants report that currently the controls at the border are very tight and that no one has been getting through for few weeks, consequently the number of migrants in Calais are at their highest in several years.

Palestine Today 062409

24-06-2009 16:10 | Anti-racism | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday June 24th 2009.

McDonalds McLibel Protest 2009 + Video

McDonalds waste there cash on security while activists get the message out!

Interview with El Libertario (Venezuela – June 2009)

24-06-2009 13:40 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

* From Madrid the anarchist group Star, linked to the Iberian Federation of Anarchists Youths (Federación Ibérica de Juventudes Anarquistas-FIJA-), has raised questions whose answers will let us know today and in detail what is doing and saying the known Venezuelan anarchist newspaper.

International Protests aboput Iranian Workers

24-06-2009 10:22 | Workers' Movements | World

If your city is not included -organise a protest on the 26th June !!

World Newswire Archive

A Journalist Beaten -- One Year Later

Beginning of the End in Iran

Border problems - no chance for the Afghani people in Calais

Stories from people trying to cross the border at Calais

Palestine Today 062509

Chavez suspects CIA role in Iran

Israeli PM Netanyahu: 75% of the Iranians want regime change

Mass Protests Rock Iran: No to All Wings of the Mullah Regime!

GREECE CORFU 27-28 JUNE 2009

TUC joined the International solidarity action day!

Strawberries and blood .. Manolada / Greece

Why does the Catholic Church treat Berlusconi with kid gloves?

Lebanon: Short film on the siege of Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp

Selective Sympathy for Iran

Iran in Rebellion in this Week's Socialist WebZine

Update And Info From Calais No Border Camp

Palestine Today 062409

McDonalds McLibel Protest 2009 + Video

Interview with El Libertario (Venezuela – June 2009)

International Protests aboput Iranian Workers

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