World Repression Newswire Archive

USA - FEELING THE HEAT FROM INTERNATIONAL FIRE:

13-03-2005 22:58 | Repression | London | World

In recent years, countries have successfully complained before The World Court that their citizens were sentenced to death by U.S. states without access to diplomats from their own nations. Withdrawal from the protocol means that the United States will not have to "bow" to the International Court of Justice, ever again.

seclusion of psychiatric patients- call for assistance

At the ESF 2006 (probably in Greece) we want to organise an international meeting to discuss the situation of psychiatric patients in institutes. There are alternatives for seclusion: locking up patients in isolation cells. And putting patients outside society in separate institutes is discussable. We want to speak out about these issues, which have remained in silence for yet much too long.

H O U S I N G - is still - T H E B I G I S S U E !

On Saturday 5th of March I found the following news item on TELETEXT ITV in the North West and it’s reproduced as I type copied it. I didn’t read about it in the local right wing rag the Liverpool Echo. (Liberal-Democrat controlled) Liverpool City Council is to spend £7,200,000 on private housing, £6000 on each, according to this news report, while it's own rent paying council tenants go without any improvements and backlog of repairs going back for years.

Colombia update- san jose massacre

10-03-2005 21:02 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

9th march 2005
Latest news reports from the main dailies in Colombia
carry news which threatens the ideals and the very
geographical existence of the San Jose Peace Community
(recent victim of a massacre on 21st February).

Morsgail Estate Strike Again

10-03-2005 17:09 | Free Spaces | Indymedia | Repression | World

www.morsgail.co.uk

Noble Cause Torture?

10-03-2005 02:31 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

The Opposition had signalled it would support the inquiry but after internal discussions, Labor says it does not think a Senate probe is an appropriate forum to investigate the allegations.

Then what is the appropriate forum?

Iraq vigil - International Women’s Day

Call for a secular, democratic Iraq – No Sharia law
Freedom for Iraqi women and gays

Canada grabs Bi-Woman on IntlWomensDay.

08-03-2005 16:45 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A Bisexual woman Wendy Maxwell was grabbed by Canadian authorities at an Intl Women's day event. Threatened with deportation.

Petition at end of posting below...

Zanon attacks

08-03-2005 11:36 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

There's been some attacks in Zanon.

IPI concerned about situation of Sandra Bakutz

07-03-2005 22:43 | Repression | World

The International Press Institute posted a release on March 3 objecting to the imprisonment in Turkey of Sandra Bakutz, an Austrian journalist. The IPI calls for her release and for the Turkish authorities to stop trying to intimidate journalists.

outFarpress presents: Fr Roy Bourgeois on the School of the Americas

07-03-2005 05:18 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Father Roy Bourgeois is a leader of the movement to shut down the School of the Americas in Georgia. He speaks of his military service, work in Central America, and the annual demonstration at Fort Benning. 48:46. 2 files, broadcast quality and slow modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast.

Vigil - Solidarity with Iraqi women - 8 March 12 noon

Please try to attend this vigil in support of Iraqi women on International Women's Day, Tuesday 8 March, at 12 noon, outside the Iraqi Embassy in London (full details below).

Anti-Civilisation Bulletin

06-03-2005 11:35 | Ecology | Repression | Technology | World

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Coca Cola distribution plant in Bristol is being Blockaded

04-03-2005 09:35 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Currently in Bristol eight people are locked on in a circle of armtubes outside the main gate of coca Cola's distribution plant in Bristol. They have been there since 4.45 this morning.

US Developing New Pain Pulse Weapon For Crowd Control

04-03-2005 09:06 | G8 2005 | Repression | World

Coming soon to a riot near you...

Massacre in Columbia

02-03-2005 22:58 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On Monday 21st February members of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado were massacred whilst in a hamlet in the countryside surrounding the community. There are multiple witness to these killings. They all state that the perpetrators were members of the Colombian Army.

Reporters Sans Frontieres call for Sandra's release

02-03-2005 20:03 | Repression | World

Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters without Borders) issued a statement on March 1 calling for Austrian citizen Sandra Bakutz, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since February 10, to be released.

Death threats against occupying workers in Argentina

01-03-2005 21:32 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Death threats have been received by workers at the occupied Zanon ceramics factory in Neuquen, Argentina. Meanwhile, the Governer and Security Minister of the province claim that the Zanon workers, union lawyers and even opposition politicians are 'criminals'.

Protecting the Khmer Rouge genocidaires.

27-02-2005 16:27 | Analysis | Repression | London | World

The West is now backing a trial process to bring Khmer Rouge murderers to justice. But we shouldn't forget who backed the Khmer Rouge and who spent years blocking attempts to bring them to justice.

German newspaper on imprisonment of Austrian activist in Turkey

27-02-2005 10:27 | Repression | World

A commentary in the left-wing newspaper Junge Welt notes that the EU is reluctant to upset its relations with Turkey over the arrest of Sandra Bakutz. The left ought to support Sandra, however.
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