World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Women campaign against rape and torture in the iran-Islamic regime's prisons!

23-08-2009 11:04 | Repression | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

According to the reports which have been published about the Islamic Republic's prisons, demonstrators arrested in the recent uprisings, particularly those in Kahrizak prison, have been raped in group, and banes and guards have put them under the worst medieval tortures. Many of the detainees, female or male, have died in rape rooms because they have been repeatedly raped and group raped and due to rupture of uterus or rectum and internal bleeding.

Novartis under attack, arson at home of fur farmers

20th-21st August

CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRAVEYARD VISIT (Switzerland)
100,000+ EUROS DAMAGES AT HOME OF FUR FARMERS (Italy)
CAR VANDALIZED AT NOVARTIS MEXICO (Mexico)
WARNING SENT TO NOVARTIS (Mexico)

Vestas - support needed to prevent blades leaving UK

Vestas has started rapidly shipping blades from stock in Southampton to the USA. Two ships carrying 90 blades each have sailed from Southampton this week (17-21 August), and a third is currently being loaded with 109 blades. According to the Vestas workers’ contacts in Southampton docks, another two sailings are scheduled soon.

Arson Attack Destroys 22 Luxury Apartment Buildings

21-08-2009 03:34 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

July 29, 2009: Arson Attack Destroys 22 Apartment Buildings (350 units) in Reno, NV, (USA); $30 Million in Damages!

Eco-Anarchists Attack Luxury Car in Guadalajara, Mexico

20-08-2009 21:00 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Earth Liberation Communique: 08.18.09

Eco-Anarchists Attack Luxury Car in Guadalajara, Mexico

Communique:

Direct Action; Czech, Greece, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain & UK

15th-20th August

17 HENS RESCUED (Czech Republic)
THOUSANDS OF MINK RUN FREE (Greece)
ARSON ATTACK AT FUR/LEATHER SHOP IN LEON (Mexico)
NOVARTIS STINKS (Switzerland)
SLOGANS PAINTED AGAINST HUNTING (Spain)
LOCKS RUINED AT BUTCHERS, AGAIN (UK)
WINDOWS BROKEN AT PET STORE (Mexico)

US nuclear-powered carrier entry to Manila violates Philippine Constitution

19-08-2009 13:25 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

US nuclear-powered carrier entry to Manila violates ASEAN Treaty .

The following manifestation was made by Rep. Walden Bello of the Party-list Akbayan! on the floor of the House of Representatives of the Philippines on August 13, 2009. It was prepared by Herbert Docena of Focus on the Global South.

Project Alcatraz

19-08-2009 13:22 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

When Santa Teresa Hacienda, a sugar cane plantation and rum distillery in Venezuela, had problems with gangs from the slums they hit upon a novel solution.

The internet is under attack!

18-08-2009 09:33 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Technology | World

The powers that be still do not understand the internets, make sure you do before they consolidate their control.

Artivism on Mill Road!

Last Saturday (15/8/200) from midday about fifty people not only picketed but turned into an art installation the area in front of the proposed Tescos store on Mill Road, Cambridge.

Animal Rights Cambridge has New Website

Animal Rights Cambridge Website

Report of anti BNP protest in Codnor with 20 photos

17-08-2009 15:09 | Anti-racism | Migration | Social Struggles | World

This a 1,300 word report of the anti-BNP protest in Codnor on Saturday 15th August with 20 photos.

Anti-NIKE-alization of Miyashita Park.30/31st,August.For homeless and public use

Nike has bought development rights to the Miyashita Park, Sibuya, central Tokyo. With it they plan to make it a commercial project rather than a public space that has been used for all sorts of actvities. For example any kind of art has always been guareented to be exhibited there whatever the political connotation. The public lose the rights on 30/31st of August of which they will hold a 2 day event. Some of the homeless are also fighting as parks are the only place they can squat. More homeless are envitable with the global financial crisis and by law the only places they can not be removed are public parks. At the bottom is the translated callout.

The March of Hell. Our Japanese Cousins are some of the most oppressed activists

This network of activists are constantly harrassed more so than our country by ultra-nationalists and police alike. Since I've been here and there is little connections at all between them and Europe. The 15th of August, where 14 war criminals are commemorated alongside the dead. I'll describe what is apparently the most hardcore protest of the year for the left as there's no news anywhere. Kyoto university just had an occupation. Apparently that is not unusual. Why isn't it somewhere? There is a sort of mini Burning Man festival in the countryside next week. A 2 day Anti-Nike event after. They have a 'drifter's` union of young people who drift from cornershop and restaurant shops with no sicial mobility. Nothing like that gets through. Please look at the videos of youtube at the end and read the Japan Times article on the 15th of August demonstration.

Disappearances in Turkey (by Latuff)

16-08-2009 22:35 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

High resolution version for printing purposes here:

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Repression And Resistance In Mexico Part 2 Atenco

16-08-2009 22:02 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Repression and Resistance in Mexico
Part 2
Justice For Atenco

Repression And Resistance In Mexico Part 1 Oaxaca

Ruben Valencia Nunez from Oaxaca Mexico spoke in Glasgow and Edinburgh at the end of July as part of a 2 month European Speaking tour campaigning against the criminalisation of social movements in Mexico.

ELF Torches Development Water Truck in Mexico

16-08-2009 00:26 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Earth Liberation Front Torches Development Water Truck in Mexico

Communique:

Latin America: Social Movements in Times of Economic Crises

15-08-2009 21:03 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The most striking aspect of the prolonged and deepening world recession/depression is the relative and absolute passivity of the working and middle class in the face of massive job losses, big cuts in wages, health care and pension payments and mounting housing foreclosures. Never in the history of the 20-21st Century has an economic crisis caused so much loss to so many workers, employees, small businesses, farmers and professionals with so little large-scale public protest.