World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Gay Saudis tortured, flogged and executed

Defend gay Muslims persecuted by fundamentalism
17 May is “International Day Against Homophobia”
Saudi Arabia is one of the world's most homophobic countries. Gay people are routinely arrested, jailed, tortured, flogged and sometimes executed

UK Activists Join Global Protest Against Suez

17-05-2005 13:44 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | London | World

On Friday May 13th, activists from Bolivia Solidarity Campaign, War on Want, and WDM joined protestors around the world, to campaign against Suez, the multinational water company focusing their attention on Lord Simon of Highbury.

EU counter summit in Luxembourg: status of the preperations

16-05-2005 20:35 | G8 2005 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Only one month left until the (anti-) european counter summit in Luxembourg.
Whilst in the European public everybody is paying attention to the EU constitution and fear or hope its rejection, networks of the radical left and anarchists in Luxembourg have initiated protests against a Europe of capitalism.

Inter Milan accepts challenge of playing Zapatista football team

16-05-2005 13:52 | Indymedia | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

As previously reported on Indymedia Scotland and Indymedia UK, plagiarised though of BBC world news, Subcommandante Marcos from the EZLN in Chiapas, Mexico, wrote an invitation for a solidarity football game to Inter Milan.
Now the solidarity group B.A.S.T.A. Reports on Indymedia Germany that Inter Milan would have accepted the challenge, however, not yet detemining the time and location of the match.

Anniversary is woodland destruction - their answer is to ban public access!!!

14-05-2005 22:31 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

This Sunday 15th May at 2pm Spodden Valley campaigners are to meet at the concrete blocks on Dell Rd/Woodlands Rd in the Spodden Valley, Rochdale.

Thieaim is to walk the short distacnce on the public path ans cycle path of Woodlands Rd to where woodland was destroyed a year ago to the day.

To find out more about the environmental corporate vandalism that happened on 15/16th May 2004 go to

www.Spodden-Valley.co.uk/beforeandafter.htm

This might be the last chance to people may have to walk and cycle there for years…

Cadbury's 'eats' Green&Blacks...

14-05-2005 15:43 | Culture | Social Struggles | World

Green & Blacks, the organic choc etc co has 'sold out' to
megacorp Cadbury Sweppes.

This is an account of my five days in the West Bank/Israel earlier this month.

This is a 2,200 word article with 10 attached photos of my time in the West Bank and Israel in May 2005.

“Fascists stab, democrats shoot”

13-05-2005 12:40 | Education | Social Struggles | London | World

“Fascists stab, democrats shoot” in Athens within University!

What qualifies as resistance?

Why should we call them 'resistance'?

Protest against Saudi torture and executions

Join our protest on the International Day Against Homophobia.

Tuesday 17 May 2005
12 noon to 2pm
Saudi Arabian Embassy
30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ (nearest tube Green Park)

kick off time in uzbekistan

13-05-2005 00:38 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | World

it seems to be kick off time in uzbekistan, at least according to these two reports. the second of which is very interesting....
months of peaceful protest followed by an armed uprising???

15 year old anarchist killed by police on mayday, Bogotá,Columbia

08-05-2005 21:48 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

News is circulating that yet another anarchist has died due to state repression on Mayday. Within hours of the Dublin anarchist picnic Nicolás David Neira Alvares was clubbed to the ground by up to eight police on the Bogota Mayday march and beaten on the head until he passed out. Police then prevented his comrades getting to him so it was some time before they could get him to hospital where he died earlier today.

lock glueing against general election

08-05-2005 13:32 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | World

on the eve of the general election, locks in leeds were glued up with quick metal to help sabotage the democratic system.

Who Stole The Poll? Jack's Back With 20,000 Postal Votes In His Sack

06-05-2005 10:31 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

From dodgy dossiers to dodgy ballots...

Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, has been re-elected with a reduced majority amid warnings of widespread electoral fraud in his Blackburn constituency.

At a public meeting in the town's cathedral, the Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates accused the Foreign Secretary's supporters of rigging ballots to keep Labour in power.

Murdoch dubs Lib Dems "extremists"

05-05-2005 15:13 | Social Struggles | London | World

The "Rupert Murdoch Says" section from today's Sun makes it pretty clear who the rabid racists are most afraid of.

Make Rupert Cry! Vote Lib Dem!

They KNEW about the exposed asbestos in the Spodden Valley?!

04-05-2005 20:39 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

The Save Spodden Valley campaign has seen a letter dated 10th September 2004 sent to the owners of the TBA site confirming exposed asbestos in the Spodden Valley. Until late February 2005, Countryside Properties appeared adamant that there was no exposed asbestos on the land owned by MMC Developments Ltd/ Rathbone Jersey Ltd.

'Blairgate' - Britain's Election Tsunami

04-05-2005 16:54 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London | World

Felicity Arbuthnot who has been working with independent candidate Reg Keys, who is standing against Tony Blair in the Sedgefield constituency, gives an overview of the anti-war candidates who are trying to reveal Labour cover-up over the Gulf war