World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Nepal on a tightrope. Democracy or dictatorship?

22-04-2006 09:11 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

In Nepal the showdown between a fat power-crazed king and a huge democracy movement has shut down the entire country since Apr 6th. International pressure can help end the crisis. Nepali people need support in their struggle to escape dictatorship. Demo at Nepal Embassy 25th Apr

Decay and Renewal

22-04-2006 05:03 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

The latest offering from the Bush administration is a nuclear attack on Iran; after only a few years in power this insane administration is ready to wage nuclear warfare! If this is not cause for alarm then resign yourselves to your fate (lemmings).

Emergency protest at Nepalese Embassy

21-04-2006 10:46 | Social Struggles | London | World

Nepal is entering the third week of a general strike for democracy and against autocratic rule by the King. We are callling for a picket of the Nepalese Embassy in London on Saturday 29 April, 1pm.

2 Registered Sex Offenders Killed in Maine

The shootings of Joseph L. Gray, 57, of Milo, and William Elliott, 24, of Corinth, led state police to take down the Maine Sex Offender Registry Web site as a precaution, state Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. The site lists the photos, names and addresses of more than 2,200 sex offenders.

Iran's state murder of gays

Victims framed for kidnap and rape
"Deportation would be a death sentence"
Asylum urged for gay Iranian refugees

The Parliament Square Picnickers Present: 'Honk for Freedom'

'Honk for Freedom'

No Borders Harmondsworth demo movie part 2

Part two of two short films.

Riots in the Solomon Islands

19-04-2006 03:16 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Riots broke out in the Solomon Islands after Snyder Rini was declared prime minister. However, there are claims that votes were bought by Mr Rini's financial backers. "Not only promises but gifts of money. So how can you fight that?" said Francis Billy Hilly, a spokesperson for the opposition. It has been reported that an angry crowd threw stones at the Parliament building, resulting in tear gas being fired by the police. Cars and buildings were set alight in Honiara and several Australian and New Zealand police officers were injured.

No Borders Harmondsworth demo movie part 1

Part one of two films.

New Zealand government extends Afghanistan military operations

18-04-2006 23:00 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

As with Australia, one of the chief purposes of New Zealand’s support for the “war on terror” was to get the support of the US in particular for the predatory activities of NZ imperialism in the Pacific. Clark and Peters now appear to have won explicit approval from both the US and Britain for the country’s expanding role as a regional policeman. At the end of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s trip to Auckland last month, he and Clark issued a joint statement declaring that New Zealand would increasingly become “the ears and eyes for Britain” in the Pacific as Britain’s presence waned and China’s increased.

Audio Report From Palestinan Prisoner Day

18-04-2006 15:33 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

April the 17th is the annual day when Palestinians commemorate their friends and family members imprisioned inside Israeli Gaels. Listen to a report recorded on Prisoners' day with the head of the Bethlehem Palestinian Prisoner Society discussing the Israeli policy of Administrative detention.
For more information please visit www.ppsmo.org

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill: Open Letter to MP

15-04-2006 18:38 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Below is an open letter sent, on 15 April, to our MP regarding the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill which threatens to end meaningful parliamentary democracy in Britain.

The full letter with hypertext links is available via the following entry posted to the iNoodle.com blog:

http://inoodle.com/2006/04/legislative-and-regulatory-reform-bill.html

Protest for James Miller and Tom Hurdnall outside the EU Office in Edinburgh

This is a short piece with 10 photos about the protest outside the EU Commission Office in Edinburgh today.
The protest was about the withholding of aid to the Palestinians by the EU and also for justice for James Miller and Tom Hurdnall who were shot by the Israelis.

Crest Nicholson Evicted Houseboat Family Good Friday Open Letter of Appeal

14-04-2006 14:45 | Education | Health | Social Struggles | World

So it 'comes to pass' that people change places and the companies change owners and names, but the fruits of their work continues. The Shalom Family evicted by Crest from their own Home, issues a second, Good Friday Open Appeal, to Crest Nicholson Directors. It's reproduced here.

The Terrible Truth About ID Cards

14-04-2006 10:31 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Technology | World

The UK ID card is not what you think it is. It is not a simple identity document like your passport or driving licese. It is in fact, a database backed control grid and the fulfilment of Orwells nightmare.

Cornish Wildlife Sanctuary to be trashed for posh houses and cars

14-04-2006 08:08 | Free Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Developers MDL plan to turn a tranquil ex quarry on the Cornish coast into posh houses and a hotel and marina, bringing traffic nightmares and roadbuilding to a congested Cornish village. Locals want the quarry to become a wildlife park and study centre, but the corrupt council won't listen.

Detainee hunger strike on Greatreporter.com

From Jason N. Parkinson. Hits top story for Europe.

Over 100 immigration detainees have gone on hunger strike in the UK, alleging they were bullied and beaten during a protest against their treatment by authorities...

Failed Strategies

The New World will not be dominated by military might or economic strength, it will be dominated by the will of the people – all people everywhere acting in the interests of each other and the planet that sustains them. Analysts are highly paid to determine future directions; recent social history has laid bare the most likely outcome. The recent capitulation of the government to the will of the people in France; the demonstration of six hundred thousand Hispanics in LA, the success of the people against their corrupt leader in Thailand. All these events in very close succession signal with clarity the world ‘government’ of tomorrow.

Mr Justice Finnegan, Royal Dutch Shell & the "Rossport Five”

11-04-2006 15:01 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On Friday 7th April the “Rossport 5” were back in court before the President of the Irish High Court, Mr Justice Finnegan.

Glasgow - direct action group UNITY goes public!

Hundreds of asylum seekers are planning a campaign of direct action to prevent immigration officers removing people who are threatened with deportation.
Using prearranged phone networks, they aim to erect human barricades in front of flats and houses to prevent officials gaining access and set up watches to alert people who fear being taken into detention.

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