World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Weekly Vigil to Save the Jarawa - Reminder

Survival International are holding a weekly vigil at India House in solidarity with the Jarawa tibe

Filming his own death

It always hits me that first a 'white' woman or man like now Brad Will has to be killed in a local struggle anywhere on earth, and preferably a journalist or similar, before the mainstream propaganda media move. Even if they mostly distort reality: 'Fix the facts around the policy' - as they say.

Disabled People in North Korea

30-10-2006 14:31 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Dear All,

Please see below for Press Release which is extremely disturbing. There must be something that the international disability, indymedia and others communites can do about these horrific human rights abuses in North Korea which goes beyond the atrocities what Hitler and the Nazi's caused to over 200,000 disabled people who were the first victims within the Holocaust!!!!!

For an end to blackmail, for democratic conditions in the Basque Country

30-10-2006 12:32 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Basque political prisoner Iñaki de Juana’s hunger strike has been in the media in recent weeks. After 63 days on hunger strike demanding justice and attending the numerous requests he received and the mobilisation of Basque society, De Juana ended his protest. He began his hunger strike due to the attempt by the Spanish State Prosecution to get him sentenced to 96 years in jail for writing two press articles

Meat Sheik, Anglican paedophilia, and non-regulation Jewish foreskin

30-10-2006 03:33 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | World

This past week in Australia has been ‘fundamentally’ outstanding; dimwitted fundamentalist religionists vied with each other for top billing in the local media. Never has the nation seen such retarded behaviour from so many diverse religious groups. The prize for fundamentalist imbecile of the week however goes to the Muslim cleric Sheik al-Hilali for his retrogressive reference to women as “uncovered meat”. He unashamedly placed the responsibility for rape and other sexually violent acts onto women; men were exonerated on the basis that “uncovered meat” is sexually provocative! The local media now refers to the cleric as the “Meat Sheik” and continues to sensationalise aspects of the story.

Federal police reported at Oaxaca radio station

In the last few minutes the IMC live feed claimed the Mexcian federal police (PFP) were advancing on the occupied university radio station and were already in the building.

Lawyer is Dying in Turkey

29-10-2006 19:36 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Behic Asci who has been a lawyer for long time is on Death Fast (another form of Hunger Strike lasts until death) as he cannot defend his cleints under isolation.
Please read the rest of the text or the attachment.
Your help is needed to keep him alive.

Mexico: Killing a journalist can't kill the resistance

29-10-2006 06:58 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

Mexico's repression and the people's uprising: "In this social context, several independent international and national media were present in Oaxaca spreading the stories of the Oaxacan people's struggle. Will Bradley Roland, correspondent of New York City Indymedia, also arrived to the city of Oaxaca." - And was shot.

Philippines: AKBAYAN holds successful 3rd Congress

28-10-2006 23:49 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Amidst escalating repression and political crisis, the Akbayan Citizens Action Party recently held its Third Regular Congress last October 14 and 15, 2006, at the Riverbend Hotel in Marikina City. With the theme "Ipaglaban ang Dangal ng Pilipino, Ipaglaban ang Kinabukasan Ngayon" (Claim the Future Now), Akbayan marked its more than eight years existence as an alternative national political party in the Philippines.

Photos: "Protest Against Custody Deaths"

Photos: "Protest Against Custody Deaths" (28.10.06)

Jose Fernandez Delgado refuses prison food in protest at conditions (Aachen 4)

28-10-2006 20:16 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This imprisoned Spanish anarchist in a German prison appeals for solidarity and support, please take time to contribute to an improvement in his conditions. Widen the struggle for not only his release but for the overall attack and destruction of the capitalist system itself.

John Callcutt CBE CEO English Partnerhips How Do You Sleep At Night?

Presently the CEO of English Partnerships, (the 'National Regeneration Agency') Mr. John Callcutt CBE is today under 'open' enquiry from Marie Louise and Vincent Shalom from Wales, UK. A married couple with five children, Mr. Callcutt saw to it that they were evicted from their own home after his previous actions of direct negligence, whilst he served as CEO of Crest Nicholson Plc. Letter Follows:-

news about mexico, a photograper of indymedia was killed

news about mexico, a photograper of indymedia was killed
Body: from narco news:

http://narconews.com/Issue43/article2223.html

Repost of an article from Mexican Activists.

Death in Custody in Ireland (Part II) / London Protest TODAY 28.10.

27-10-2006 23:56 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

22 deaths in Garda custody since 1997 are reported in the Republic of Ireland. 4 people died alone in Store Street Station since 2001, a Dublin inner city Police Station with specially designed 'suicide proof' cells.

Terence Wheelock was one of the latter. His death and how the Gardaí treated the incident and also the bereaved family thereafter triggered an ongoing and expanding family campaign.

In the UK, official figures amount to 493 deaths in police custody since 1996. In all of these cases, no officer EVER had to face a court. Today, families and friends of the victims march in London.

UN General Assembly Vote for Global Arms Trade Treaty

27-10-2006 19:33 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

Overwhelming majority of world’s governments vote to start work on an international Arms Trade Treaty
27 October , 2006

For immediate release

Control Arms Campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).

David Blunket Sanctioned The Machine Gunning Of Rioting Prisoners

The true mentality of former Home Secretary David Blunket and his political supporters within the government was chillingly revealed in October of this year with the revelation that he had ordered an ex-Director General of the prison system to sanction the machine gunning of rioting prisoners at Lincoln jail four years ago.

Latest campaign to demonise Islam and intimidate the Muslim Community

“The public furore ignited in response to the reported comments made by Sheik Taj Al-Din Al-Hilali has little to do with the question of crime or culpability. What is clear is that a consistently negative view of Islam and Muslims is being generated in this country with the aim of demonising Islam and silencing the Muslim community.”

The McDonaldization of Society ( or would I say McDonaldization of 'Neuro.....

26-10-2006 18:43 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The McDonaldization of Society ( or would I say McDonaldization of
'NeuroDiversity', 'Difference', DisAbility.)......

I wonder if the creators of 'The-Borg', within StarTrek; The Next Generation based their ideas on 'The-Borg' (The-Collective), from the ideas of Ritzer and 'McDonalisation', or was it reallly that 'the-truth' is that these ideas came from the 'Ivory-Towers' within East Riding of Yorkshire Council..."Resistance is Futile"..... that's how I feel living 'with' this Oppressive lot here....

American Non-Profit Seeks to Transform Global Human Rights Advocacy

26-10-2006 18:20 | Social Struggles | Technology | World

Think YouTube and MySpace meet the global fight for human rights. WITNESS' Human Rights Video Hub Pilot is the first step in an initiative to create a human rights-focused participatory media site.

VICTORY FOR CHE!

25-10-2006 22:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

An account of the campaign in Glasgow to challenge recent Labour Council Bylaws which ban political material outside Celtic Park. A report on the latest development which saw the open display of explicitly political material.