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Earth Quake Delegation. Kamsar refugee camp.

06-01-2006 22:21 | Health | Sheffield | World

In 1990 during the war with India thousands of Muslim refugees crossed the border into Pakistan. For years they were kept in squalid refugee camps by the Pakistan military and paraded in front of the world’s media as a propaganda tool against the Indian government. Eventually they settled in a part of the Neelam Valley in a place near Musafrabad that came to be known as Kamsar. Then as if their luck couldn’t get any worse Kamsar turned out to be situated on the epicenter of the earthquake.

Polish school attempts to crush nonconformism

06-01-2006 21:43 | Culture | Education | World

In line with other repression by president Kaczynski, a local school
in Lublin, Poland, is likely to expel student Krzysztof Kowalik for
sporting a radical hairstyle. Your fax/email support in a few quick,
polite sentences would greatly be appreciated by young activists in
Poland.

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German supreme court rules police action against nuclear opponents illegal

06-01-2006 21:16 | Ecology | World

When more than four years ago police detained a woman protesting against transportation of nuclear waste for more than 22 hours, they were breaking the law, Germany’s supreme court has ruled. The Federal Constitutional Court was passing judgment on a complaint by Martina Lammers, chair of The Greens organisation in the north German county of Lüchow-Dannenberg where a nuclear waste storage hall is located at Gorleben.

Exposing record delyas and brazen corruption in London Councils

06-01-2006 14:48 | Analysis | Workers' Movements | World

Rotten Boroughs as never seen in any news reports in the UK. coming here exclusively for Indymedia readers

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Silverstein Answers WTC Building 7 Charges 9/11; Smoking gun

06-01-2006 10:19 | Analysis | Technology | World

Says "pull it" meant to evacuate firefighters, but there were no firefighters in the building

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Hunger Strike Launched by the WTO Political Prisoners

06-01-2006 08:35 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

12 of the 14 WTO Political Prisoners have decided to launch an indefinite hunger strike starting January 5 to not only highlight the injustice of their case, but more importantly highlight the reason for them coming to Hong Kong---to protest against the WTO. Their fight was not with the people of Hong Kong, but with the undemocratic institution of the WTO and the free trade policies implemented by the WTO without any real consultation with workers and farmers.

Wrong Doers Versus Whistleblowers: How Patriots Act

06-01-2006 05:49 | Analysis | Repression | World

Remorse and religion is the standard of those representatives pleading guilty to government bribes and lies. Courage and conviction is the standard of American whistleblowers, Sibel Edmonds and Bunnatine Greenhouse. Is there a Patriot Act that can protect whistleblowers and reflect the standards of how patriots are free to act?

The SHORTWAVE REPORT 1/6/06 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!

06-01-2006 00:39 | Analysis | World

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Cuba, China, and Russia.

Judgement transcript of Peace Activists Deportation Appeal

06-01-2006 00:08 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Read a translation from Hebrew of the transcript of the appeal proceedings brought by the Peace Activists denied entry to the non Violence Conference in Bethlehem Dec 2005.

No room in Bethlehem for Peace campaigners.

05-01-2006 23:15 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Listen to interviews with the peace activists prevented from attending the Non Violence Conference in Bethlehem Decmeber 2005. These interviews were recorded prior to their travelling to Israel.

Iranian refugee on hungerstrike reaches critical stage

05-01-2006 21:44 | Migration | Repression | World

Mehdi Hooshyar sought refuge in the Netherlands in 1999. He was a student activist in Iran and has converted to chirsitianity after leaving Iran. Dutch government wants to send him back. He has been on hungerstrike since November 27th.

Attempted Murder of a Defender of Human Rights in Chiapas, Mexico

05-01-2006 18:01 | Repression | Zapatista | World

The Fray Bartholomew de Las Casas Centre for Human Rights in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico, reports a serious attack on a human rights activist in the city. The man who was attacked is, among other activities, involved in “The Other Campaign”, initiated by the Zapatistas. The Fray Bartholomew Centre write:

protest to free iranian union leader, london, saturday 7 january

05-01-2006 14:12 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Activists will protest outside the BBC's Persian Section from 12-2pm this Saturday, 7 January, to press for the release of Tehran bus drivers' union leader Mansoor Ossanlou, who is being held without charge by the Iranian regime.

Earthquake delegation. The Cuban doctors of Bakot.

05-01-2006 12:28 | Health | Sheffield | World

One thing that really shows up the inept international response to the Kashmir disaster ,is the fact that much of the aid is being provided by some of the worlds poorest countrys. Bush and Blair constantly go on about how Pakistan is a vital partner in the so called 'War on Terror'. So where are they in their hour of need??

On many occasions we saw the flag of Cuba flying in the NGO camps of the earthquake zone. Didnt meet any Americans.....

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Dance out WEF 14.Jan.06

05-01-2006 11:51 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Globalisation | World

Protests against the WEF

Earthquake delegation. The langurbura refugee camp.

05-01-2006 11:46 | Health | Sheffield | World

The Langurbura refugee camp is situated just outside the ruined city of Musafrabad. It is one of hundreds in the surrounding area.

Earthquake delegation. How it happened.

05-01-2006 11:20 | Health | Sheffield | World

Sheffield has one of the highest populations of Kashmiri people in the country. Maxine Bowler explains how eight people from the town came to spend xmas in the earthquake zone.