World Repression Newswire Archive

"Died for freedom." a short film:

05-05-2007 10:28 | Anti-militarism | History | Repression | World

A film to remember that day; 1989 June 4th, Tianenmen Square, Beijing.China.

Letter from Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group to the Mexican Government and Res

03-05-2007 19:34 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

In reference to the latest news we have received from Mexico and in commemoration of last years events in San Salvador Atenco.

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EU/ The myth of Islamic terrorism

03-05-2007 01:01 | Analysis | Repression | Terror War | World

If we look at the people arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, the figures are rather disproportionate; about half of them arrested were Muslim. In plain English: Muslims are a group causing very little terrorism in Europe, while at the same time much more likely to be arrested on suspicion of it. The constant media coverage of Muslims being arrested creates the false image of a serious threat in order to benefit the imperialist world-view Washington wants us to adopt.

2007 London Mayday, Space Hijackers dancing in the streets

5pm at Canary Wharf the Space Hijackers began their Dancing in the Streets to have a bit of fun in the financial district and have a poke at the "9 to 5" working life.

Revealed: Abuses of the War on Terror in the Horn of Africa

02-05-2007 16:28 | Repression | Terror War | World

Cageprisoner's report, Inside Africa's War on Terror, released today reveals the extent of detentions that have been taking place in the Horn of Africa.

May Day in Oaxaca

The struggle continues in Oaxaca as Appo reterns to the zocalo.

John Bowden - Paying The Price For Speaking Out

02-05-2007 13:19 | Repression | World

Scottish prisoner John Bowden is being targetted and punished for daring to voice dissent.

Occupied Iraq: Something about "Liberation"...

02-05-2007 01:16 | Iraq | Repression | Terror War | World

Never has a "liberation" managed to generate so many death mercenaries and contractors being paid up to 5'000 dollars a day with the sole aim of exterminating...and "pacifying".
Never has a country been so openly plundered and pillaged right in front of everyone's eyes and to the utter silence of its spectators...

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War criminal Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal Bill

01-05-2007 23:35 | Iraq | Repression | Terror War | World

His veto of a Bill that would fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with $US100 billion was allegedly a rejection of attempts by Democrats who control the US Congress to force him into a shift in strategy in the unpopular war?

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Federal Army Harrasses Zapatista Commanders

01-05-2007 14:37 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

Federal army aggressively harasses Zapatista Commanders and delegates of the Other Campaign.

Community flags retroactive federal election boycott to stop Howard profits

01-05-2007 03:25 | Iraq | Repression | Terror War | World

"We're trying to stop them from murdering more innocent people and we are saying you can't profit from it.

Mayday Teachers March in Oaxaca, Government Workers break police barricades

On 1 May 2007, as the world marches for Labour Day and Workers Rights, Oaxaca, Mexico, will see Section 22 of the teachers union march on the zocalo.

A tsunami of racism, Political views Mr Wilders

30-04-2007 17:35 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Repression | World

The political views of Mr G. Wilders, the newly elected Dutch MP, who came into power with 9 seats after the Dutch parliamentary elections dd 2006, are not only being characterized by populism, racism and Islamophobia, also they contain elements, which hold a plea for the foundation of a police-state.

Denmark, Kopenhagen: "Still feel like rioting..."

30-04-2007 08:00 | Free Spaces | Repression | World

Denmark, Kopenhagen. On "Ground 69" [the place of the destroyed youth centre `Ungdomshuset´] people yesterday again began to built barricades. Later the whole Jagtvej was full with burning barricades.
Windows of banks, supermarkets, companies were smashed. surveillance cameras destroyed.

Estonia, Talinn: Riots- 1 dead, hundreds hurt, city devasted

29-04-2007 15:47 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Talinn looks like a city in war: shops, buildings are burning. Everywhere people are beaten by police.
Yesterday night thousands of people rioted because the governemnt brought to fall "the sovjet soldier" - a monument in the middle of the city that honoured the anti-fascist soldiers of the sovjet army who freed Talinn from the nazis in WW II.

Detention of Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in the UK

28-04-2007 20:34 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression | World

I am an asylum seeker who has experienced arbitrary detention in the UK for immigration purposes. I am also a national of a former British colony, where internment and detention were used to control the freedom movement of whole communities. I have strong criticisms of the use of internment and detention of a particular group of people as a form of control or punishment without any regard for justice.

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11 people arrested at anti-fa demo in lisboa

28-04-2007 06:32 | Anti-racism | Repression | World

25 of april, Lisboa, Portugal. 400 people participate in an illegal anti-fascist demo. After the programmed end of it, a different and smaller group of 50 persons, marched towards the fascist partie headquarters, but the riot police stoped them with brutality, and eleven arrests were performed.

Solidarity With John Bowden

27-04-2007 09:31 | Repression | World

Take a few minutes to help support a prisoner.

US moves to limit lawyers’ access to Guantánamo inmates

27-04-2007 09:23 | Repression | Terror War | World

In the wake of recent revelations of widespread torture and abuse at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp, the US Justice Department has taken legal action to restrict lawyers’ access to their clients incarcerated there. These lawyers have been an important source of news from inside the camp, despite being already subject to a strict set of rules established by the Pentagon and the DC Court of Appeals in 2004.