World Repression Newswire Archive

genova-g8: Details of the sentence

14-12-2007 17:12 | Genoa | Repression | World

Clarification about the sentence for 25 protesters from Genova 2001 during the g8 summit.

g8 - genova: Sentence from 6 months to 11 years for 24 protesters

14-12-2007 16:44 | Repression | World

Quick translation from repubblica.it

Interenationalization of the Basque conflict and the European Arrest Warrant

13-12-2007 17:25 | Repression | Terror War | World

In the early 90s, the Spanish government decided to internationalize the political conflict between the Spanish State and the Basque Country, in terms of repression.

Total impunity: Shoot-to-kill commander McDowall promoted as 'anti-terror chief'

Does this Top terror role for the Menezes officer mean that it has been accepted that we adopt a routine "shoot to kill any suspect policy" from now on?

Myanmar Mission in NYC

13-12-2007 00:53 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The UN Mission for Myanmar vandalized on Human Rights Day.

Philippines: Gloria Arroyo is a Human Rights Violator!

12-12-2007 00:54 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Hers is a Morally Bankrupt Government with Distorted Human Rights Values!

Malacañang’s (Presidential Palace) cash gifts, for whatever fabricated excuses and delayed explanations, has exposed the governance of Ms. Gloria Arroyo as morally bankrupt.

Moazzam Begg and Andy Worthington on Human Rights in The War on Terror

Moazzam Begg, Guantanamo Survivor and author of Enemy Combatant, Andy Worthington Journalist and Author of Guantanamo Files, a student from the Amnesty Society and Shazia Rashid from the Stop Islamophobia Society all spoke to a public meeting titled Human Rights in The War on Terror at Sheffield University on 10th December 2007.

Channel Tunnel / Eurostar fears as deadly virus container gets go ahead!

Fears over the opening of the Channel Tunnel / Eurostar became reality this week. The Channel Tunnel links the UK to mainland Europe and could carry deaqdly disease actoss the world, thanks to the go ahead for a deadly vurus containement facility. The facility is going to be the world'd largest, highest level virus lab.The tunnel will also bring tourists wishing to view thr 2012 Olympic Games.

Protest March against Kidnap of Activist in Oaxaca

09-12-2007 00:06 | Oaxaca Uprising | Gender | Repression | World

On Friday several hundred marched through the streets of Oaxaca to protest the kidnap last Sunday of Nancy Mota Figueroa, member of the Coordination of Women of Oaxaca (COMO, which is part of APPO). Nancy was kidnapped by suspected cops and released an hour later after being tortured.

France: Student day of action, early reports

07-12-2007 13:59 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A national day of action, with demonstrations and continued action by student strikes was called for today. Most demonstrations are to take place in the afternoon, with militants trying to convince as many students as possible during the morning to join demonstrations and mass actions.

The death sentenge of Makwan has been carried out

06-12-2007 17:49 | Gender | Repression | World

GRUPPO EVERYONE: “STATE CRIME BECOMES A WORLDWIDE SYMBOL AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA”.
WHILE THE HEARTS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY GRUPPO EVERYONE IS UNDERWAY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF 21-YEAR-OLD MAKWAN MOLOUDZADEH, THE NEWS COMES IN FROM TEHERAN OF HIS EXECUTION. HE WAS PUT TO DEATH YESTERDAY MORNING, WITHOUT EVEN HIS LAWYER OR NEXT-OF-KIN BEING INFORMED.

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Basque Info News December 5

06-12-2007 11:53 | Repression | World

HEADLINES
-The Spanish Court orders the arrests of 46 defendants on 18/98, show trial.
-Thousands of people demonstrate against this mass of arrests in Bilbao.
-One Spanish civil guard has been killed and another one seriously injured in a shooting in France. ETA has been accused of the murder.

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Total in Burma

04-12-2007 21:36 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

A LEAFLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY TOTAL AND HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL OF THEIR PETROL STATIONS IN THE UK FOR THE STAFF. THE LEAFLET TEXT IS BELOW -=(A)=-

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DJ Wright used to be Tony's whore - now she Gordo's

Miss "because I can..."

Miss I don't need to abide by the law

THe truth is coming to light reagrding your courtroom antics

Switzerland: Police brutality against RTS. 245 activists detained

03-12-2007 13:54 | Repression | World

Nearly 500 riot cops with tanks and water cannons stopped a peaceful RTS-party. The cops used pepperspray, non-lethal guns and did beat people. They detanied 245 people.

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Armenia - The Unanswered Question

03-12-2007 11:35 | History | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On Tuesday 6th November, Aegis Trust and Nottingham Student Aegis Society, in association with Nottingham Playhouse, a pre-show talk for Beast on the Moon to look at the history behind this compelling play took place. Enclosed is the report with pictures.

U.S-Instigated War Brings Mass Death to Somalia

01-12-2007 23:37 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

The United States remains, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world," through its own wars of aggression and by fomenting and manipulating conflicts that kill millions. It is also the most cynical power on the planet, crying crocodile tears over the carnage in Darfur (in which the U.S. is complicit) while simultaneously unleashing wholesale death in Somalia. Half a million Africans face starvation and disease as a direct result of U.S. instigation of the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia - an extension of Bush's "war on terror" and the underlying quest for Africa's wealth. United Nations officials now describe Somalia as the worst humanitarian crisis on the continent - more dire than Darfur.

Filipino Workers Vow to Continue the Struggle

01-12-2007 21:31 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

PHILIPPINES: Statements by the Workers Party (PM) & Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL)

New Zealand: Charges dropped after “anti-terror” police raids

01-12-2007 17:20 | Repression | World

New Zealand Solicitor-General, David Collins QC, announced on November 8 that terrorism charges would not proceed against 12 of the 17 people detained in a massive “anti-terror” police operation three weeks earlier. Far from backing down, however, the Labour government has indicated its determination to exploit the lurid but untested claims surrounding the incident to justify even more draconian counter-terrorism laws.