World Repression Newswire Archive

Bolivia and the Echoes of Allende: Morales Confronts the Insurrection

18-09-2008 21:52 | Anti-militarism | History | Repression | World

On September 11, 1973, the Chilean military staged a coup against president Salvador Allende. Like Allende, Bolivia's president Evo Morales is currently facing a powerful economic and political elite aligned with the United States that is bent on reversing the limited reforms he has been able to implement during his nearly three years in power.

Microsoft Halts Intelligence Website

18-09-2008 21:15 | Repression | Terror War | World

Microsoft recently halted one of its publicly hosted controversial private intelligence websites after 10-years designed to fight online what later amounted to clandestine undercover frauds targeting wealthy global investors. A Microsoft intelligence entailing and entrailing the old spy versus spy game.

DC Activists Protest Against Abbott Labs

On Tuesday 9 September, activists paid a nighttime visit to John
Richardson, Director of Abbott Labs. When John peeked through his
peephole, he was staring straight at a large banner depicting images of
what goes on behind closed doors at HLS and read 'Your Business profits from the Murder of 500 Animals per day!'

Insane Terrorism Drill: Animal Rights Activists With Hostages

17-09-2008 18:03 | Animal Liberation | Repression | Terror War | World

Animal rights terrorism drill at UC Berkeley.

A terrorism scenario in the nation’s largest homeland security drill involved animal rights activists holding hostages, at gun point.

Seriously.

Swedish police intimidation against ESF delegates from Poland

A Polish delegation to the European Social Forum at Malmoe starting today sufferd a crack-down by Swedish police after entering the country. Motives for police intimidation, aggresive behaviour, violent damage to luggage and the denial of basic civil rights of detained persons are not entirely clear.

The arrest and release of Austrian animal activists - special summary

16-09-2008 22:19 | Animal Liberation | Repression | World

Statement from Martin Balluch after his release from prison, 11 September 2008.

Never mind the legal bollocks

16-09-2008 18:56 | SOCPA | Repression | London | World

35. 2% raise? - "bollocks" - 98% says

Letter to the bourgeoisie from a Mexican campesino

15-09-2008 18:41 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

On the annivesary of Mexican Indpendence, the social struggle continues

Miami 5 - London demonstrations

15-09-2008 17:37 | Repression | London | World

Events took place around the world last weekend to mark the 10th anniversary of the arrest of the Miami 5, in prison in the USA. RATB held a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, and the Cuba Solidarity Campaign have a further demonstration planned for 7 Oct.
Pictures (C) 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

Bolivia: Fascist right launches ‘civic coup’

15-09-2008 13:45 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

“[Today] a civil-prefectural coup against the unity of the country and democracy has been initiated”, Bolivian minister of government Alfredo Rada declared on September 9, as a growing wave of violence by small gangs of fascist youth engulfed the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

McTrial Cambridge – POSTPONED

Trial Postponed!

Call for solidarity from Radio TOTOPO, Oaxaca.

14-09-2008 16:58 | Other Press | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Radio TOTOPO denounce continued state aggression and call for international solidarity to protect the right to free expression.

Marriage thwarted as refugee is arrested. Friends fear for her life.

Annociate Nimpagaritse was arrested on Friday and removed to Dungavel Detention Centre in South Lanarkshire. Her friends fear that she will soon be deported to Burundi for a second time, where her life will be in great danger. She had just been given permission by the Home Office to marry her fiancee, who is also from Burundi but is working in Coventry and has permission to stay here.

Noel Edmonds - How 'scarcity' easily leads to racism

14-09-2008 10:59 | Climate Chaos | Repression | World

A horrible example of how a right-wing take on climate change, energy security etc. can foster reactionary mentalities instead of human-centered social change. It's bad enough that some green activists are abandoning an anti-capitalist ecology in favour of green capitalism based on the notion that anything that works is necessary given the likely timeframe of global warming. Worse would be a convergence of green politics and a support for the Tories based on a perceived 'better' green agenda. No doubt this will happen. Get ready!

voting Tory (as the greener party)

'The Working Class Goes to Heaven': Free film Fri 19th South London

14-09-2008 10:47 | Repression | Workers' Movements | World

•Workers Leaving the Factory by Harun Farocki
•The Working Class Goes to Heaven by Elio Petri

Date: 19 September, 2008
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm start
Location: The Pullens Centre, 184 Crampton St, SE17

When the facts speak for themselves

14-09-2008 10:35 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Do we still need to repeat it? Do we still have to add words to facts
which speak for themselves? The Belgian democracy had to cope with
dozens of uprisings and escapes in its prison and camps. In this way,
prisoners broke the silence and the isolation they're assigned to.

Scottish Prisoner on hunger strike

13-09-2008 18:06 | Repression | World

A Scottish prisoner has been on hungerstrike for 2 weeks.

Son of Shell to Sea hunger striker assaulted and arrested at Glengad beach

Today at midday around 50 local and national Shell to Sea campaigners attempted to reclaim Glengad beach, Special Area of Conservation, from Shell. Despite Shell's commitment to allow public access to the beach, for the past two months the beach has been closed to the public while preparatory pipeline work is ongoing.

Colombia accompaniment training

12-09-2008 14:41 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Espacio Bristol-Colombia is organising its second two-day introductory training weekend for people interested in travelling to Colombia as a volunteer to help with its solidarity and 'accompaniment' work there.

US embassy tonight, 6-8pm: Justice for Aafia Siddiqui

12-09-2008 13:38 | Repression | Terror War | London | World

12/09/2008
Protest: Justice for Aafia Siddiqui (London)

CAGEPRISONERS

JUSTICE FOR AAFIA SIDDIQUI PROTEST

Friday 12th September 2008
6-8pm

Outside the US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London

Speakers include:

Moazzam Begg (Ex-Guantanamo detainee, Cageprisoners)
Lord Nazir Ahmed
Rabia Zia (Tehreek e Insaaf)
Andy Worthington (Author, Reprieve)
Massoud Shadjareh (Islamic Human Rights Commission)
Asim Qureshi (Cageprisoners)

Speeches will commence at 6:30pm. Iftar and Maghrib at 7:30pm.

A petition for Aafia Siddiqui as well as leaflets and postcards will be available. Donations will be collected for Aafia's fund.

Please design and bring your own banners!