World Repression Newswire Archive

Justice Denied: Women victims of torture face a lifetime of suffering

09-12-2009 13:16 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"Whether perpetrated in conflict or in peace, the root causes of violence against women [are] deep-seated inequalities and discrimination"

100 Ways To Undermine The Industrial Machine (collated version)

This article appears in two parts on The Earth Blog, and an ongoing request is on for further ideas that can be added to the list - submissions can be made to

keith@theearthblog.org.

FASCIST police dictatorship in Greece NOW!

09-12-2009 06:06 | Indymedia Server Seizure | Repression | World

This message of urgency has also been sent to indymedia athens, but it seems that the site may have been hijacked by the greek police and it is obviously censored. The message is in Greek and I urge greek persons or persons who know greek to translate it into English first, so it can be translated into other languages too. FOR A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT OF SOLIDARITY THAT WILL SMASH THE NEW GREEK JUNTA.

Urgent: Rebellion in Congo

08-12-2009 07:21 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Belgian Paratroopers to crush rising Congo rebellion?

11 January 2010: Demonstrate to mark EIGHT years of Guantánamo, London

President Obama has conceded that Guantánamo Bay will NOT close by 22 January 2010, breaking yet another promise and leaving over 200 prisoners in perpetual limbo. Prison conditions have not improved and in the past eight years, there has been only one conviction on a lesser charge. Join as we call for the closure of Guantánamo Bay now...no to arbitrary detention, no to torture, freedom and justice for all...take a long lunch break and come and join us.

Live from Occupied Athens: A timeline of tonight’s events

06-12-2009 17:39 | Repression | World

the timeline is constantly updated on Occupied London

Celtic FC VS Hapoel Tel Aviv Palestine Protest Success At Football/Soccer Match

This article explains the success of the joint palestine solidarity protest organised by the STUC (Scottish Trade Union Congress) and SPSC (Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign) against the negative mainstream media spin during the Glasgow Celtic football club versus Hapoel Tel Aviv football/soccer match.

Announcement of the Occupied Theatre School in Thessaloniki (Greece)

06-12-2009 04:33 | Free Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles | World

There is a way out of this system which destroys our life, a system whose only function is to reproduce and to manage the corruption that is originally created by it. The way out can be found to each one separately and to everyone together. As long as we can still listen to the message coming out from the insurrection of December 2008.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSTY OF ATHENS.

05-12-2009 21:26 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Approximately 150-160 people have been detained as a means of terrorisation whilst also preventing and deterring others from participating in demonstrations marking the anniversary of the murder of a 15 year old youth in Athens. As a result the Polytechnic University of Athens has been Occupied and actions called.

To defend the right of social protest!

05-12-2009 19:00 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

* From Venezuela, a group of social organizations and human rights, students and academic groups as well as different individuals, launch this call for a campaign to defend the right to protest, which today is being systematically violated by the government of Hugo Chávez. This document was originally published in Spanish in El Libertario newspaper, # 57 (www.nodo50.org/ellibertario).

Anarchist Prisoner News

05-12-2009 00:39 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

7.5 years to anarchist comrade Elias Nikolaou! (Greece)
Jurgen and Paolo are free! (Belgium)
Solidarity with Mindaugus Lenartavicius - Smash RBS (UK)
Arrests in Milan and Verona (Italy)
Solidarity with Toby (Germany)

German anarchists 'declare war on state'

04-12-2009 19:39 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

ANARCHIST attacks on police stations and political offices in Berlin and Hamburg over Thursday night were a “declaration of war” on the state, the head of the German Police Union (DPoIG) has claimed.

Celtic Hapoel Tel Aviv Game Celtic Cheer Palestine

04-12-2009 16:47 | Anti-racism | Palestine | Repression | World

Provided below is an honest depiction of what happened during the protests at the celtic hapoel tel aviv football match, unlike what is been depicted in the major news organisations.

Solidarity with Mindaugus Lenartavicius - Smash RBS

04-12-2009 10:31 | G20 London Summit | Repression | Social Struggles | World

URGENT - If anyone comes across or knows Mindaugus' prison details could they forward them to ABC Brighton. Thanks.

brightonabc@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.brightonabc.org.uk

This article below includes a re-post of a mainstream media article for the purpose of spreading what little info is known about the situation of Mindaugus.

Solidarity with all those under repression and fighting back.

Report of protest for Palestine at Celtic vs Hapoel Tel Aviv with photos

A 1,500 word account of the protest for the Palestinians at the Celtic v Hapoel Tel Aviv Europa League football match in Glasgow on Wednesday night. 18 photos are included.

March 11, 2004 in Madrid: Was it really an Islamist attack?

03-12-2009 22:42 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

A series of bombings plunged Madrid into mourning five years ago. The Spanish legal system concluded that this operation, attributed first to ETA and then to Al Qaeda, was Islamist inspired, though not linked with international networks. The Spanish press, led by the newspaper El Mundo, today is calling into question that conclusion, which was of obvious political character. As in the cases of the September 11th attacks in the U.S., or those in Bali, Casablanca and London, we will take a look at an analysis of the issue.

Human Rights Day Event: Torture in Our Times: West London

On 10 December 1984, 25 years ago, the General Assembly of the UN adopted the text of the Convention Against Torture, banning the use of torture (in writing, it was already illegal) and practices related to it, such as assisting in torture and returning people to countries where they face torture. It became law in 1987, however the use of torture and the involvement of most countries and governments in it, including ours, continues to grow...

Continuing Conflicts that Create Refugees, November 2009

02-12-2009 10:10 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Three actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in November 2009, according to the International Crisis Group.

Bogus Honduran Elections

01-12-2009 20:43 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The true divides in Latin America - between justice and injustice, democracy and dictatorship, human rights and corporate rights, people's power and imperial domination - have never been more visible than today.

People's movements throughout the region to revolutionize corrupt, unequal systems that have isolated and excluded the vast majority in Latin American nations, are successfully taking power democratically and building new models of economic and social justice.

Boycott Tesco Campaign Launch, London - pictures.

01-12-2009 12:04 | Globalisation | Repression | Terror War | World

Peace campaigners and supporters gather in Parliament Square to unveil a new campaign, the boycotting of companies supporting the violent Sri Lankan Government while hundreds of thousands of Tamil people remain locked into concentration camps on the island of Sri Lanka.