World Repression Newswire Archive

Growing alarm over attacks on Zapatista communities

** International NGOs call on authorities to stop the violence

** It is a war that escalates every day, says Gustavo Esteva

Attacks On Zapatista Communities of Comandante Abel and Unión Hidalgo.

STATEMENT BY MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE IN EL BARRIO CONCERNING
THE ZAPATISTA COMMUNITIES OF COMANDANTE ABEL AND UNION HIDALGO

Paramilitary Attacks against Comandante Abel Zapatista Community Continue

** The situation of the support bases is grave, denounces the Junta New Seed that is going to Produce

** Children, women and elderly “have fled to the woods” for fear of the bullets; there are four disappeared

Gustavo Esteva Sends Letter Supporting San Marcos Avilés

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for
San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

From Uruguay: Letter of Solidarity From Raul Zibechi

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and
Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

Rendition between Lithuania and secret CIA prisons revealed

New torture flights between Lithuania and secret CIA prisons in Afghanistan & Morocco revealed as European Parliament debates rendition report

From Truth to Action, Stopping the Repression

CALL TO ACTION

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosaviles.wordpress.com/

Chiapas community threatened with attack

Aricle published in the UK in Peace News September 2012 | Issue 2549

Zapatistas call for international solidarity

The UK-based National Campaign Against Fees & Cuts Declares its Support for San

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:

Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

Protest for Palestinian hunger strikers as Israel withholds medicine

05-09-2012 11:50 | Anti-racism | Palestine | Repression | World

Londoners protested outside the Israeli Embassy on Saturday 1st September 2012 demanding freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners as the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the clinic at Ramla Prison is withholding needed medication from Palestinian prisoner Ayman Sharawna, on hunger strike for 63 days, until he agrees to end his hunger strike.

The Lonmin Massacre: Expose on what really happened

30-08-2012 04:38 | Repression | Workers' Movements | World

This is from the mainstream media in South Africa but it gives a very good account of what actually happened.

Britain’s Socialist Workers Party & Socialist Party back extradition of Assange

Britain’s largest pseudo-left groups have lined up behind the demand that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden.

Zaoatista orisoner suffering political persecution

This article from Mexico's La Jornada newspaper summarises a report released by a Human Rights centre cataloguing political persecution.

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http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/francisco/

insurrectionary news (global)

24-08-2012 10:36 | Ecology | Repression | Terror War | World

fifth communique from "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire / FAI - Mexico" claiming responsibility for coordinated arson attacks in Apodaca, Nuevo León, and Puebla, State of Puebla, against Plásticos Viga company and the Museum of the Mexican Revolution // claim by "Friends of the Earth / FAI" for arson attack on FIAT car showroom in Buenos Aires, Argentina // "FAI/IRF - Unit: ‘Fire to sweatshops’" claim for arson of headquarters of Trastor real estate investment company, Athens, Greece // windows of olympic sponsors Lloyds TSB and Thomas Cook smashed in Bristol, Uk // many tires slashed in solidarity with Pacific North West (USA) grand jury resisters, Paris France // imprisoned eco-anarchist Marco Camenisch declares hunger strike, Swiss

UK media lines up behind campaign to extradite Assange and silence WikiLeaks

The British media has played a venal role throughout the ongoing efforts to witch-hunt and silence WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. But it has plumbed new depths following the decision by Ecuador to grant his request for political asylum.

The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism

The British government's threat to invade the Ecuadorean embassy in London and seize Julian Assange is of historic significance. David Cameron, the former PR man to a television industry huckster and arms salesman to sheikdoms, is well placed to dishonour international conventions that have protected Britons in places of upheaval. Just as Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq led directly to the acts of terrorismin London on 7 July 2005, so Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague have compromised the safety of British representatives across the world.

Do US Prisons Violate European Human Rights Law? (London event on Sept. 8)

22-08-2012 23:43 | Anti-racism | Repression | Terror War | World

An important ruling is expected early in September from the European Court of Human Rights, regarding whether or not US prisons respect human rights enough for the UK to extradite ‘war on terror’ suspects to the US. We interview activist/journalist Aviva Stahl from CagePrisoners.com alongside Hamja Ahsan, the brother of Talha Ahsan, one of the appellants that will be seriously affected by the September ruling, in prison since 2006.