World Repression Newswire Archive

Interview with Iraq Body Count Founder

01-08-2005 10:26 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

The Iraq Body Count has published a dossier on civilian casualties in Iraq over the last two years.
Three Monkeys Online carries an interview with Prof. John Sloboda, founder of IBC - to discuss the figures, their methodology, and criticisms of their work.

Burundi's Hutu extremists murdered 300 in last two months

01-08-2005 10:17 | Anti-racism | Repression | World

300 Burundian civilians have been murdered by Hutu-extremists in the last two months - that's six times the number killed in the London bombings.

Post-G8 Dissent! Gathering: 6-7 August, South Wales

Notes: Despite being advertised elsewhere as a "South Wales Dissent! Gathering", the event is, rather, a network-wide Dissent! Gathering which will be held in South Wales. See you there!

Iraqi children raped in Abu Ghraib

29-07-2005 11:28 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Seymour Hersh says the US government has videotapes of boys being sodomized at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Jean Charles de Menezes Friday 29 July 5.30pm Family Vigil@Parliament Square

Jean Charles ( 7.1.78-22.7.05) Murdered by the police at Stockwell station on Friday 22 July 2005 the Menezes family call upon the people of London to join them remembering Jean Charles.

Campesino Leader Assassinated in Catatumbo, Norte de Santander

29-07-2005 09:24 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The National Agrarian Co-ordination (CNA) and the undersigned organisations denounce to national and international public opinion the assassination of
JOSE TRINIDAD TORRES MUNOZ, who was a member of the CNA national committee, and activist in several local community organisations.

NEW INDEPENDENT RISDON PRISON REPORT

29-07-2005 06:08 | Analysis | Repression | World

Justice Action and Prison Action & Reform are not satisfied with the review and will present an independent report to Parliament in August, based upon interviews with prisoners, prison staff and concerned community members.

Demo against Iranian attacks on gays.11 Aug

28-07-2005 15:38 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Gay rights group OutRage! is to hold a demo against the execution of two gay teens in Iran (19 July) and the continued persecution/execution of gays and others in the country.

(Previous postings on this story have been taken down by IMC presumably cos they think we're being 'imperialist etc (?))

Protest on Parliament Sq 1st Aug, 2pm against government Protest exclusion order

We believe the exclusion order is a very serious attack on our civil liberties. Parliament Square August 1, 2pm. PLUS
Public Meeting - 6.30pm Thursday 4th August, Friends Meeting House, Euston. Speakers include George Galloway (MP), Jeremy Corbyn (MP), Tariq Ali, Shami Chakrabati, Lindsey German, Anas Al Tikriti.

MORE POLICE LIES EMERGING OVER MURDER OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES

THE family of the Brazilian man shot dead by marksmen who mistook him for a suicide bomber revealed last night how police have changed their account of the incident. Yet again.

Blair government threatens to sue Craig Murray, ex-Uzbek ambassador

27-07-2005 09:42 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Foreign Office is threatening action against Craig Murray, the former ambassador to Uzbekistan, if he publishes an unauthorised book attacking the use of intelligence obtained under torture.

Doing our bit to combat terrorism & racism

It's been reported that Lincolnshire Police officers arrested two men yesterday, who had been travelling on the GNER Newcastle to London King's Cross service, at Grantham railway station, following 'tip-offs' given by two off-duty Metropolitan Police officers, who were travelling on the same service.

police endanger Iceland dam protestors

26-07-2005 16:54 | Ecology | Globalisation | Repression | World

Lock-on blockade at Karahnjukar. Icelandic police tell drivers to start machinery risking protestors' lives.

Press under attack in Burundi

26-07-2005 15:20 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Committee to Protect Journalists has spoken out against the Burundian authorities' continued harassment of Radio Publique Africain, one of the few independent radio stations in the country.

London shooting viewpoint from the Germany newspaper Die Tageszeitung

From Germanys Die Tageszeitung. Frontpage headline ‘Deadly Mistake’.

U$A: Activists held: Terrorist Task Force raid on IWW/Animal Rights home

Please help if you can. US Anti-Terror squads detain Animal Rights/Trades Union/Socialist Activists in New Jersey Raid. More Raids feared.

BRAZILIAN MAN DIES IN THE 'FLIGHT' FOR FREEDOM

In a repeat of history the plight of the oppressed are compared 60 years apart - Berlin 1945 and London 2005

Cousin of shot Brazilian man speaks out

'I can't believe they shot him, because he was not a terrorist. He was an honest man. We [the family] are still too shocked to talk about it. But I am sure [that] he didn't do anything wrong. It was not right for the police to do that.' Alex Pereira, a cousin of the shot man who lives in London

Dirty War Tactics honed in NI troubles being brought to bear on UK streets

"A variety of intelligence, police and army sources [have] confirmed that “dirty war” tactics honed in Northern Ireland’s Troubles are now being brought to bear against Islamic terrorists in mainland Britain." The Sunday Herald

MOSSAD CAR FROM ZIONIST ENTITY BLOWS UP SHARM EL SHEIKH

23-07-2005 13:32 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

"Security sources said at least one car that blew up on Saturday had special plates indicating it had come over the Israeli border at Taba on the Sinai peninsula."

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