World Repression Newswire Archive

Stunning Insights into Bush's lies about illegal domestic spying....

24-12-2005 03:29 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

To scoff is to remain ignorant in the face of profundity! Blindness is always the result!
Let wisdom's seventh chapter unseal the symbols.

Sydney's racial violence: a warning from Sri Lanka

23-12-2005 19:04 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Repression | World

Who was the main beneficiary? None other than Prime Minister John Howard and his Liberal government, which is notorious for stirring up anti-immigrant sentiment and fears of terrorist attack to divert attention from its own regressive economic and social program.

INTERPAL WINS LIBEL CASE AGAINST BOARD OF DEPUTIES OF BRITISH JEWS

The Trustees of Interpal, the UK-registered Palestinian relief charity, have today concluded a successful out-of-court settlement of libel proceedings brought against the Board of Deputies of British Jews over allegations published on the Board's website in September 2003.

WANTED FOR KIDNAPPING, COMPLICITY IN TORTURE - warrants issued for 22 CIA agents

23-12-2005 14:10 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Time to play hunt-the-CIA-agent!

The class issues behind Australia's race riots

22-12-2005 22:18 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

The racialist violence at North Cronulla beach erupted under conditions where the Howard government has confronted widespread opposition to an avalanche of regressive legislation--from the imposition of draconian anti-terror legislation to the full-privatisation of Telstra and far-reaching changes to industrial relations legislation. The cultivation of racialist tensions is aimed at cutting directly across the class solidarity between workers of all backgrounds that has characterised recent mass rallies and protests against the Iraq war, the IR laws and in defence of living standards.

Jack Straw on gays,human rights and any action about Iran

22-12-2005 16:51 | Anti-militarism | Gender | Repression | World

Reply received from Foreign Sec, Jack Straw to a letter from a constituent of former Tory leader Micheal Howard.

Racist Abuse of Prisoners

22-12-2005 13:29 | Anti-racism | Repression | Birmingham | World

The disproportionate imprisoning of young black people has always been an inevitable result of a criminal justice system inbuilt at every level with racist attitudes and an antipathy towards the black working class community.

Peace workers denied access Bethlehem

21-12-2005 12:13 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Latest news 9pm: lawyer says Israeli authorities will try to
deport the 3 early tomorrow morning before she has a chance to file a court request to freeze the deportation and pursue the
matter in court. Their phones seem to have been taken away and they are incommunicado.

Parliament Square, 6pm today - will we be arrested for singing Christmas Carols?

Will Tony Blair arrest us for singing songs of peace and goodwill in Parliament Square? Christmas Carol concert will test the limits of government free speech ban.

Gov't scapegoat alleged, 'met bin Laden'

20-12-2005 21:43 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

But more likely the officer used his Al Qaeda training to help the police, ASIO, phillip duddock and john hoWARd the coward to organise and be more focused in their objectives? Shame hoWARd, shame on you.

CALL TO ALL SECULARISTS : JUDGE LUIGI TOSTI MUST BE ACQUITTED !

19-12-2005 13:46 | Repression | World

On November 18th ,2005, the judge Luigi Tosti, age 57, is condemned by the Aquila tribunal, about one hundred kilometres from Rome, to 7 months in jail and a 1 year suspension. His crime ? Luigi Tosti refuses to judge in the presence of religious signs inside the courtroom. We are demanding immediate abandon of the legal proceedings against the judge Luigi Tosti !

AADHIKAR DAILY WORLD COMMENTARY

19-12-2005 04:40 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

Political and human rights in the UK were as much under state pressure on 19 December 1980 as they are today 19 December 2005.

25th anniversary of the founding of the Aadhikar in London, UK.

It’s Good News Week

18-12-2005 18:05 | Analysis | Repression | World

Bush has declared that it’s acceptable to illegally bug US citizens for a ‘good cause’; Cheney opposed legislation banning the use of torture by US agencies! Rumsfeld denounces claims that Iraq invasion is related to Oil appropriation; US Congress attacks Bush or rather those responsible for the debacle that is the Bush Presidency. But the news of the week is the residents of Sydney contracting the disease that is John Winston Howard (cowardice).

HAITI'S ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER ARISTIDE, NOW LOST

18-12-2005 15:40 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Haiti's achievements under Aristide and Lavalas during their 10 years in office and conditions now after the U.S. led coup

UPDATE: Romanian Social Centre UNDER THREAT!

17-12-2005 18:51 | Culture | Free Spaces | Repression | World

As detailed in previous articles on Indymedia, the social/cultural centre INCA in Timisoara, Romania, is under threat of eviction and desperately needs support. To send a protest email will only take a few minutes.

Melbourne Anti-Racism - Friday

17-12-2005 02:14 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

Masses of Melbournians unite to demonstrate as a response to Racism and the Terror War.

Inspiring photos from the WTO summit in Hong Kong

Here some more inspiring photos from the WTO summit in Hong Kong. See feature for more info.

Sydney beaches unsafe

16-12-2005 18:04 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

Those who ignore the advice will have their cars searched at checkpoints and will be turned away by police, unless they have a valid reason for going into the areas.

Support the July 7th survivor's online petition for a Public Inquiry

"Apparently it will 'take too long', 'be too expensive' and 'only tell us things we already know.' We have spent a thousand days in Iraq and £3.1 billion. Is that too long? Is that too expensive? Is the link between Iraq and July 7th what we already know?" - Rachel, London Bombings survivor

HoWARd's Muslim scapegoat captives ask for mercy!

16-12-2005 06:02 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

So the only difference here is that these men are being used as scapegoats by ASIO via john hoWARd to wipe their arse on, anytime they feel like it, based on what this group allegedly said in a private conversation. Shame hoWARd shame on you!