World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Oaxacan Teachers Support the APPO and the Ninth Megamarch

New March Proves Movement is Alive; State Government Blocks Access to Public Spaces with Razor Wire and Dogs

AUSTRALIA: Former medical student to stand trial over suspected training

09-02-2007 02:39 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Today his lawyers sought special leave to appeal to the High Court, arguing the Commonwealth did not have power over acts committed in foreign countries with no connection to Australia.

letter to the Dutch TD

09-02-2007 01:20 | Social Struggles | World

Dear Mr Marijnissen (TD)
Isn't it time you do something to stop the abuse of power within youth care?
There is no real control on youth care companies in the Netherlands.
They lie openly and refutable in order to place children into their care.

AUSTRALIA: BringDavidHome

08-02-2007 09:01 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Hey folks check out the pics from Tuesday's protest outside Parliament House

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Actions in the run-up to G8

07-02-2007 19:28 | G8 Germany 2007 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Here is a list of some of what has been going on in Europe agaist this June's g8 summit in Germany

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Balibo Murderer Implicates Indonesian Government

06-02-2007 14:48 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Yunus Yosfiah, former Indonesian government minister and commander of Kopassus, the elite government sanctioned hit squad functioning as part of the Indonesian military, has been formally identified by an eyewitness as the person who initiated the cold-blooded murder of five Australian journalists in East Timor in 1975. Not mentioned in recent reports is the exact order Yosfiah issued to his troops. Indonesian troops were extremely reluctant to fire on five unarmed Australian non-combatants, who had openly surrendered. [Then] Captain Yunus Yosfiah, issued the murderous order, “don’t think, just shoot”, before he commenced firing on the unarmed Australian journalists!

Eyewitness Lebanon: Caoimhe Butterly Speaks Out at SOAS

Eye Witness Lebanon
Conversations with
Caoimhe Butterly

Solidarity and anti-war activist who has lived with communities of
resistance in Iraq, Lebanon Palestine and Mexico

Talks about her experiences and struggles during the recent war in
Lebanon and reports on the current humanitarian situation in the south

Demonstration against Crossrail hole Bill backer mayor Ken Livingstone

Ken Livingstone is no longer hiding his craze for power. the more he gets it, the more abusive he is to the people. Amazing to note that Tony Blair who is behind the surge to give Livingstone even more power. was the one who had said that Livingstone would be a disaster for London !

Noam Chomsky in Dublin 2006

05-02-2007 18:07 | History | Social Struggles | World

Chomsky came to a private meeting with anarchists and activists in Dublin during 2006. He spoke about anarchism, the Spanish Civil War and Vietnam among other topics. This is the audio track of a 3 camera shoot.

Anarchism in Venezuela

04-02-2007 09:11 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

omision de Relaciones Anarquistas - El Libertario newspaper

Our friends from abroad continuously ask us to explain our views about the current situation in Venezuela. This reply is based on two recent texts by the editing team of El Libertario, already published in their entirety in the internet (in Spanish), and from which we extract our main points.

Urgent Solidarity Appeal - Hunger strikers in Greece

04-02-2007 01:00 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

69 and 53 days of hunger strike!

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT PIPELINE PROTEST

03-02-2007 22:46 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Here is an earlier segment from the film released 2 weeks ago of a protester up a crane in Alltwen, near Trebanos in the Swwnsea Valley.

German Arrest Warrants for CIA Kidnapping

German Arrest Warrants for CIA Kidnapping, Torture of Khaled El-Masri Come as US Extraordinary Rendition Scrutinized Around the Globe

Solidarity Demo with Greek Hunger Strikers this Monday

03-02-2007 00:52 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

Two Greek political prisoners are in the midst of a hunger strike. On Monday, one of them will be on his 67th day. They have been held in prison for over 8 months for participating in a demonstration at the European Social Forum. It is entirely possible that the Greek state will watch them die. It is time for London to stand up.

Blatant discrimination? Children, Asylum and Hillingdon Home Office apparatchiks

How the Home Office's planned 'reforms' for children who claim asylum alone is already being implemented by the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Full Employment as a Grand Delusion

02-02-2007 13:14 | Social Struggles | World

The third labor market is not a panacea. However it is the only possibility for bringing a large number of persons into meaningful employment and restoring their dignity.. Whoever wants to stop rightwing extremists must take the bottom out of their arguments and expand the labor market with a third nationwide sector.

Ombudsman Green Light for Burying Complaints

02-02-2007 13:05 | Education | Social Struggles | World

To All Concerned Indviduals, Parties, Allies and Ministers in UK, EU and Global World

This will impact on all disabled people, families and carers who complain about their care and social care and other professionals.

As I said the Disabled People's, Mental Health Survivors, NeuroDiversity, Independent and Inclusive Living, Wellness and Recovery, UN DisabilityConvention, Indymedia movements and networks and all other concerned individuals, parties and allies all need to 'join-forces' with Local Government OmbudsmanWatch to 'speak-out' out on this urgently.

The United Kingdom Disabled People's Council (formely BCODP) need to act on this information immediately, because it's disabled people and their 'behaviour' that will be targeted for continued 'Disablism' and 'Victimisation' by The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO)

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Israel Rape Forces

02-02-2007 10:21 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

They can have the biggest WMD arsenal in the world, but they "nuke" Palestinian women almost every day...

Australia: Right up the backside of that bloody Bush Administration

02-02-2007 07:14 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Terry Hicks: Howard Government "right up the backside of that bloody Bush Administration."

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AUSTRALIA: Habib to campaign on human rights

02-02-2007 06:37 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The citizens of Australia and other democracies enjoy the liberty they do because of the inherited wisdom of centuries that the rule of law must govern the relationship between the state and individual.