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Student protest Iranian University Employees » Students have gone on hunger strike and demonstration for the past five days at Sahand Technical University in the northern city of Tabriz.They are protesting to hand picked school administrators by the government for the school.Students are also demanding action against university's security guards for insulting female students. Protesting students chanted," "We are angry at those who promote discrimination," "We are fighting, men and women, Fight us and we will fight," "W...
Argentine farmers end eight day boycott promising to “keep fighting” » Argentine farmers marked on Friday the end of an eight-day sales boycott with rallies and marches promising to “keep fighting” in support of aid for peers suffering from the worst drought in decades and to eliminate the current export tariffs system which distorts production and threatens several crops.Farmers were particularly aggressive towards the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attitude and members of Congress, described as “cowards and inept” which act with “total sub...
Romania opposition alleges fraud in presidential poll » Romania's opposition Social Democrat party says Sunday's presidential election was rigged and plans to contest the result. Official results showed incumbent President Traian Basescu with a winning margin of less than 1%. Earlier, exit polls had predicted victory for his Social Democrat rival, former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana. Both candidates had claimed victory on Sunday night in what correspondents describe as a bitter contest. "We have proof of fraud," Social Democrat vice-president Liviu...
Guinea Crackdown Draws International Scorn » WASHINGTON, Sep 29 (OneWorld.net) - Human rights groups and the UN chief are condemning Tuesday's brutal military attacks on a pro-democracy rally in the West African nation of Guinea. Over 100 people were killed and countless women raped and sexually assaulted. While debate and divisions between political parties are welcome, we are now receiving word of abductions, torture, and rape in the capitol area," said Gerald LeMelle, executive director of the Washington, DC-based advocacy group Africa ...
Budget protest at UNLV » Hundreds of students from UNLV, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College staged a rally yesterday in opposition to proposed cuts to higher education. The "Las Vegas Review-Journal" cites Nevada State College student body president Ryan Crowell as saying Governor Jim Gibbons has failed education and the state. Facing a financial crunch, Gibbons wants to slash 36-percent of the state budget for higher education. UNLV could take as much as a 52-percent hit. Duri...
Failed Elections in Honduras: Peaceful Resistance Boycotted Coup efforts while Repression causes one » Failed Elections in Honduras: Peaceful Resistance Boycotted Coup efforts while Repression causes one Dead and Dozens Tortured and Detained A peaceful resistance movement in Honduras successfully boycotted today's marred presidential elections. Following a plan of civil disobedience, most Honduran citizens didn't vote today as a sign of protest against the coup government of Roberto Micheletti. Since the coup d'etat carried on June 28 this year, the opposition in Honduras have organized what is k...
Ousted president Zelaya briefly steps into Honduras » OCOTAL, July 25 (AP): Ousted President Manuel Zelaya stood on the edge of his country and called on his fellow Hondurans to resist the coup-installed government. Then he quickly retreated back to Nicaraguan territory, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed and give negotiations another try. His foray Friday brought the Honduran political crisis no closer to a resolution - and irritated some foreign leaders who are trying to help Zelaya reclaim his post.Still, his brief but dramatic excursion a few ...
Protesters Block entrance to Karmey Tsur »   A group of 15 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists have blocked the entrance to Karmei Zur Settlement today. The entrance to the Karmei Tzur settlement, which is built on the lands of the Palestinian villages Halhul and Beit Umar, was blocked by a group of about 15 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists. To block the road activists chose to symbolically use razor wire that was taken from the fence that circles the settlement, and prevents Palest...
U.S. Suspends $30 Million to Honduras » WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday that the United States would formally suspend nearly $30 million in aid to the coup-installed government in Honduras. She also suggested for the first time that the United States might not recognize the country’s elections this fall if the ousted president was not returned to power by then.
Asia Protests Demand Immediate Release of Aung San Suu Kyi » Human rights activists and Burmese dissidents are protesting across Asia and demanding the immediate release of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. The Nobel peace laureate is facing charges of breaking the terms of her house arrest.Over 100 former political prisoners and exiled dissidents from Burma demonstrated outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday the 27th.They are demanding that the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and United...