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Non-violent protest in Kashmir » Un-noticed by a world otherwise obsessed with the threat from Islamist extremism, a 20 year old Muslim separatist struggle in South Asia has embraced non-violence.Since July this year, more than 40 protesters, all unarmed, have been gunned down by Indian security forces in the beautiful but deeply troubled Kashmir Valley.
Moldova: who are the protesters? » Moldova announced a probe to determine if the post-election violence was linked to a possible coup attempt. The Romanian ambassador was expelled from Chinsau after President Voronin accused Bucharest of instigating violence.
Iranian students protest bad food and University administration »   NCRI - On Saturday, 1,500 Tehran University students protesting over the bad food at the cafeteria clashed with the State Security Forces (SSF). Ambulances were rushed to the scene, according to eyewitnesses.More than 20 people were injured in clashes between the students shouting anti-regime slogans and the SSF who were forcing students to return to university campus, one eyewitness said.The protests over the bad food started on Friday but soon the event turned into an ...
Honduran Government Wages Campaign of Fear and Intimidation, Human Rights Group Alleges » The report, by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), found instances of sexual violence, excessive use of military force, arbitrary detention and several confirmed deaths and so-called "disappearances." The IACHR also alleged that the government has threatened, detained and beaten members of the media, creating "an atmosphere of intimidation that inhibits the free exercise of freedom of expression." "Given the ongoing abuses documented by the Commission and the lack of effective...
Protesters demand US gay rights » Thousands of people have marched through Washington to demand greater civil rights for gay men and lesbians. The protest took place a day after President Barack Obama said he would move to end a ban on gay people serving openly in the military. The marchers in Washington also called for the speedy removal of legal restrictions on same-sex partnerships. Mr Obama has been accused by some in the gay community of being slow to act on gay rights. On Sunday, the protesters in Washington carried signs ...
Permit denial wouldn't daunt G-20 protesters' planned march » A protest march is planned from Oakland to Downtown on the second day of the Group of 20 summit, even as the city warns participants they might not get permission for it from the Secret Service, organizers said Sunday.The Garfield-based Thomas Merton Center and its Antiwar Committee plan a rally starting at noon Sept. 25 in Oakland. At 2 p.m., participants hope to march down Fifth Avenue toward Downtown and the City-County Building, where they will speak out against what a statement from the Mer...
Our "non-violent revolution" as a global brand » Prestigious award for human rights and democracy, the Danish Fund Poul Lauritzen "this year was awarded to two Serbs, Srdja Popovic and Slobodan Đinović for" contribution to democracy and its promotion throughout the world ", two former" RESISTANCE-ASA, with its organization: the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action.
Uganda: Opposition Considering Peaceful Political Action » The political temperature is clearly rising in Kampala. At the core of the matter is the opposition reform proposals that have largely been ignored and passed over by an NRM-dominated Parliament. A constitutional amendment to reinstate term limits has been blocked from being tabled. The much-awaited debate on the Public Accounts Committee report on the Chogm funds scandal has also been blocked, much to the chagrin of the PAC members themselves, but perhaps more of the MPs that see their cherishe...
Activists, politicians reportedly arrested in Iran » Hadi Ghaemi, director of the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights, said he had spoken with family members and colleagues of people who have been arrested or disappeared and was told that there were at least 200 across the country. The Associated Press could not independently confirm the rights groups' reports because of government restrictions on reporting inside the country. The Iranian government has said that it has arrested a relatively small number of people responsible fo...
More students arrested in Bindura » Four more students were arrested on Monday at the Bindura University, in what appears to be an intensifying clampdown on student activists in the country.The four student leaders were arrested during a campaign meeting at the Bindura University of Science Education, where SRC elections have been underway. The group, including outgoing SRC President Respect Ndanga, had just finished addressing students at a campaign rally for one of the new presidential candidates, Paul Dakarai. The students were...