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Otpor, jedan od uspešnih brendova »   Srđa Popović, jedan od osnivača "Otpora", našao se na listi 100 "Globalnih mislilaca" magazina "Forin polisi", zbog angažovanja u "Arapskom proleću". To je priznanje srpskoj nenasilnoj revoluciji kao brendu, ocenjuje Popović. Jedan od najuglednih američkih spoljnopolitičkih magazina, Forin polisi treću godinu za redom objavljuje listu takozvanih "Globalnih mislilaca", ljudi koji su svojim idejama ili radom doprineli promenama u svetu. Ove godine, na listi se našao i jedan od osnivača ...
Iranians Flex the Power of Nonviolence » What we’re witnessing in Iran over the last several days is the power of nonviolence. Unarmed Iranians by the hundreds of thousands, and across all ages and classes, have flocked to the streets of Tehran, defying bans and brutal paramilitary squads, to demand one simple thing: that their votes be counted fairly. The democratic longing, and the democratic thronging, shows no signs of letting up. “Every day, the number of people attending the protests is increasing,” says Camelia Entekhabifar...
Free Palestine: Stop the Wall (Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign) » Israel's West Bank Barrier has become the most visible manifestation of the Israeli military occupation and most pressing issue for Palestinians. Often misleadingly called a "fence", the considerable structure snakes through the West Bank on Palestinian land, leaving Palestinians on the wrong side isolated from their land, extended families, and way of life.One year ago on 9 July 2004, at the request of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice in The Hague iss...
Betting the farm against Mugabe » Born and raised in Britain, Ben Freeth has become one of a handful of farmers in Zimbabwe to resist, often against violent intimidation, the seizure of his land. Now his fight is the subject of a film.How far would you go to keep your home? Most of us would consider legal action. But would you be willing to take on a dictator in court and risk the lives of your family? Ben Freeth has made that decision. The Briton along with his Zimbabwean family has for the past few years been in a tug of war f...
Niger: Who Needs Presidential Term Limits? » President Mamadou Tandja of Niger has joined the club of leaders who have overturned constitutions to overstay their welcome in recent years. Following victory in a referendum held on August 4, he is the twelfth African leader in a decade to engineer a third term of office. Has the tide turned against the “third wave” of democratization in Africa?Term limits were introduced by more than half of the continent’s states between 1990 and 1994. They came as part of a “democracy package” that included...
Ousted Honduran president vows peaceful resistance » TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vowed on Saturday to return to power through peaceful means and denied he was rallying groups of armed supporters near the border with Nicaragua.Zelaya, in exile in Nicaragua, also lamented the death of one of his supporters who was shot during a protest last week. The man died of his injuries early on Saturday, as efforts to resolve the crisis over the June 28 coup remained stalemated.
Demonstration on Al Nakba »   Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated Wednesday afternoon at the Huwara Checkpoint in eastern Nablus for the sixtieth memorial of the Palestinian plight.The solidarity march of 200 began in the city center with Palestinian flags waving in the breeze and banners condemning “Israeli crimes,” and what “Israel is doing to the Palestinian people.”Various institutions were represented, as were national and governmental bodies, and all those working in the field of refugee affa...
Students lose funding for backing MDC » JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwean students studying at a South African university claim that Zimbabwe secret service agents are harassing and victimising students aligned to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party.The students, who came to Fort Hare University (FHU) on a scholarship fund started by President Robert Mugabe a few years ago, claim that a number of them have been stripped of the scholarships because of their affiliation to the MDC, the former main opposition that formed a coalition gov...
Anti-Israel Demonstration in London » Out side the BBC a Demonstration against the bombing of Palestinians, Saturday's air strikes by Israel are the worst in living memory. Israeli fighter jets fired at Gaza from morning to evening, spreading fear and chaos. Targeting of the strikes where Hamas infrastructures, government buildings and police stations, Most of the dead were policemen, The dead in Gaza include women and children. Medical sources suggested up to a third of the casualties could be civilian. Gaza is one of the most over...
Protests to Road 443 » On the morning of the 25/10/07 an anti-apartheid protest blocked the busy Highway 443, one of many highways that run on occupied Palestinian land that are reserved for Israelis only. Israeli Security forces used force to remove the demonstrators. Three of the protesters were arrested and released with conditions limiting their movement.