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Peaceful protest against Kosovo's secession » After the protest young Serbs of Vancouver spontaneously gathered on the steps of Vancouver Art Gallery to sing 'Vidovdan' and tell the world that Kosovo is Serbia!Despite provocations this was a peaceful protest where students spoke about the illegality of Kosovo's secession. It is estimated that about 800 people attended.  
Iranian Student Sit-in » What happened in the nine days for the students of Tarbiatmoalem University who took sanctuary in an inviolable place?The refuge of the students of Tarbiatmoallem University goes on to its ninth day. What has happened during this time? More than 125 persons are on hunger strike, an increase from the original 50 who began their hunger strikes. As students begin their ninth day of refuge:
Vahed Syndicate – Any Suppression or threat of civil liberty condemned » In recent days, we continue witnessing the magnificent demonstration of millions of people from all ages, genders, and national and religious minorities in Iran. They request that their basic human rights, particularly the right to freedom and to choose independently and without deception be recognized. These rights are not only constitutional in most of the countries, but also have been protected against all odds.
Neda's Call - Free Iran!!! » On June 20, 2009, at around 6:30 p.m., Neda Agha-Soltan was sitting in her Peugeot 206 in traffic on Kargar Avenue in the city of Tehran. She was accompanied by her music teacher and close friend, Hamid Panahi, and two others, who remain unidentified. The four were on their way to participate in the protests against the outcome of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. The car's air conditioner wasn't working well, so she stopped her car some distance from the main protests and got out on foot ...
Senior Iranian cleric calls system a dictatorship » TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's most senior dissident cleric on Wednesday criticized the ruling system under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a dictatorship in the name of Islam, the most serious attack on the country's top official following the disputed presidential election.Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said the ruling system showed its true nature with the violent crackdown against the hundreds of thousands who protested President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election and the torture of de...
I'm my personal revolution: the Purple Movement in Italy »  After December 5th – the date that will be remembered in Italy’s history as ‘No Berlusconi Day’ - the colour purple gained sufficient media attention to guarantee it significance beyond any momentary trend. It’s the symbolic colour of a battle for the affirmation of democracy, for the respect of our Constitutional Charter as the foundation of civilised living, for the defense of a free and plural information system, for the construction – in short – of that cultural and political renovatio...
Dissidents' wives protest outside Cuban prison » Female relatives of jailed political dissidents held an unprecedented protest outside Cuban prisons, angry that the island's communist government has not met its pledge to release 11 political prisoners.Meanwhile, some 50 political dissidents were briefly arrested late Thursday and early Friday in different parts of the country to prevent protests on International Human Rights Day, said rights leader Elizardo Sanchez. "These are preventive detentions, lasting just a few hours, but stillunaccepta...
Gandhi urges non-violent protest » Arun Gandhi, grandson of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, has urged Palestinians to use peaceful means to resist the Israeli occupation. "Insist on your rights and demand your freedom peacefully," Mr Gandhi told Palestinians at a rally in Ramallah. He is also set to observe a one day fast in support of Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli jails. The liquids-only strike by some 4,000 prisoners is now in its 12th day. After meeting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Mr ...
Testimony in Iran Trial Ties Mousavi to Unrest » Iranian authorities put on trial Sunday a group of demonstrators who said they were directed by campaign officials of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi to destroy public property in the chaotic aftermath of the June 12 election. The arrested demonstrators made their statements, which could become part of a case against Mousavi if he is arrested, in the third session of a mass trial of politicians, journalists and academics. There has been widespread criticism of the confessions...
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei says opposition protests failed » Reporting from Cairo and Tehran - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attempted to unify Iranians on Sunday by blaming foreign media for "poisoning the atmosphere" and urged his nation to resist the "killer cancer" of an Israel backed by Western powers.Delivering a sermon at Tehran University before a crowd that included President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and opposition cleric Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Khamenei said the West had failed in its attempts to undermine the government with ...