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Bil'in resistance conference ends with nonviolent protest » The Bil'in conference on popular resistance ends with anti wall nonviolent protestjune 06.2008The Third international conference on popular resistance which was held in Bil'in for the third year in a row, was concluded on Friday with a press conference followed by a nonviolent protest against the wall.Around midday, the participants of the conference went to watch a football match between the villagers of Bil'in and the international participants of the conference near th...
Iranian Prosecutors Seek to Shut 2 Reform Parties » Iran’s prosecutors moved Tuesday to shut down the nation’s two largest reform parties during a mass trial of former officials, journalists and academics all arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate a so-called velvet revolution in Iran.A mass trial on Tuesday in Tehran for those arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate a so-called velvet revolution. In the nationally televised hearing, the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to repudiate not only individuals ...
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Manila Workers Protest Food Inflation » Today's May Day saw thousands of workers and activists taking to the streets of Manila. They are calling on the Arroyo government to ensure job security amid food inflation. Let's take a look.Thousands of workers storm the streets of Manila on Labour Day, marching in the direction of the presidential palace. They want job security amid rising food and gasoline prices and are calling on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to step down.
Moroccan worker’s protest for rights »   On Monday November 14th, 162 workers (including 81 women) from the British clothing manufacturer Dewhirst in Morocco were sacked. As a subcontractor, Dewhirst produces mainly clothes for the Marks and Spencer (M&S) company. M&S and Dewhirst have a close and long running relationship. The workers had been waging action against the bad working conditions in the factory that employs 4000 workers in Tanger in the north of the country. The reaction of the boss was to ...
11 arrested during nonviolent protest against illegal settlements in Hebron » Eleven nonviolent protestors were detained and several others were injured during a nonviolent protest against Israeli settlements and outposts in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Friday morning. Eight Israelis, two internationals and one Palestinians were arrested by Israeli troops and police. The protest was organized by the "Youth Gathering against Settlements" in Hebron and was supported by International and Israeli peace activists. Tarek Abu Hamdiya, one of the organizers told IM...
Burma: Suu Kyi to appeal 18-month sentence, lawyer says » Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and US national John Yettaw will both lodge appeals against the ruling junta's decision to convict them, their lawyers said Wednesday. Suu Kyi's house arrest was prolonged for another 18 months on Tuesday, sparking international outrage, while her co-defendant Yettaw was sentenced to seven years of hard labour and imprisonment.
Zimbabwe doctors call off strike » Doctors at Zimbabwe's state hospitals on Wednesday called off a crippling two-week strike, broken by the reality that the government had no money to meet their wage demands, their union said.The strike was called off after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai reassured doctors that the government was listening to them, and urged them to return to work after five children caught swine flu and new cholera cases broke out."We have called off the strike and we are now going back to work," Brighton Chizh...