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Thailand's ex-premier is on the run. And he wants the Twitterati to know about it
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BANGKOK, Thailand – To hear the Thailand’s ruling government tell it, Thaksin Shinawatra is the kingdom’s most meddlesome fugitive.Since fleeing Thailand last year, the self-exiled, billionaire ex-premier has zig-zagged the globe while stirring anti-establishment supporters from afar. He has incessantly needled the ruling party through in-country proxies, sarcastic Tweet messages and Skype video calls, broadcast at political pep rallies that sometimes turn violent.His sanctuaries have included H...
Protest outside defence firm ends
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Up to 70 protesters are blocked the entrance to Raytheon. A protest outside the Londonderry premises of US defence firm Raytheon has ended. Up to 70 people from the Derry Anti-War Coalition blocked workers from entering the building in Springtown on Friday morning. They were protesting against the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Iran cleric warns against planned opposition rally
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Ethnic Violence Erupts in Xinjiang
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Thousands of ethnic Uyghurs in China's Western province of Xinjiang have protested in the capital city Urumqi over alleged mistreatment of Uyghur workers by Han Chinese. Violence erupted after army and riot police moved in, and state media say 140 people were killed. However Uyghur spokespeople abroad say army troops used machine guns, and the protest would have remained peaceful if the ruling regime had left it alone.Protesters in China's western province of Xinjiang have clashed with the army ...
Cuban repression has continued under Raúl Castro, says watchdog
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The Cuban president, Raúl Castro, has crushed dissent and continued repression in the country since taking over from his brother Fidel, according to a Human Rights Watch report published today.The government has extended use of an "Orwellian" law that allows the state to punish people before they commit a crime on suspicion they may do so, a tactic designed to cow actual and potential opponents, it said.The report, New Castro, Same Cuba, paints a near-dystopian image of an island where those who...
Free Burma, Free Aung San Suu Kyi, part 1 of 2
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Free Burma.Aung San Suu Kyi, born 19 June 1945 in Yangon (Rangoon), is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar (Burma), and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolent resistance. Aung San Suu Kyi was the third child in her family. Her name "Aung San" derives from her father, "Kyi" from her mother and "Suu" from her grandmother.[6] A Buddhist, Suu Kyi won the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thoug...
Dictator Hugo Chavez and life in Venezuela today
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Video about life in Venezuela and dictator Hugo Chavez. Ispired by the documentary "Revolucion" by Charles Gervais and sountracked by revolutionary LA band Rage Against The Machine.
Egypt protest leaflets distributed in Cairo give blueprint for mass action
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Anonymous flyers provide practical and tactical advice for confronting riot police, and besieging government offices Egyptians have been urged to come out after Friday prayers tomorrow and demand the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's government, along with freedom, justice and a democratic regime.Anonymous leaflets circulating in Cairo also provide practical and tactical advice for mass demonstrations, confronting riot police, and besieging and taking control of government offices. Signed "long live ...
Zim opposition leader faces trial
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A losing presidential candidate in Zimbabwe ’s 2008 presidential elections and now a leading opposition figure Simba Makoni will next Tuesday stand trial on allegations of addressing an illegal meeting during his campaigns.Makoni, a close associate of President Robert Mugabe until he broke away from ZANU PF in February last year to challenge the octogenarian dictator, is being charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA).The charges against Makoni who came a distant third in the first ...
Serbian activist teaches lessons in revolution
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(Reuters) - Eleven years ago, Srdja Popovic was at the heart of the uprising to oust Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. Now, he travels the globe helping other protest groups to plot the overthrow of autocrats. As executive director for the Belgrade-based Centre for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), he and his colleagues have worked to train activists in 46 countries in the face of repression and sometimes brutality. His organisation began working with some Egyptian...