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Obama in surprise Berlin Wall video address » US President Barack Obama on Monday made a surprise video address to celebrations in Germany marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall."There could be no clearer rebuke of tyranny. There could be no stronger affirmation of freedom," Obama said of the fall of the concrete barrier that divided East and West Berlin for 28 years until November 9, 1989.In the message beamed into celebrations at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, once on the border between East and West Berlin, Obama told ch...
Violence Erupts in Madagascar » Madagascar's opposition will stage more protests against President Marc Ravalomanana despite the killing of at least 28 anti-government demonstrators, its leader said yesterday.Security forces patrolled the streets around the presidential palace where thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police on Saturday.The main hospital in Antananarivo, capital of the Indian Ocean island, was crowded with hundreds of wounded supporters of opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, who was sacked as the capit...
Protesters Block entrance to Karmey Tsur »   A group of 15 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists have blocked the entrance to Karmei Zur Settlement today. The entrance to the Karmei Tzur settlement, which is built on the lands of the Palestinian villages Halhul and Beit Umar, was blocked by a group of about 15 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists. To block the road activists chose to symbolically use razor wire that was taken from the fence that circles the settlement, and prevents Palest...
Carnation Revolution (Portugal 1974) » Salazar was a portuguese catholic fascist dictator. His motto was "God, Fatherland and Family". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3n io_de_Oliveira_Salazar) In his authoritarian regime all books, musics, theaters, TV, news, etc. were censored by a police called PIDE. Critics and non-catholics were punished. Political prisioners were tortured. Young men had to join the army to battle in the african colonies - Ultramar was the portuguese Vietnam. Women couldn't travel without their husbands pe...
Cabinet Nominees Criticized In Iran » President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to nominate three women as Iran's first female cabinet members since the 1979 Islamic revolution faced stiff criticism Saturday from clerics and lawmakers, as well as from women's rights activists. Several prominent clerics said the move was counter to Islamic beliefs and urged parliament to reject the nominations. "If a woman becomes minister, then she must constantly stay in contact with men and deputies, so she could not carry out her religious duties ...
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 ...
Gandhi Meets Monty Python: The Comedic Turn In Nonviolent Tactics » On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted faces, glazed looks and dollar bills hanging out of some mouths, protesters chanted “I smell money, I smell money…” It was Corporate Zombie Day. Scenes like this and the sight of Guy Fawkes masks, clown suits, drumming circles and surrealistic posters all over the country have left many commentators scratching their heads. Is this protest or carnival? Maybe we should tell them. The...
Non-violent protest has gone online » Their weapons were no match for the frail man draped in a simple white cloth. Often facing the barrel of British guns, it was the soft-spoken voice of Mahatma Gandhi that repeatedly encouraged Indian protesters to remain calm and, above all, to remain peaceful.
Budget protest at UNLV » Hundreds of students from UNLV, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College staged a rally yesterday in opposition to proposed cuts to higher education. The "Las Vegas Review-Journal" cites Nevada State College student body president Ryan Crowell as saying Governor Jim Gibbons has failed education and the state. Facing a financial crunch, Gibbons wants to slash 36-percent of the state budget for higher education. UNLV could take as much as a 52-percent hit. Duri...
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...