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Free Burma, Free Aung San Suu Kyi, part 1 of 2 »   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...
50 human rights protesters arrested in Russia » Police in central Moscow disrupted a gathering of reportedly hundreds of people and journalists who were demonstrating against what they dub as the government's 'muzzling' of the press in the wake of the country's incumbent premier, Vladimir Putin's assumption of power in 2000. "At 18:00 [15:00 GMT] a group numbering up to 100 tried to hold an unsanctioned rally. Police detained over 50 and took them to a police station," RIA Novosti quoted Moscow police spokesperson Viktor Biryukov as saying. S...
Iran’s Factional Disputes Grow Increasingly Bitter » CAIRO — On Wednesday, aides to Iran’s president lashed out publicly at two former presidents, the nation’s most influential dissident cleric said government officials had taken a “deviant path” and a government-aligned Web site reported that the Tehran prosecutor had been fired.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, with Sadeq Larijani, Iran’s judiciary chief. In another time, the day’s flurry of crises might be seen as extraordinary. But since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed a landslide vi...
Protests Before the Beijing Olympics Nepal » Nepal has been under international scrutiny for its handling of Tibetan protesters in Kathmandu. The country has faced criticism for complying with the Chinese government and restricting Tibetans from staging protests in Kathmandu.
Palestinians mark day of catastrophe » JERUSALEM -- Across Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Palestinians on Thursday mourned their exodus from the land with moments of silence, black clothing and displays of defiance.The demonstrations came a day after the 60th anniversary of Israel's declaration of statehood, an event that Palestinians refer to as the Nakba: the catastrophe. It led to a war between the new state and surrounding Arab nations -- and to lives as rootless refugees for generations of Palest...
Tibetians Never Were and Never will be Chinese. Free Tibet. » The people in question, Tibetians dont think of themselves as Chinese. China has no moral or legal claim on Tibet except what is based on illegal military occupation, the largest imperialist land grab carried out in Twentieth Century. And these are the people - chinese communists, that talk about peace, civilisation, sensitivity and culture all of which they lack. Culture of Chinese rulers and their fascist behavior with Tibetians seems to be as monochromatic like most Hongkong produced viole...
Indian Independence Movement » How was the Raj transformed from the jewel in Britain's imperial crown to the independent nations of India and Pakistan?1858: Beginning of the RajIn 1858, British Crown rule was established in India, ending a century of control by the East India Company. The life and death struggle that preceded this formalisation of British control lasted nearly two years, cost £36 million, and is variously referred to as the 'Great Rebellion', t...
Mugabe denies blame for Zimbabwe woes » NEW YORK (CNN) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, in a rare interview Thursday, depicted himself as an African hero battling imperialism and foreign attempts to oust him rather than the widespread perception of a dictator clinging to power at the expense of the welfare of his people and country. The 85-year-old Mugabe, the only leader of Zimbabwe since it became independent from Britain in 1980, rejected repeated assertions by CNN's Christiane Amanpour that his policies have driven the nation ...
Ousted president says U.S. lacks commitment to reinstatement » Less than two weeks after U.S. diplomats announced a historic agreement to reverse a coup in Honduras, the accord is in danger of collapse and both Honduran officials and U.S. lawmakers are blaming American missteps for some of the failure. Ousted president Manuel Zelaya, who was expelled by the military in June, said in a telephone interview that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had assured him as recently as last week that the U.S. government was seeking his return to the presidency. ...
CPJ seeks probe in killing of reporter in Madagascar protest » Authorities in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar must bring to justice members of the presidential guard responsible for the killing on Saturday of a journalist covering an antigovernment demonstration in the capital, Antananarivo, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Ando Ratovonirina, 26, a reporter and cameraman for the private broadcaster Radio Télévision Analamanga (RTA), was struck in the head after soldiers opened fire on unarmed opposition demonstrators marching toward th...