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Malawi: Protests At Proposed Law Backing Sweet 16 Marriages » Lilongwe — Malawi's president, Bingu wa Mutharika, has come under severe pressure from civil society groups who are demanding he scrap a newly-passed bill allowing 16 year olds to marry with the consent of their parents.Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to which the country is a party defines a child as "every human being below the age of 18".
How bloggers led the way in Arab protests » Cairo:  As protesters in Tahrir Square faced off against pro-government forces, they drew a lesson from their counterparts in Tunisia: "Advice to the youth of Egypt: Put vinegar or onion under your scarf for tear gas."The exchange on Facebook was part of a remarkable two-year collaboration that has given birth to a new force in the Arab world -- a pan-Arab youth movement dedicated to spreading democracy in a region without it. Young Egyptian and Tunisian activists brainstormed on the use of...
Iran's Top Cleric Denounces Election, Rivals Take to Streets » Tehran, Iran - Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main rival in the disputed presidential election, Mir Hossein Mousavi, massed in competing rallies Tuesday as the country's most senior Islamic cleric threw his weight behind opposition charges that Ahmadinejad's re-election was rigged. "No one in their right mind can believe" the official results from Friday's contest, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said of the landslide victory claimed by Ahmadinejad. Montazer...
Calling For A Revolution - Serbia » Beograd - The political situation in Serbia has not changed much yet. There has been passed a special law in the Serbian parliament about accepting the results of election - which was the main cause for beginning the protests. Now the opposition and the people are waiting to see if the law will be promptly implemented, in the meantime :
Raging Grannies’ Ongoing Campaign » \ Three years after the start of the Iraq war, one thing New York police do not lack is experience in dealing with protesters - so when they were called to a disturbance at the military recruitment centre in Times Square last October, it sounded like just another routine demonstration.Instead, they found 18 elderly women, many in their 80s and one aged 90, blocking the entrance and demanding to enlist in place of young men. They called themselves Grandmothers Against The W...
Nonviolent protests in Ni’ilin » For the past two weeks, a nearly daily mobilization has been taking place in the village of Ni'ilin, where construction of the wall has begun. The video depicts today's demonstration, in which villagers and supporters tried blocking the bulldozers and were met by harsh military violence, which included concussion grenades, teargas and rubber bullets, as well as kicks and punches. Twelve were injured during the demonstration and two, one Palestinian and one Israeli, were arr...
Orange Revolution, Ukraine » Like something out of an old world spy novel, a popular politician is poisoned in an attempt to ruin his chance at victory and install a ruthless opponent. Welcome to the ORANGE REVOLUTION.Steve York's riveting documentary chronicles what led to the Orange Revolution in Ukraine surrounding the 2004 election between Viktor Yushchenko, the people's choice, and Viktor Yanukovych, the government crony. With Yushchenko's mysterious near-fatal poisoning and a fishy assassination ...
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.
Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty of breaking house arrest » Aung San Suu Kyi will spend the next year and a half under guard at her home in Rangoon after a court today found her guilty of breaking the terms of her house arrest. The sentence means she will play no part in elections the military junta has promised to hold early next year.The 64-year-old learned her fate in a few minutes of courtroom drama, witnessed by journalists and diplomats from the same countries that have been calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
Protest against Argentine military regime » Demostrations against the last military dictatorship in argentina (1976-1983)Mothers of plaza de mayo (madres de plaza de mayo), demostrators, incidents.The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo is a unique organization of Argentine women who have become human rights activists in order to achieve a common goal. For nearly three decades, the Mothers have fought for the right to re-unite with their abducted children.