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JP Morgan GOTB protest 4/20/07 » New York, NY – More than 1000 Amnesty members will protest outside of JP Morgan this Friday to call on the major Dow Chemical investor to raise the issue of ongoing human rights violations in Bhopal, India. This is the first time the annual rally has targeted a corporation rather than a foreign government and reflects Amnesty’s recognition that businesses are also engaged in human rights violations around the globe. The event is part of Amnesty International Group 133’s annual Get On The Bus (GO...
Red Frames on the Green Revolution: Iran Through a Lethal Media Scope » If the international consensus about last week's election results in Iran is that they were a) indeed fraudulent, or b) a coup attempt, and the pro-democracy elements in that country emerge victorious, it will mostly be in spite - not because - of mainstream media coverage of the events. Since 2002, there have emerged a series of democracy movements in Iran, spearheaded primarily - though not exclusively - by university students and women. These people are for the most part technologically and...
Mugabe cannot be part of Zimbabwe’s road to democracy » South Africa’s main political opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA), on Thursday said Robert Mugabe cannot be part of Zimbabwe’s road to democracy, saying the dictator must be offered an ‘exit strategy’ for the country to ever recover.The party presented its ‘Roadmap to Democracy in Zimbabwe’ in the South African parliament on Thursday morning, as a response to the MDC’s decision to disengage from ZANU PF in the unity government. DA Parliamentary Leader Athol Trollip told SW Radio Africa that...
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 ...
Fiji regime denies fresh clampdown on media over licences » SUVA (Radio New Zealand/Pacific Media Watch): The military-led regime in Fiji is rejecting claims it has revoked broadcasting licences to clamp down further on the media.Australia’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says the authorities in Suva have made changes to broadcasting arrangements, effectively seizing all licences.Smith says the action has been carried out by decree, which no court or other agency can overturn and the move is an escalation of the regime’s efforts to impose itself on its c...
Greek workers strike as government tightens belt » Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek workers were holding a one-day strike Wednesday to protest government efforts to stave off a financial crisis.Thousands of public-sector workers and their supporters began the 24-hour walkout at 9 a.m. (2 a.m. ET), though local media said workers at Athens' main international airport began their strike at midnight.Government offices, courts and schools were closed, though public transportation largely continued to operate.The umbrella civil servants trade union ADED...
Iran paying for freedom with Blood » Iranians are protesting the results of the recent election they believe was unfairly rigged for the incumbent candidate in President Ahmadinejad and paying for it in blood. At least 17 people have died at the hands of the government forces who are cracking down on the protesters with increasing violence.A particularly chilling death of a protester happened on Saturday in Tehran when a young girl was shot in the chest by a single sniper shot from a member of the government militia. Her last few s...
Iran News Agency Reports Prisoner Died of Abuse » In what may be the first admission that a prisoner died from abuse by Iranian prison authorities in the wake of post-election unrest, a semiofficial news service reported Monday that the son of an adviser to a prominent conservative politician had died of “physical stress, conditions of imprisonment, repeated blows and harsh physical treatment.”Mohsen Ruholamini died after his arrest in the protests that followed Iran’s election.
Tibetan exiles stage Nepal demonstration » Tibetan protesters today scaled the walls of the UN compound in the Nepalese capital.Police detained 60 other exiles who were protesting outside the building in Kathmandu, dragging some into waiting vehicles.Around 18 Tibetans climbed into the compound to demand UN intervention following the Chinese crackdown on demonstrations in Tibet.Protests have taken place almost every day in Nepal since the unrest began earlier this month.Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers will begin debating a European res...
Xinjiang violence: Views from China » As the situation in Xinjiang calms down, people from across China discuss the cause of the unrest and the impact it might have on social stability in the future. Harry He, tradesman, XianI used to work for a travel company, so I've travelled to Xinjiang a lot. I was totally shocked when I heard what happened there. Uighurs believe this is their land, and it is. But Han Chinese have been settling down there since the Tang dynasty, when the Silk Route opened up new cities and new opportunities. Ma...