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"Women in Black" protest in Belgrade to raise awareness of Srebrenica war crime
(Articles/General)
... to Zorica Trifunovic of the NGO "Women in Black", the goal of this activity, which they have organized since 1996, is to demonstrate that "we know what
happen
ed in Srebrenica." During the bloody ...
2.
Anti-censorship movement in Tunisia: creativity, courage and hope!
(Articles/General)
... about each step they are taking, producing a serie of videocasts published on the not-yet-blocked video-sharing website vimeo as well as on facebook. And the expected
happen
ed: on May 21, a day ...
3.
Fantasy Island: Democracy Edition
(Articles/General)
... there aren't conspiracies, particularly regarding pro-democracy struggles against regimes the US
happen
s to oppose," says Stephen Zunes, a professor of international studies at the University of San Francisco ...
4.
Mothers Arrested Before Opposition Rally in Iran
(Articles/General)
... been
happen
ing inside Iran. The government has also arrested dozens of student leaders in Tehran and across the country in the past weeks. However, students continued to say they would hold demonstrations ...
5.
Differing media challenges to President Mikheil Saakashvili
(Articles/General)
... one starkly opposed to Saakashvili and says he plans to make it like Fox News. He told Eurasianet he will ‘cover everything that is
happen
ing in Georgia and beyond and if people want to revolt based on ...
6.
Xinjiang violence: Views from China
(Articles/General)
... for a travel company, so I've travelled to Xinjiang a lot. I was totally shocked when I heard what
happen
ed there. Uighurs believe this is their land, and it is. But Han Chinese have been settling down ...
7.
Inquiry of Philippines Massacre Urged
(Articles/General)
... who were not part of the convoy and who just
happen
ed to be at the checkpoint at the wrong time — were suspected to have been killed by followers of Mr. Ampatuan. Investigators said Mr. Ampatuan had also ...
8.
Ecuador: Kichwa Women Oppose Oil Exploration on Native Lands
(Articles/General)
... e incluso la militarización de Sarayaku; pero siguieron diciendo no. So far, oil exploration has not occurred, but the threat is constant. Many things have
happen
ed over the past 20 years, including national ...
9.
Victory declared in controversial poll that was already a win-win for Honduras's wealthy elite
(Articles/General)
... Brazil – to recognise the election and restore aid and investment. "We ask them to see that they are punishing the people who went to vote, do so every four years and have nothing to do with what
happen
ed ...
10.
West Papuans prepare for risky Independence Day actions
(Articles/General)
... in solidarity with the demonstrations that will be
happen
ing across West Papua. Following this we will make our way down the road to Westminster where we will be meeting with MPs and delivering a copy ...
11.
Fiji regime denies fresh clampdown on media over licences
(Articles/General)
... editors and publishers, describes what has
happen
ed as more of the same by a very repressive regime. Committee secretary Tim Pankhurst told Radio New Zealand he is saddened by the action. “I’m afraid this ...
12.
Russia still a threat, says Czech revolutionary
(Articles/General)
... with a group of school friends. ''Nobody knew what would
happen
next but it was a time to say something. ''We had all seen the East Germans passing through Prague as they went west. We saw their abandoned ...
13.
President Obama's Answers to My Questions
(Articles/General)
... the island can communicate with each other and with persons outside of Cuba, for example, by expanding opportunities for fiber optic and satellite transmissions to and from Cuba. This will not
happen
overnight. ...
14.
Malawi: Citizens Demand Local Councils
(Articles/General)
... but this did not
happen
. The country held its general elections in May this year, and local elections are due in May, 2010. But there is no election calendar yet in place. MESN is accusing government of ...
15.
Palestinians to Ask for UN Recognition
(Articles/General)
... for either unilateral Palestinian statehood or a bi-national state. "Neither of these threats will
happen
tomorrow, but we shouldn't disregard their importance," he said. The Israeli information and diaspora ...
16.
Death of doctor to Iranian prison arouses suspicion
(Articles/General)
... by anonymous people many times against spreading the truth over [Kahrizak] as he had full awareness of the details of what had
happen
ed," reported Norooz, a website linked to Iran's main reformist party, ...
17.
Musicians Who Poked at the Iron Curtain
(Articles/General)
... of styles and trends and were forced to draw inspiration largely from whatever
happen
ed to reach them in the form of scratchy, illegal samizdat tapes. Michal Kascak, lead singer and keyboard player for ...
18.
Dispatch from Berlin: Forgetting Why the Wall Fell
(Articles/General)
... a performance of Beethoven's Ode to Joy (the Ninth Symphony) and a symbolic wall
happen
ing. A thousand large painted domino blocks stretching from Pottsdammerplatz to the Reichstag (that have actually ...
19.
Berlin's moment of freedom that turned world history
(Articles/General)
... symbolising three forces without which this could never have
happen
ed: the green light and example of reform from above (Gorbachev), popular pressure from below (Walesa and the East German activists), ...
20.
Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary: Germany Celebrates Memory Of The Fall
(Articles/General)
... in the Soviet Union. "You made this possible – you courageously let things
happen
, and that was much more than we could expect," she said. Later, Merkel also thanked Germany's neighbors to the east. She ...
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NEWSFLASH
Non-violent protest in Kashmir
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Un-noticed by a world otherwise obsessed with the threat from Islamist extremism, a 20 year old Muslim separatist struggle in South Asia has embraced non-violence.Since July this year, more than 40 protesters, all unarmed, have been gunned down by Indian security forces in the beautiful but deeply troubled Kashmir Valley.
Otpor’s Logo
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Otpor was formed on October 10, 1998 in response to repressive university and media laws introduced earlier that year. In the beginning, Otpor's activities were limited to University of Belgrade.In the aftermath of the NATO airstrikes against FR Yugoslavia in 1999 regarding the Kosovo War, Otpor began a political campaign against the Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević. This resulted in nationwide police repression against Otpor activists, during w...
Honduras: Vote to Go Ahead Despite Int'l Refusal to Recognize
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Although the international community has warned that it will not recognise the results of the November elections in Honduras, the de facto government in power since the Jun. 28 coup d'etat says the vote is going ahead.Costa Rican President Óscar Arias, who mediated the unsuccessful talks between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the coup government, says the elections scheduled for Nov. 29 could be "a solution to the crisis." Others like prominent Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes have expressed si...
SF Protest Against Honduran Coup
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People gathered outside the Honduran Consulate today in San Francisco to protest the illegal coup in Honduras and demand the reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya. The action was in solidarity with the Global Day of Action for Honduras. August 11-Protesters gathered at 5 p.m. today in front of the Honduran Consulate to protest the coup that removed elected President Manual Zelaya, and called for an end to repression in Honduras and the return of Zelaya to office.
Global economy 'recovering'
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The head of the International Monetary Fund has told a meeting of the World Economic Forum in New York that he believes the world's economy is heading for recovery. Horst Koehler, IMF managing director, said: "I think we have to state that the global economy is still weak but we also now hope - and I call it cautious optimism - that really a recovery is under way".
Greek workers strike as government tightens belt
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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...
Bread & Roses: The Strike Led and Won by Women
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Jan. 12 was the anniversary of the start of the 1912 Bread and Roses strike--one of the most significant struggles in the history of the U.S. working class--in Lawrence, Mass. A new state law had reduced the work week from 56 to 54 hours. A small gain for workers? Sounds like it. But of course the bosses found a way to gain the advantage. They speeded up the looms and cut the average measly wage of $6 a week--a last straw for workers living on the edge...
Iranian Prosecutors Seek to Shut 2 Reform Parties
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Iran’s prosecutors moved Tuesday to shut down the nation’s two largest reform parties during a mass trial of former officials, journalists and academics all arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate a so-called velvet revolution in Iran.A mass trial on Tuesday in Tehran for those arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate a so-called velvet revolution. In the nationally televised hearing, the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to repudiate not only individuals ...
Budget Cut Rally
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Students, faculty, and other members of the community joined together to show their support for education and their disagreements with Governor Jim Gibbons.
Thank-You Rally in UAE
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A Jewish-Palestinian advocacy group held a thank-you rally outside the UAE’s representative office in New York on Tuesday over the country’s stand on not allowing a controversial Israeli businessman from opening a store in Dubai.The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East (Adalah) gathered on Tuesday outside the UAE representative office in New York city to thank the UAE for not allowing Israeli diamond magnate Lev Leviev from opening his self titled diamond boutique in...