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South African Group Urges Nestle Boycott Over Mugabe
South African Group Urges Nestle Boycott Over Mugabe
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- AfriForum, a South African civil rights organization, called for a worldwide boycott of Nestle SA products after the Swiss company said it buys milk from a farm belonging to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s family. Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, said on Sept. 28 that it purchases milk from the Mugabe family’s Gushungo Holdings Ltd. that account for as much as 15 percent of the company’s intake in the southern African country. Gushungo owns a property formerly known as Foyle Farm that was seized by the government as part of a program to transfer land from white commercial farmers to black citizens of the country.
Tags: Year: 2009 Location: Africa Category: Protest and Persuassion Category: NonCooperation Protest and Persuassion: Declarations by organizations and institutions Protest and Persuassion: Declarations of indictment and intention Protest and Persuassion: Banners, posters, displayed communications Protest and Persuassion: Records, radio, and television Methods of NonCooperation: Selective social boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Social disobedience Methods of NonCooperation: Consumers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Nonconsumption of boycotted goods Methods of NonCooperation: International consumers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: International trade embargo Methods of NonCooperation: Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of public support Methods of NonCooperation: Literature and speeches advocating resistance Video: Has Video
Suu Kyi to challenge verdict as global anger grows
Suu Kyi to challenge verdict as global anger grows
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her US co-defendant are to appeal against their convictions, lawyers said Wednesday as the ruling junta faced a global wave of anger over her extended detention.US President Barack Obama led worldwide outrage at the military regime's decision on Tuesday to give Suu Kyi another 18 months of house arrest, a verdict that shuts the Nobel peace laureate out of elections in 2010.
Tags: Year: 2009 Location: Asia Category: Protest and Persuassion Category: NonCooperation Protest and Persuassion: Declarations by organizations and institutions Protest and Persuassion: Signed public statements Protest and Persuassion: Newspapers and journals Protest and Persuassion: Records, radio, and television Methods of NonCooperation: International trade embargo Methods of NonCooperation: Expulsion from international organizations
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Tags: Category: Protest and Persuassion Category: NonCooperation Category: NonViolent Intervention Protest and Persuassion: Public Speeches Protest and Persuassion: Letters of opposition or support Protest and Persuassion: Declarations by organizations and institutions Protest and Persuassion: Signed public statements Protest and Persuassion: Declarations of indictment and intention Protest and Persuassion: Group or mass petitions Protest and Persuassion: Slogans, caricatures, and symbols Protest and Persuassion: Banners, posters, displayed communications Protest and Persuassion: Leaflets, pamphlets, and books Protest and Persuassion: Newspapers and journals Protest and Persuassion: Records, radio, and television Protest and Persuassion: Skywriting and earthwriting Protest and Persuassion: IT messaging - Mass SMS and e-mailing Protest and Persuassion: Deputations Protest and Persuassion: Mock awards Protest and Persuassion: Group lobbying Protest and Persuassion: Picketing Protest and Persuassion: Mock elections Protest and Persuassion: Displays of flags and symbolic colors Protest and Persuassion: Wearing of symbols Protest and Persuassion: Prayer and worship Protest and Persuassion: Delivering symbolic objects Protest and Persuassion: Protest disrobings Protest and Persuassion: Destruction of own property Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic lights Protest and Persuassion: Displays of portraits Protest and Persuassion: Paint as protest Protest and Persuassion: New signs and names Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic sounds Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic reclamations Protest and Persuassion: Rude gestures Protest and Persuassion: Haunting Officials Protest and Persuassion: Taunting officials Protest and Persuassion: Fraternization Protest and Persuassion: Vigils Protest and Persuassion: Humorous skits and pranks Protest and Persuassion: Performances of plays and music Protest and Persuassion: Singing Protest and Persuassion: Marches Protest and Persuassion: Parades Protest and Persuassion: Religious processions Protest and Persuassion: Pilgrimages Protest and Persuassion: Motorcades Protest and Persuassion: Political mourning Protest and Persuassion: Mock funerals Protest and Persuassion: Demonstrative funerals Protest and Persuassion: Homage at burial places Protest and Persuassion: Assemblies of protest or support Protest and Persuassion: Protest meetings Protest and Persuassion: Camouflaged meetings of protest Protest and Persuassion: Teach-ins Protest and Persuassion: Walk-outs Protest and Persuassion: Silence Protest and Persuassion: Renouncing honors Protest and Persuassion: Turning one's back Methods of NonCooperation: Social boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Selective social boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Lysistratic nonaction Methods of NonCooperation: Excommunication Methods of NonCooperation: Interdict Methods of NonCooperation: Suspension of social and sports activities Methods of NonCooperation: Boycott of social affairs Methods of NonCooperation: Student strike Methods of NonCooperation: Social disobedience Methods of NonCooperation: Withdrawal from social institutions Methods of NonCooperation: Stay-at-home Methods of NonCooperation: Total personal noncooperation Methods of NonCooperation: Flight of workers Methods of NonCooperation: Sanctuary Methods of NonCooperation: Collective disappearance Methods of NonCooperation: Protest emigration [hijrat] Methods of NonCooperation: Consumers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Nonconsumption of boycotted goods Methods of NonCooperation: Policy of austerity Methods of NonCooperation: Rent withholding Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal to rent Methods of NonCooperation: National consumers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: International consumers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Workmen's boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Producers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Suppliers' and handlers' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Traders' boycott Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal to let or sell property Methods of NonCooperation: Lockout Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of industrial assistance Methods of NonCooperation: Merchants' Methods of NonCooperation: Withdrawal of bank deposits Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal to pay fees, dues, and assessments Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal to pay debts or interest Methods of NonCooperation: Severance of funds and credit Methods of NonCooperation: Revenue refusal Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of a government's money Methods of NonCooperation: Domestic embargo Methods of NonCooperation: Blacklisting of traders Methods of NonCooperation: International sellers' embargo Methods of NonCooperation: International buyers' embargo Methods of NonCooperation: International trade embargo Methods of NonCooperation: Protest strike Methods of NonCooperation: Quickie walkout (lightning strike) Methods of NonCooperation: Peasant strike Methods of NonCooperation: Farm Workers' strike Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of impressed labor Methods of NonCooperation: Prisoners' strike Methods of NonCooperation: Craft strike Methods of NonCooperation: Professional strike Methods of NonCooperation: Establishment strike Methods of NonCooperation: Industry strike Methods of NonCooperation: Sympathetic strike Methods of NonCooperation: Detailed strike Methods of NonCooperation: Bumper strike Methods of NonCooperation: Slowdown strike Methods of NonCooperation: Working-to-rule strike Methods of NonCooperation: Reporting Methods of NonCooperation: Strike by resignation Methods of NonCooperation: Limited strike Methods of NonCooperation: Selective strike Methods of NonCooperation: Generalized strike Methods of NonCooperation: General strike Methods of NonCooperation: Hartal Methods of NonCooperation: Economic shutdown Methods of NonCooperation: Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of public support Methods of NonCooperation: Literature and speeches advocating resistance Methods of NonCooperation: Boycott of legislative bodies Methods of NonCooperation: Boycott of elections Methods of NonCooperation: Boycott of government employment and positions Methods of NonCooperation: Boycott of gov. depts., agencies, and other bodies Methods of NonCooperation: Withdrawal from government educational institutions Methods of NonCooperation: Boycott of government-supported organizations Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of assistance to enforcement agents Methods of NonCooperation: Removal of own signs and placemarks Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal to accept appointed officials Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal to dissolve existing institutions Methods of NonCooperation: Reluctant and slow compliance Methods of NonCooperation: Nonobedience in absence of direct supervision Methods of NonCooperation: Popular nonobedience Methods of NonCooperation: Disguised disobedience Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of an assemblage or meeting to disperse Methods of NonCooperation: Sit-down Methods of NonCooperation: Noncooperation with conscription and deportation Methods of NonCooperation: Hiding, escape, and false identities Methods of NonCooperation: Civil disobedience of Methods of NonCooperation: Selective refusal of assistance by government aides Methods of NonCooperation: Blocking of lines of command and information Methods of NonCooperation: Stalling and obstruction Methods of NonCooperation: General administrative noncooperation Methods of NonCooperation: Judicial noncooperation Methods of NonCooperation: Inefficiency and noncoop. by enforcement agents Methods of NonCooperation: Mutiny Methods of NonCooperation: Quasi-legal evasions and delays Methods of NonCooperation: Noncooperation by constituent governmental units Methods of NonCooperation: Changes in diplomatic and other representations Methods of NonCooperation: Delay and cancellation of diplomatic events Methods of NonCooperation: Withholding of diplomatic recognition Methods of NonCooperation: Severance of diplomatic relations Methods of NonCooperation: Withdrawal from international organizations Methods of NonCooperation: Refusal of membership in international bodies Methods of NonCooperation: Expulsion from international organizations NonViolent Intervention: Self-exposure to the elements NonViolent Intervention: Fast of moral pressure NonViolent Intervention: Hunger strike NonViolent Intervention: Satyagrahic fast NonViolent Intervention: Reverse trial NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent harassment NonViolent Intervention: Sit-in NonViolent Intervention: Stand-in NonViolent Intervention: Ride-in NonViolent Intervention: Wade-in NonViolent Intervention: Mill-in NonViolent Intervention: Pray-in NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent raids NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent air raids NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent invasion NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent interjection NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent obstruction NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent occupation NonViolent Intervention: Establishing new social patterns NonViolent Intervention: Overloading of facilities NonViolent Intervention: Stall-in NonViolent Intervention: Speak-in NonViolent Intervention: Guerrilla theater NonViolent Intervention: Alternative social institutions NonViolent Intervention: Alternative communication system NonViolent Intervention: Reverse strike NonViolent Intervention: Stay-in strike NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent land seizure NonViolent Intervention: Defiance of blockades NonViolent Intervention: Politically motivated counterfeiting NonViolent Intervention: Preclusive purchasing NonViolent Intervention: Seizure of assets NonViolent Intervention: Dumping NonViolent Intervention: Selective patronage NonViolent Intervention: Alternative markets NonViolent Intervention: Alternative transportation systems NonViolent Intervention: Alternative economic institutions NonViolent Intervention: Overloading of administrative systems NonViolent Intervention: Disclosing identities of secret agents NonViolent Intervention: Seeking imprisonment NonViolent Intervention: Civil disobedience of NonViolent Intervention: Work-on without collaboration NonViolent Intervention: Dual sovereignty and parallel government
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Death of doctor to Iranian prison arouses suspicion » A doctor who examined prisoners killed and injured during Iran's post-election violence has died in mysterious circumstances, prompting speculation that he may have been murdered to prevent him speaking out.After initial reports that Ramin Pourandarjani had killed himself, the Iranian authorities announced that the 26-year-old had died of a heart attack during his sleep at a health centre in Tehran's police headquarters where he was based while on military service.Pourandarjani was facing a poss...
Iranian leader blames West for student demonstrations » Thousands of riot police and Revolutionary Guards in Iran have surrounded Tehran University to prevent student demonstrations. Pro-government militia members armed with tear gas and firearms have been turned out to control the anticipated protest which is likely to attract a large amount of demonstrators on university campuses across the country. Police have been conducting ID checks on anyone entering the campus to prevent opposition activists from joining the students. Over the past week, the ...
Iran arrests rights activist, campaign group says » A leading Iranian human rights activist and journalist was arrested Wednesday, activists said. Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi was taken by seven security agents who searched his home and took personal belongings including his computer, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said in a statement.It is not clear where he is being held."Kermanshahi is one of the most important sources of objective human rights information and analysis in Iran, and one of the few still courageously working to...
Na'lin: full economic and political boycott, along with continued resistance, could end occupation » Ramallah / PNN - Hundreds of people took part in Friday prayers in the threatened village of Na’lin. Thousands of dunams have already been confiscated for the Wall and settlements in the area.Leading yesterday’s service was Sheikh Salah Al Khawaja who said that the prayer and ensuing demonstration were not only part of the continuing struggle in Na’lin, but were also being held in solidarity with Jerusalem. He called for full participation in the ongoing campaign to stop the conversion of the ci...
Thailand's "red shirts" rally again in Bangkok » BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of "red shirt" supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rallied in Bangkok on Saturday in their biggest protest since violent street clashes two months ago.The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), better known as the "red shirts," gathered in the capital to demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva dissolve parliament and call an election. Six hundred police were on duty and hundreds more on standby at Sanam Luang, a public sq...
'Delivery protests are our right' » Groups representing impoverished Cape Town communities have lashed out at President Jacob Zuma's warning that the government will not tolerate violent service delivery protests, and the accompanying destruction of property.Representatives of the Joe Slovo task team, the Landless People's Movement and Abahlali baseMjondolo defended these protests, saying they were the only way to get the government to pay attention."So-called democratic grievance routes," failed to get answers, they said.Zuma's c...
Iran closes leading newspapers » Iran has shut down three daily newspapers critical of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president, according to reports by state-run news agencies.While no reason was given, the newspapers had been considered sympathetic towards those protesting over Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in June.The papers closed on Tuesday were Tahlil Rooz (Day's Analysis) in the southern city of Shiraz, and two of the most influential reformist newspapers Farhang Ashdi (Culture of Reconciliation) and Arman (Ideals) publis...
Bhopal victims protest against Dow » NEW DELHI — Indian survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday protested outside the offices of the US company blamed for the toxic leak ahead of the 25th anniversary of the notorious accident.Around 200 protesters gathered in front of the Dow Chemical building in a suburb of New Delhi, shouting slogans and waving placards demanding the firm pay for years of contamination and health problems.Thousands were killed instantly when gas leaked at a plant in Bhopal overnight on December 2-3, 1984...
Azerbaijan: Baku confronts mass media paradox » Azerbaijan’s government earlier in 2009 took action to restrain the reach of foreign broadcasters, in particular radio outlets like the British Broadcasting Corp. and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Now, a key member of President Ilham Aliyev’s administration is calling on state-run outlets to improve the quality of their broadcasts. However, as they contemplate ways to attract eyeballs back to state broadcasts, Azerbaijani officials are facing a paradox: authoritarian political environments te...
Demonstration on Al Nakba »   Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated Wednesday afternoon at the Huwara Checkpoint in eastern Nablus for the sixtieth memorial of the Palestinian plight.The solidarity march of 200 began in the city center with Palestinian flags waving in the breeze and banners condemning “Israeli crimes,” and what “Israel is doing to the Palestinian people.”Various institutions were represented, as were national and governmental bodies, and all those working in the field of refugee affa...