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We Stand with the Iranian Students - Solidarity Action

We will be holding a demonstration outside of the students union and collecting letters to be sent to the Iranian Embassy calling for our comrades immediate release. We will also be collecting signatures for a petition against sanctions to be sent to the Foreign Office.

Iraq: The World's Biggest Lies

22-03-2009 13:45 | Globalisation | Iraq | Social Struggles | World

More than six years after an invasion that the experts said would take only a few weeks, Iraq is in turmoil. Sectarian differences are the rule and there is no program to stop these actions that once were unheard of in Iraq.

Demonstration @ Yarl's Wood Saturday March 21st 2009

Thousands of person seeking/refused asylum/overstayers/persons 'Sans Papiers' are currently being kept in immigration prisons (AKA Immigration Removal Centres) throughout the UK. They haven't committed a crime, but they can be imprisoned indefinitely. Many of the people detained have experienced torture, and their trauma is exacerbated by being detained. Seven of the IRCs are operated for profit by private companies.

36 people have been in immigration detention for more than two years, 72 more than 18 months, 128 more than one year.

Direct Action; USA, Netherlands, Chile & Norway

20-03-2009 17:05 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

17-20th March

FREEDOM FOR RABBIT (USA)
2500 MINK RELEASED FROM CAGES AT FUR FARM (Netherlands)
BUTCHERS SABOTAGED (Chile)
TRANSPORT TRUCKS TORCHED AT CHICKEN SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Norway)

Direct Action Germany: 11-15th March

20-03-2009 16:25 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

13-15/03/2009 - Overview of the actions of the „united we stay“ weekend (Berlin)
13/03/2009 - Arson attack on a vehicle of the german army (Berlin)
12/03/2009 - Windows of a Sparkasse smashed (Berlin)
12/03/2009 - 5 vehicles of the post burned down (Hamburg)
11/03/2009 - Color against the NPD's national center (Berlin)
11/03/2009 - Attack on the car of the project leader of the Frankfurt's airport (Frankfurt)
11/03/2009 - Color and stones against Carlofts (Berlin)

Inside HLS : 1997-2008

Undercover footage from inside Europe's largest animal testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) from 1997 - 2008. Edited by Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), see

http://www.shac.net/HLS/exposed.html for individual investigations and exposés.

Greek prisoner dies during prisoner transport.

18-03-2009 17:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Re-posted from

http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/

According to various newssite reports,prisoner Katerina Goulioni, prisoner and militant prisoners’ rights activist, has died in police custody this morning.

Support Nicole Vosper - Green Anarchist / SHAC Prisoner

Nicole was remanded into prison today (19/3/09). Please show her your support by writing to her on the address below or sending a message to her myspace page and we will print it out and pass it on.

Activist Critically Injured in Demonstration Against Israeli Wall

17-03-2009 15:59 | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

On March 13th, 2009, Tristan Anderson, from Oakland, California was critically wounded in the village of Ni'lin after Israeli forces shot him in the head with a high-powered tear-gas canister. Tristan is a dedicated activist and reporter who has long been committed to social and environmental justice in the U.S. and abroad in places such as Oaxaca, Iraq, and Palestine. Tristan has posted his reports to Indybay since 2001.

Reports: 1 | 2 | 3 | Video | International Solidarity Movement

Recent Indybay Coverage By Tristan (he also posted as "Eric Blair" and "Cricket"):
Four Demonstrators Shot and Wounded in Ni'ilin, Palestine | Last Four Oak Grove Tree Sitters Forced Down | Reclaim The Streets SF | March 19 - A Day of Many Actions

More Of Tristan's Indybay Reports Over the Years.

Scotland Yard aid in quelling dissent in Greece

17-03-2009 14:44 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

The Greek mainstream news source Kathimerini announced yesterday that an appeal to Scotland Yard was made by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to aid Greek authorities in stamping out dissent in the country.

Greece has seen a wave of politically motivated rioting, occupations and direct action since the killing of a teenage boy by a police officer in December last year. The situation remains tense as protests have continued into 2009.

According to the article key figures from the British police force will be offering advice on dealing with dissent across the spectrum from bombings to low level vandalism.

Tinsley House IRC blockaded by protesters 07:00 today

Anti-deportation campaigners are risking arrest to stop the collective expulsion of approximately 50 Iraqi refugees from the UK. Campaigners have locked themselves to the gate of Tinsley House detention centre at Gatwick airport, where some of the deportees are being held, in an attempt to prevent the forcible deportation.

Direct Action Germany: End of February

16-03-2009 21:26 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

03/03/2009 - City mayor caked! (Oldenburg)
03/03/2009 - First attack against the Thor Steinar shop in Friedrichshain (Berlin)
02/03/2009 - Spontaneous demonstration for Christian S. / Stones against a Commerzbank (Berlin)
28/02/2009-01/03/2009 - Arson attack on expensive cars (Berlin)
01/03/2009 - DHL branch painted olive green (Berlin)
26/02/2009 - Army vehicles burned down! (Burg)
26/02/2009 - "Erik and sons" hacked!
24/02/2009 - Tires of two police vans slashed (Berlin)
24/02/2009 - Police prevents arsons attack – probable target the german army (Karlsruhe)
19/02/2009 - Package station of Wuppertal's post office colored (Wuppertal)
18/02/2009 - War memorial rendered nicer (Göttingen)
Mid-Feb - Antifa actions during the neonazi demonstration

Direct Action; Cyberspace, USA, Italy, Mexico & Netherlands

13-16th March

ELECTRONIC SIT-IN AGAINST HLS (Cyberspace)
ATTACK ON KFC (USA)
FUR FARMER'S CARS PAINT-STRIPPED (Italy)
EXPLOITIVE SHOPS GLUED (Mexico)
19 SECONDS OF SOCIAL WAR (Mexico)
WINDOWS AT MCDONALDS SMASHED TO PIECES (Netherlands)
HOAX BOMB LEFT AT JALTENCO POLICE STATION (Mexico)

Leader of Landless People’s Movement in South Africa Fears for her LifeCalls for Solidarity

16-03-2009 15:41 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Landless People's Movement in South Africa has suffered years of ongoing state repression. Jo'burg activist Maureen Mnisis has been particularly targeted for intimidation and was tortured in a Soweto police station in 2006.

As the election approaches in South Africa repression of radical movements is being stepped up and there are fears for Maureen's life. Solidarity is urgently required.

Stop 'Double Punishment' of Foreign nationals

There are approximately 12,000 foreign nationals in the UK prison system

It is a fundamental principle of UK law that a person cannot be punished twice for the same offence. If you have committed an offence that society deems a crime and sentenced to a term of imprisonment by a magistrate, judge or judge and jury, once you have completed your sentence, you are released from prison as it is deemed you have repaid your debt to society and that is the end of the matter - and for the great majority of people in the UK, it is: you can only get punished once.

Kurds Celebrate Newroz in Trafalgar Square

15-03-2009 23:08 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On Saturday 14 March, KUrds celebrated the Newroz New Year festival in Trafalgar Square, calling for freedom for Ocalan and peace in Kurdistan. Boris's message to the Kurds was yet another gaffe by London's clown mayor. Photographs Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall, all rights reserved

SHAC Time For Action 4 - 21st March Launch

The launch of the new Time For Action movie from Stop Huntingdon Annimal Cruelty (SHAC) will take place at Brighton Vegan Fayre -

http://brighton.veganfayre.co.uk on 21st March.

The video documents the global struggle against Europe's largest and most exposed vivisection lab, Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) in 2007-2009. SHAC info & merch stalls will be included - See you there!

Direct Action; Netherlands, Spain & Mexico

14-03-2009 21:17 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

11th-12th March

FROM HELL TO WARM HOMES FOR 20 RABBITS (Netherlands)
WINDOWS BROKEN AT MAXMARA (Spain)
ANIMAL PRODUCTS RUINED AT SUPERMARKETS (Netherlands)
SHOPS GRAFFITIED (Mexico)
GRAFFITI AGAINST DOMESTICATION (Mexico)
TELMEX PHONES SABOTAGED (Mexico)

IMHRO condemning arrest of Sufi’s in Kish Island

14-03-2009 16:55 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

According to Radio Farda “The Iranian government arrested 3 men by the names of Reza Entesari, Mehran Assad poor and Abdulreza Godarzi, All belong to the Sufi Branch of Nimatullahi- Gonabadi in Kish Island”

Human Rights Commission defends regime – not youth

14-03-2009 05:55 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This article discusses the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s role in covering up human rights abuses and in denying Australians access to an effective remedy to severe school bullying and education discrimination under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) signed by Australia in 1976, The Rights of the Child and The Rights of the Disabled which form part of Australia’s human rights legislation.

World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

We Stand with the Iranian Students - Solidarity Action

Iraq: The World's Biggest Lies

Demonstration @ Yarl's Wood Saturday March 21st 2009

Direct Action; USA, Netherlands, Chile & Norway

Direct Action Germany: 11-15th March

Inside HLS : 1997-2008

Greek prisoner dies during prisoner transport.

Support Nicole Vosper - Green Anarchist / SHAC Prisoner

Activist Critically Injured in Demonstration Against Israeli Wall

Scotland Yard aid in quelling dissent in Greece

Tinsley House IRC blockaded by protesters 07:00 today

Direct Action Germany: End of February

Direct Action; Cyberspace, USA, Italy, Mexico & Netherlands

Leader of Landless People’s Movement in South Africa Fears for her LifeCalls for Solidarity

Stop 'Double Punishment' of Foreign nationals

Kurds Celebrate Newroz in Trafalgar Square

SHAC Time For Action 4 - 21st March Launch

Direct Action; Netherlands, Spain & Mexico

IMHRO condemning arrest of Sufi’s in Kish Island

Human Rights Commission defends regime – not youth

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