World Repression Newswire Archive

Human rights activists under fire in Haiti

15-01-2008 06:37 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Mr. Mesilien and his family left their home for an undisclosed location on December 19 after receiving numerous threats according to Amnesty International.

It's not torture when U.S. forces are doing it...(by Latuff)

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff (to be published in "Ideias" magazine, of the Sindicato dos Servidores da Justica Federal, Rio de Janeiro).

Bush to Celebrate Ethnic Cleansing

15-01-2008 02:17 | Palestine | Repression | London | World

President Bush left Israel after pledging to come back to help celebrate Israel’s 60th anniversary.”I intend to come back to help the peace process move forward but also to celebrate Israel’s 60th anniversary,” Israel's 60th anniversary is referred to as the Nakba or catastophe by Palestinians. Its the anniversary of 1948, the anniversary of their ethnic cleansing. How can Bush be committed to peace and celebrate this?

Six years of Guantanamo: Amnesty International

14-01-2008 10:59 | Repression | Terror War | London | World

Amnesty International (

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/) organised an overnight vigil on Jan 11-12 with a Guantanamo-style cage and a mass demonstration to mark six years of this unlawful prison camp and continue the call for its closure. Short text and 3 pictures. Pictures are copyright.

London Guantanamo Campaign, Friday 11 Jan

14-01-2008 10:43 | Repression | Terror War | London | World

Report and pictures from last Friday's day of campaigning around the city. Pictures are copyright - see web site for details.

Report of the 4F trial - Anarchists facing 11 years in frame-up

14-01-2008 07:58 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

3 anarchists in Barcelona are accused of attempted murder after a cop lies in a coma after a skirmish near an illegal rave. 8 other people are arrested, simply for looking like squatters and being near the area. They all are fitted up to satisfy the authorities need for revenge and try to get away with it. Solidarity needed!!

Police Farce Belgravia - Absolute Bollocks!

Same shit, different day.
Same shit, different country.
Same old shit no matter how you slice it or dice it.
Corruption is an ugly state of democracy.

Pentagon's troubling role in Haiti

13-01-2008 12:35 | History | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A reminder of the Defense Department's role in Haiti came Friday when protesters burned tires outside of Cite Soleil's mayor's office to call attention to a $20 million program called the "House of Justice" initiative.

Stop Bias Against Iranian Students and Academics in The Netherlands

13-01-2008 11:06 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

In a radical and unprecedented move Twente University in Enschede, The
Netherlands, has decided on a total exclusion of and denial of
admission to all Iranian nationals. The university bases its decision
upon the request of the Dutch Ministry of Education to "exercise
vigilance and prevent specialized teaching or training of Iranian
nationals of disciplines which would contribute to Iran's
profileration of sensitive nuclear activities and development of
nuclear weapon delivery systems" in compliance with the resolution
1373 of UN Security Council.

Amnesty international: Close Guantánamo - join the protest in London

10-01-2008 22:11 | Repression | Terror War | London | World

Friday 11 January 2008 marks the 6th anniversary of the first ‘war on terror’ detainees being transported to the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International is campaigning for the closure of Guantánamo Bay and all other unlawful detention camps.

Enough is Enough! Close Guantanamo Demo in Parliament Square, 6-8pm tomorrow

Six years on, enough is enough. It's time to close Guantanamo. Join the London Guantanamo Campaign, Cageprisoners and others and call on the British government to act to close Guantanamo and bring back the remaining British residents. This is an authorised event.

Iraq: Hail Caesar?

08-01-2008 23:19 | Iraq | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The Lebanese newspaper Al-akhbar have reported, that in the streets of Mosul, graffiti has appeared on walls proclaiming “Well done Caesar!” with groups also distributing leaflets sending their greetings and congratulations to the Iraqi soldier.

The CPP-NPA-NDF “Hit List” - a preliminary report

08-01-2008 09:48 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

It is essential to understand the real scope of the assassination policy of Left activists pursued, after the 1992 crisis, by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), its military arm, the New People’s Army (NPA) and its politico-diplomatic arm, the National Democratic Front (NDF).

Dutch Universities Rejecting Iranian Students due to "Nuclear Threat"

07-01-2008 09:47 | Anti-racism | Education | Repression | World

The universities of Enschede and Eindhoven are no longer admitting any students from Iran. They say they are forced to do so by the government, according to newspaper Trouw.

The phantom terrorists of the War on Terror [Part 1: The Liquid Bombers]

05-01-2008 08:44 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

"The stories we know about the most famous terrorists and the best known terrorist plots do not match up with the facts. DeepJournal created a seven part series detailing this issue, starting off with the case of the Liquid Bombers. The limitations for liquids on airports are the result of the near attack by these so-called Liquid Bombers. Their plot was foiled just in time in August of 2006. Or was it?

The War of Terror's False Flag

04-01-2008 23:03 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

The Western World's War of Terror Against Its Own Citizens

Liberty City 7 Trial: A Foretaste of Things to Come

04-01-2008 09:54 | Anti-racism | Repression | Terror War | World

The U.S. government reached deep into an impoverished neighborhood of Miami to find seven Black faces to attach to the bogus "war on terror." The Liberty City 7 - unemployed, semi-employed and sometimes homeless - were the most unlikely subjects imaginable to entrap as terrorists "prepared to wage a full ground war against the US."

CIA Drug Plane Scandal Heating Up

03-01-2008 14:24 | Analysis | Globalisation | Repression | World

The scandal surrounding two CIA-connected drug planes which flew from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport to South America before being busted in Mexico on the way back with multi-ton loads of cocaine grew more serious last week..

Saint Bhutto, Devilish Musharraf and American Gangster Politics

03-01-2008 09:57 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

U.S. gangster policies in the developing world have come home to roost, yet again.

France: Revolt in foreigners camps

03-01-2008 08:58 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression | World

In France, in 2 "centres de rétention" (one of the types of detention centers for migrants, where they are held before deportation) in Paris region, a strong protest movement has been going since Dec 20, 2007. Migrants went on hunger strike to try to alert public opinion on detention, which they characterize as "shameful and arbitrary".