World Repression Newswire Archive

"Redemption" in Palestine

19-03-2004 13:20 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

BBC forced to eat humble pie and admit to bias against Israel

A campaigning couple have won their battle to have several complaints of anti-Israel bias upheld by the BBC – the first such successful complaint in more than a year.

Urgent Call for International Solidarity

18-03-2004 20:33 | Repression | World

KCTU statement to support migrant workers struggle in S. Korea

Blunkett loses anti-terror appeal

18-03-2004 17:19 | Repression | Terror War | London | World

Britain's most senior judge has ruled Home Secretary David Blunkett must release a Libyan man detained by police under anti-terror laws.

Lord Chief Justice Woolf upheld a previous ruling that the man's 15-month detention at Belmarsh prison in south-east London is unjustified.

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission refused Mr Blunkett the right to appeal against the decision.

Stop Canada's Seal Hunt

The Canadian government has already announced plans to kill nearly ONE MILLION seal pups in the next three years despite evidence of widespread cruelty and grave threats to the population. This is the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world, and it will not end unless caring people like you take action now!

Media silence on state killings of Kurds in Syria

17-03-2004 14:12 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Press release from the Kurdish Human Rights Project, an NGO based in London.

Appeal For the Release of the Imprisoned Tieshu Workers

17-03-2004 08:58 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

An update on the 6 workers imprisoned by the Chinese authorities for "disturbing the social order" following a peaceful demonstration, and a call for solidarity from individuals and trade unions around the world.

HAITI: CIA Backed Rebels Shooting Anyone With Dreadlocks

17-03-2004 01:34 | Repression | World

16.3.2004

US non-corporate radio programme Flashpoints is
broadcasting reports from correspondents who say that
Haitians are shaving off their dreadlocks from fear
of execution by CIA backed rebels.

Militant demo in Argentina in Solidarity with those facing trial in Genoa

16-03-2004 16:23 | Globalisation | Repression | World

Translated from the German Indymedia site

KILLER COKE WORKERS GO ON HUNGER STRIKE

16-03-2004 01:45 | Globalisation | Repression | London | World

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30 Coca Cola workers start hunger strike at 8 bottling plants in Colombia

Core-Activist of an Anti-poverty movement in osaka arrested by Polizei!

14-03-2004 06:36 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Geheimnis Polizei(Gestapo) kidnapped & arrested our precious comrade. We must mention about this terrible incident, and we must prepare to fight back against all enemies(osaka-city & osaka prefectural government, economic circles in osaka, and their subjects...etc) and must defend our homeless comrades & our tent villages.

Today in Palestine 11th of mars

12-03-2004 15:14 | Repression | London | World

briefing of the 11Th of mars

911 Days after 9/11

12-03-2004 08:34 | Analysis | Repression | World

What a accident!

Today in Palestine 10 of mars

11-03-2004 21:14 | Repression | World

a briefing on the 10 th of mars in Palestine

Info about 'Auto-organisation' conference in Berlin April 4th-11th

10-03-2004 17:16 | Free Spaces | Repression | World

'Auto-organisation' is a conferencnce and series of actions taking place in Berlin from April 4th-11th and is open to all individuals and groups involved or interested in sef-managed projects, iniviatives, groups and collectives.

WILL THE CPT COME TO TURKEY IN ORDER TO REDEEM TORTURE?

10-03-2004 17:08 | Repression | World

The CPT decided to visit Turkey in the following days, claiming that it will control the F-Type prisons.
Therefore it has asked the Turkish Ministry of Justice for the necessary permissions.
In a statement published by the Anadolu Agency, the official press agency of the Turkish State, the CPT declared: "The committee is going to visit the physical and social facilities within the prisons. The physical and social facilities of the F-Type prisons in Turkey are in a very well condition. Some of the convicts participate in the production in the ateliers which were established in different areas and get paid their insurances." With such a statement they want to submit the torturous regime in Turkey 'We're going to examine your prisons. But don't worry, we're not against the torture you apply. We have to find a way to silence our own public, that's why we're going to visit them.'

China Labour Action Express No. 44

09-03-2004 16:06 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

SIX TIESHU TEXTILE WORKERS FORMALLY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN 8 FEBRUARY MASS WORKER PROTEST IN SUIZHOU, HUBEI – THREE OTHERS SENTENCED TO "RE-EDUCATION THROUGH LABOUR"

Haiti: 12 Year Old Girl On Death Squad Hit List For Giving Aristide Flowers

09-03-2004 12:32 | Repression | World

Restavek girl on Hit List for giving Aristide flowers

International Women's Day interview with Claire Robillard

08-03-2004 18:41 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Every year, women around the world gather to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8. The occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress made towards equality and justice for women, and to demand change in the struggle against sexism and patriarchy. Claire Robillard has helped organise International Women's Day events since she moved to Vancouver in 1994. Last week, Seven Oaks (

http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/) spoke to Robillard about the role of IWD and the women's movement in the context of severe cutbacks to women's centres and other programs necessary for women's equality in British Columbia.