World Repression Newswire Archive

Solidarity for the imprisoned Austrian Activists - 16-18 June

12-06-2008 15:54 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Repression | World

Since the 21st of June 2008 the animal rights movement sees itself confronted with an incomparable wave of repression! In the early morning armed units of the special force WEGA 23 raided apartments and offices of animal liberators in Vienna, Graz, Tirol and Kärnten.

HLS Supplier DHL trashed for Active Slaughter

anonymous communique (translation):

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Washington ordered destruction of Guantánamo interrogation records

12-06-2008 09:03 | Repression | Terror War | World

In another confirmation of the criminal character of Washington’s handling of so-called “enemy combatants,” a “Standard Operating Procedure” manual has come to light that explicitly instructs US interrogators at the American prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to destroy contemporaneous records of their interrogations.

Serious Implications for Freedom of Speech as Activist Jailed for 4.5 years

WARN Press Release: Serious Implications for Freedom of the Net and Civil Rights as Activist Jailed for 4 ½ Years

For immediate release: June 11th 2008

Police Officially Using Facebook

11-06-2008 22:07 | Globalisation | Other Press | Repression | World

Now is the time for ALL activists to either get off facebook or to be very careful about the information they put up.

The Police are officially, openly, using facebook.

On the nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's Presidential

11-06-2008 16:28 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

Statement by Cynthia McKinney, Power to the People Candidate for U.S.
President, on the nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's
Presidential Candidate in 2008

Barack O’Bilderberg: Picking the President

11-06-2008 15:26 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Repression | World

Recently, there has been much discussion about Barack Obama having possibly
attended the recent Bilderberg conference in Virginia. This speculation arose
when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sneaked off for a secretive meeting
while in Virginia. As the AP reported, "Reporters traveling with Obama sensed
something might be happening between the pair when they arrived at Dulles
International Airport after an event in Northern Virginia and Obama was not
aboard the airplane. Asked at the time about the Illinois senator's
whereabouts, [Obama spokesman Robert] Gibbs smiled and declined to comment."

Novartis Global Week of Action Roundup

Novartis is also one of HLS's largest customers, most notorious for the Xenotransplantation scandal back in 2000. The week of action; 26th - 30th May 2008; South Africa, Switzerland, Italy, USA, Holland, Ireland, UK, France, Venezuela & Chile.

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Critical Art Ensemble's dr steven Kurtz cleared after four years!

11-06-2008 12:37 | Education | Repression | Technology | World

This is a link to a piece on NYC indymedia.

The original links and backround are at :

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/84640

http://www.criticalart.net/biotech

Dr Kurtz was charged under the Patriot Act in 2004 with bio-terrorism,
after sending material to Dr Ferrell which formed part of their dialogue
with modernity/biotech and art expression.

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Full Movie: On The Verge - SmashEDO

The film the police tried to ban...

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4205186592487171279&q=smashedo&ei=P7hPSImjMYWcigK6u63GDA&hl=en

New report details torture of Guantánamo prisoner Binyam Mohamed

Andy Worthington, author of “The Guantánamo Files,” introduces a new report, by legal action charity Reprieve, detailing the rendition and torture of British resident Binyam Mohamed, who faces a trial by Military Commission in Guantánamo.

Vegan Society Press Release: Arrests in Austria

The Board of the Vegan Society is deeply concerned about the arrest and detention without charge on 21st May 2008 of members of our sister organisation the Austrian Vegan Society and similar groups.

We understand that those arrested have now been interned for a further four weeks, see article -

https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400469.html

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Solidarity actions for Dr Martin Balluch & Austrian activists

09-06-2008 16:28 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Repression | World

"...I ask everyone who cares about animal protection and human rights to take action now to prevent this crime. This kind of police arbitrariness against NPOs is something we might recognize in dictatorships, but not in a democracy. Please stand up strong; stand against this outrageous injustice. My life depends on it."

- Dr Martin Balluch, Chairman of the Association against Animal Factories (VGT)

"There is a Prison Awaiting All Dreamers" Eric McDavid flyer

07-06-2008 22:47 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Repression | World

This text is being distributed and posted as a single-sheet flyer inside and on the streets of the Puget Sound area of Washington state. It is an attempt to communicate to anyone who is willing to contemplate and engage the growing prominence of repression in the glorious United States, breadbasket of fascistic democratic control.

Statement from Tre Arrow, eco-activist pleading guilty to arson

07-06-2008 22:42 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On the 4th June, a well known American eco-activist, Tre Arrow, pleaded guilty to two counts of arson. In exchange for his Guilty plea Tre is expected to be sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment. However the court will also acknowledge the four years he has already served on remand, in Canada, fighting his extradition to the USA.

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Anarchist in Kansai area (West Japan) arrested in G8 preparations- Solidarity ne

07-06-2008 20:58 | G8 Japan 2008 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Tabi Rounin, better known as 'Rebel_Jill' has been detained by police on minor charges in the run-up to the G8 in Japan, as the police attempt to investigate his international connections and disrupt his revolutionary activities. This is a known tactic of the Japanese political police, see the 325 magazine website for a similar case (Interview with Comrade 'M') and also see the interview with Tabi/Rebel Jill.

Austrian animal protectionists remanded in custody 4 more weeks!

07-06-2008 09:26 | Animal Liberation | Repression | World

Following a judicial review on the 6th June, all ten remanded Austrian animal protectionists are to remain in custody for another four weeks. The justice scandal worsens

Sierra Leone Movement Under Attack!

06-06-2008 19:20 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Slanderous news media has appeared in a government linked newspaper and a campaign of rumors has been initiated, obviously designed to undermine and isolate the Africanist Movement and its director, Chernoh Alpha M. Bah. Sierra Leone’s neocolonial government is apparently moving to criminalize the Africanist Movement in order to justify jailing and/or otherwise destroying these courageous leaders of our struggle for African self-determination.

Solidarity Protest for Martin Balluch & Austrian Activists

06-06-2008 17:49 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Repression | World

Video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4gQgu4Z3ozs

Berlin - In Chaos!

06-06-2008 13:50 | Free Spaces | Repression | World

A personal report from last week's action days for autonomous spaces in Berlin. This report reflects the thoughts and opinions of the authors, not of any campaign, although these opinions may be shared by others.

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