World Repression Newswire Archive

British medic held in Sri Lankan IDP camp.

05-06-2009 22:34 | Anti-racism | Repression | Terror War | World

Damilvany is a British medic who worked in a makeshift hospital in the perversely named no fire zone helping treat and process the thousands of innocent civilian casualties of the conflict. She is currently detained against her will in a Sri Lankan IDP camp.

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American judge orders cop to stand trial for murder in Oscar Grant killing

05-06-2009 22:01 | Repression | World

As of the printing of this article there have been five days of testimony, stretching out over two weeks, at the preliminary hearing of Johannes Mehserle, the cop caught on video shooting Oscar Grant in the back as Grant lay on a train platform.

Greece: The case of Nikos Kountardas

04-06-2009 16:07 | Repression | World

Nikos Kundardas, a brave anarchist comrade from Greece, is on hunger and thirst strike, demanding his freedom. He is charged with setting a bank on fire, even though the prosecutor has no evidence available.

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Which Way Forward for the Black Left: The Formation of DIGNITY

04-06-2009 15:15 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Cynthia McKinney chose a Harlem church to announce the formation of DIGNITY, to bring the Black body politic back from its current comatose state. "Dignity is attempting to show real change is possible" - if people fight for it. "We want to organize networks so that we can relay information quickly to a large number of people."

Shell causeway 'washed away' by Shell to Sea action

04-06-2009 11:30 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Part of the Shell causeway extending into the sea at Glengad was removed by Shell to Sea protesters on monday evening. This was in protest at the illegal blocking of access to the public beach and to oppose the forcing of this unsafe project on the local community and the giveaway of Ireland's natural resources.

Confrontation ensues as Shell vessels arrive at Rossport

04-06-2009 11:27 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Monday the 1st of June saw the arrival of a multitude of assorted vessels to Broadhaven bay. The boats, which are subcontracted by The Royal Dutch Shell company, are attempting to prepare for works on the controversial Corrib gas project. Today however, their progress has been significantly impaired by resident Shell to Sea activists that had already gathered a small, albeit formidable, fleet of kayaks, ready to deploy within short notice.

Tim Martin Hunger Strike, Day 17, London - pictures

04-06-2009 11:10 | Globalisation | Repression | Terror War | World

A week after satellite images are released confirming mass graves in Tamil held northern Sri Lanka, Mr Tim Martin reaches day 17 of his hunger strike in Parliament Square.

Israel’s “Existential Threats”

31-05-2009 08:22 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Repression | World

The last few days have witnessed an inflection point in the history of Israel. It has effectively shed its democratic veneer and blatantly embraced its racist, fascist and colonialist ideology.

McLibel McVictory Protest: Cambridge: BE THERE!

Put this in your diary and be there if you are against McDonalds for any reason! Health! Globalisation! Human Rights! The Environment! Animals! Freedom to Protest!

United against McDonalds! One Struggle, One Fight!

Phony Terror and Black America (Part II)

30-05-2009 14:31 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Repression | World

In the wake of 9/11, the Bush regime launched a domestic terror entrapment and provocateur offensive in search of trophy victims. "If Barack Obama's policies and pronouncements to date are any indication, there is little reason to believe that he will put an end to this insidious practice."

The Tarnac 9 Case: Julien Coupat RELEASED!

29-05-2009 19:27 | Repression | World

French authorities on Thursday authorised the release of Julien Coupat, who has been detained for more than six months on suspicion of sabotaging high-speed train lines, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.

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Violence In Queensland Parliament

28-05-2009 21:57 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The following article details what happened to a woman who went to Parliament House in Brisbane to draw attention to long standing human rights abuses and judicial abuse and corruption against her teenage son, who was forced out of school due to severe school bullying.

Nickos Koundardas on Hunger and Thirst Strike demanding his freedom

28-05-2009 15:52 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A summary of what has happened up to now and his last letter from the Hospital Ward where he is imprisoned.

Please, contribute to the summary in english (or other translations) so we can add more details and begin spreading this around the globe to inform people about his situation.

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Judicial Corruption Watch (beta)

27-05-2009 14:37 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

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The Commonwealth nations: UK, Australia, Canada and NZ.

Burma Protest over Total Oil at French Embassy

27-05-2009 09:35 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Burmese democracy activists protest at the French Embassy about French Total Oil's collaboration with the brutal military junta as heroic democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's show trial continues in Burma. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has previously condemned Total as "the biggest supporter of the military regime in Burma". French Total Oil funds the evil military regime with approximately 500 million dollars a year from its operation of the Yadana gas pipeline, that is used by the corrupt generals to slaughter ethnic minorities, students, monks and anyone who speaks out for human rights and justice in Burma.

The Bilderberg Plan for 2009: Remaking the Global Political Economy

27-05-2009 07:47 | Analysis | Globalisation | Repression | World

From May 14-17, the global elite met in secret in Greece for the yearly Bilderberg conference, amid scattered and limited global media attention. Roughly 130 of the world’s most powerful individuals came together to discuss the pressing issues of today, and to chart a course for the next year.

Mass Squatting Action Videos/Photos, Lund, Sweden

26-05-2009 21:27 | Free Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On May 16th, over 1000 people gathered to participate in the occupation movement festival in Lund, which featured food, music, entertainment and of course SQUATTING! During Saturday two buildings, Bredgatan 4 and Observatory in the City Park were occupied, and during the night so were Sunday two unused buildings on the St Lars.

Anarchist in Chile dead

25-05-2009 15:45 | Other Press | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Anarchist in Chile dies from explosive device

America's Nightmare: The Obama Dystopia

25-05-2009 08:06 | Analysis | Other Press | Repression | World

Never before had one witnessed such an accomplished use of manipulation, propaganda, imagery and public relations wizardry to sell the public a man who was to take the baton from Bush and run with it in the race to destroy the economy, the rights of the people and help birth a nation totally controlled by those who have always lurked in the shadows of power. "Change" was promised and was delivered in the form of a deepening of the already Dystopic nightmare.