World Repression Newswire Archive

French police exploit scabies epidemic to clear migrant camps

21-08-2009 13:54 | Migration | Repression | World

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A squat in Calais, occupied by dozens of Afghan migrants, was destroyed yesterday morning by the French authorities under the pretext of an anti-scabies operation.

Media Disinformation: UK Government is Planning Mass Graves in Case of Swine Flu

20-08-2009 23:20 | Health | Other Press | Repression | World

An official UK government report --quoted extensively in Britain's tabloid media-- is warning the British public that there will be countless deaths in the case of a swine flu pandemic. According to the WHO, a Worlwide public health emergency situation will take place in the Fall.

The chilling proposals contained in the government report serve to intimidate the British public and create an atmosphere of panic. A public health crisis is being planned in a diabolical fashion.

ex-political-imprisoned women speak up against rape in Iran

“ By Islamic law, it’s illegal to execute virgin girls. So, the islamic regime remedies that little problem, by staging sham “weddings” between the frightened virgin girls and prison guards the night before their executions. The guards then brutally rape the girls.”

MI5: Wedding emails sparked terror swoop

The war on our intelligence reaches new heights...

Project Alcatraz

19-08-2009 13:22 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

When Santa Teresa Hacienda, a sugar cane plantation and rum distillery in Venezuela, had problems with gangs from the slums they hit upon a novel solution.

[GR] Thodoris Iliopoulos does not produce blood anymore

19-08-2009 06:36 | Repression | World

Greece: according to lawyers who visited the hunger striker on 18 Aug 2009, Thodoris Iliopoulos, who is imprisoned in Koridalos and hunger striker for more than a month, cannot produce any blood anymore because of starvation.

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Greece: Lawyer arrested for showing solidarity to hunger striker Th. Iliopoulos!

19-08-2009 05:29 | Repression | World

GREECE: a lawyer was arrested in Athens while expressing her solidarity to Thodoris Iliopoulos, imprisoned hunger striker who was arrested during the December 2008 revolt and denies all charges against him.

Nikos Tsouvalakis: the forgotten hunger striker in Greece

19-08-2009 05:26 | Repression | World

GREECE: He began a hunger strike on 10 July 2009 in solidarity to Thodoris Iliopoulos who was arrested during the December 2008 revolt and is jailed in Koridalos prison charged with three felonies and two misdemeanours.

Obama: Afghanistan War Is "Fundamental" (by Latuff)

18-08-2009 01:47 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

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URGENT: Call-out for international day of action for Thodoris Iliopoulos, 24.8

17-08-2009 21:49 | Repression | World

The solidarity initiative for Thodoris Iliopoulos has released the following call-out. Please translate it and repost it in as many languages as you can. If you do a translation, please post as a comment here or e-mail us. You can find more posts on Thodoris here

http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/tag/thodoros-iliopoulos/

On the day of action, Thodoris will be on the 45th day of his hunger strike; his situation is already critical. The last prisoner of December’s revolt must be freed – now!

Anti-NIKE-alization of Miyashita Park.30/31st,August.For homeless and public use

Nike has bought development rights to the Miyashita Park, Sibuya, central Tokyo. With it they plan to make it a commercial project rather than a public space that has been used for all sorts of actvities. For example any kind of art has always been guareented to be exhibited there whatever the political connotation. The public lose the rights on 30/31st of August of which they will hold a 2 day event. Some of the homeless are also fighting as parks are the only place they can squat. More homeless are envitable with the global financial crisis and by law the only places they can not be removed are public parks. At the bottom is the translated callout.

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Urgent Plea from Radio Progreso

17-08-2009 01:13 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Workers' Movements | World

" All of the sudden, Gustavo Cardoza said that a policeman was pointing his weapon at him and immediately reported that other police were coming after him. Our reporter tried to run, and told them that he was a reporter for Radio Progreso. It was then that we heard his cries, and the blows that our reporter was receiving.
The transmission from our reporter was abruptly suspended."

Disappearances in Turkey (by Latuff)

16-08-2009 22:35 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

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Repression And Resistance In Mexico Part 2 Atenco

16-08-2009 22:02 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Repression and Resistance in Mexico
Part 2
Justice For Atenco

Mass murder of Afghan infants by US, UK, NATO & Australia

16-08-2009 12:42 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

The "annual death rate" for Afghan infants is about 7%, this proving what an utter sham "democracy" is in Occupied Afghanistan and the war criminality of the US Alliance Occupiers, the US, the UK, NATO and Australia.

Would the Afghan parents and family members of these innocent victims willingly vote for puppets of the US Alliance mass murderers of Afghan children?

Day of the Broken Promise

14-08-2009 23:28 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Benny Wenda, West Papuan independence leader and chairman of the Koteka Tribal Assembly, and most of the rest of the small handful of West Papuans living in Britain demonstrated opposite the Netherlands Embassy in London on Fri 14 Aug, to mark the anniversary of the 'Day of the Broken Promise', 15 August 1962. Photos Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

Camden police have banned reggae music and events by Black artists from Camden

Camden police have banned reggae music played by Black selectors / MCs / DJs in Camden Town venues. Camden's [if not London's] best known reggae venue was closed after the police blamed the reggae nights for causing drug dealing. The police have since gone around Camden Town venues warning managers and proprietors that they will be shut down if they allow reggae nights in Camden Town.