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Transcanada Files Another SLAPP to Criminalize Keystone Pipeline Resistance
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Nice try, Transcanada, but there’s more resistance coming…. From Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On Monday, May 6 th , TransCanada filed a suit to prevent individuals from resisting the construction of the southern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline which is being built ...1 week ago -
The Mask Is Slipping.
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The following is an extract taken from a post on the Anarchist Federation Scotland site. I believe it is well worth being read as widely as possible and repeated in as many places as possible. It allows us to see the real face behind the mask of the so called "democratic" state. Here in the UK the mask ...1 week ago -
International Support Needed for Protesters Occupying Belo Monte Dam
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Indigenous people affected by the construction of hydroelectric dams on the Xingu, Tapajós and Teles Pires rivers occupy the Belo Monte Dam construction site, May 2, 2013. Photo Ruy Sposati /Agência Raízes From International Rivers (links added): Eight days ago, representatives of eight indigenous groups ...1 week ago -
Fallout Continues from Goldcorp’s Kililng of Mayan Protesters
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Following unrest caused by Tahoe Resources’ killing of anti-mine protesters in Guatemala, the government declared further protest illegal On April 27, security guards employed by Tahoe Resources shot and killed peaceful peaceful indigenous protesters against its Escobal silver mine in San Rafael Las Flores, ...1 week ago -
Too Close To Home
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With its balmy, tropical climate, warm sandy beaches and swaying palms, South Florida has become the next best thing to Cuba for Cuban exiles. It’s the closest place to home here in the continental United States. But, sometimes it can get a bit too close to home for my taste. Up in Palm Beach County, they have a ...1 week ago -
Take an indefinite vacation
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Brian McFadden in today’s NY Times.2 weeks ago -
A Message To The 1%: Be Careful What You Wish For!
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The 1% have made it their daily mission to fleece the middle class of every cent they can. Middlemen and corporations everywhere are standing between you and your healthcare, your phone, your television, your car, your money, your internet, your power, banking fees, brokerage fees, ATM fees, phone fees, ...2 weeks ago -
Video: Ron Paul and Jim Rogers on bankrupt governments: They will use intimidation, force and guns
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At the recent Sovereign Man Workshop, former US congressman Ron Paul together with the legendary investor Jim Rogers talks about what to expect from desperate bankrupt governments Some noteworthy quotes: (video courtesy of the Sovereign Man ) Ron Paul: I would expect that there would a lot more ...2 weeks ago -
Goldcorp Security Shoots Peaceful Protesters in Guatemala
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Police, military and private security attack peaceful anti-mining protesters at the San Rafael mine in Guatemala, Sep. 2008 From Rights Action : Six civilians were shot and wounded (2 seriously) on April 27, 2013 by Tahoe / Goldcorp security forces at Tahoe’s “San Rafael” mine site (municipality of San ...2 weeks ago -
State Department Addresses Global Digital And Media Repression
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Some governments are too weak or unwilling to protect journalists and media outlets. Many others exploit or create criminal libel or defamation or blasphemy laws in their favor. They misuse terrorism laws to prosecute and imprison journalists. They pressure media outlets to shut down by causing crippling financial ...2 weeks ago -
Valentin Urusov Wins Arthur Svensson Prize for Trade Union Rights
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The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights 2013 is awarded to the Russian Valentin Urusov Falsely imprisoned for leading a strike in Russia The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights for 2013 is awarded to Russian trade union leader Valentin Urusov . He was ...2 weeks ago -
Moving Towards an African Spring
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George Ayittey writing in Fair Observer : Courtesy of African Futures After the Arab Spring erupted in North Africa in the Spring of 2011, there was widespread speculation that it will spread to sub-Saharan Africa . Indeed, it sparked sporadic street protests in Angola, Burkina Faso, ...2 weeks ago -
Alexei Gaskarov. Bolotnaya Square, Moscow. May 6, 2012
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This is what our comrade Alexei Gaskarov looked like after riot cops got done with him on May 6, 2012, on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. Yesterday, almost a year after the ominous events that took place there and the arrests, persecution and, in some cases, exile of several dozen opposition activists and ordinary ...2 weeks ago -
Statement by the Zhukovsky People’s Council on Alexei Gaskarov’s Arrest
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zhukvesti.info On April 28 in Moscow, Alexei Gaskarov, a member of the Zhukovsky People’s Council , was arrested on the street. After being questioned as a witness at the Investigative Committee, his status was changed to that of a suspect and he was charged with violation of Article 212, Part 2 ...3 weeks ago -
Russian Anti-Fascist Alexei Gaskarov Arrested
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avtonom.org Well-Known Russian Anti-Fascist Alexei Gaskarov Arrested On Sunday, April 28, 2013, the well-known Russian anti-fascist Alexei Gaskarov was arrested in Moscow. He is an elected member of the Russian opposition’s Coordinating Council. The Russian Investigative Committee has accused him of ...3 weeks ago -
Irritation Meditation # 5: Persecution Ain’t a Fricking Contest!
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As far as irritation goes, this one comes close to being a mere amusement. I am talking about a challenge issued by The Atheist Advocate , the terms of which are fairly well explained by the illustration here, and I have to admit it’s tempting to just get behind this one. Seriously, I can almost go along with it. ...3 weeks ago -
Australian physician threatened with discipline for refusing to refer for sex-selective abortion
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Couple wanted a boy – wanted to abort girl Dr. Mark Hobart, a physician in Melbourne, Australia, refused to refer a couple for an abortion at 19 weeks gestation. The couple wanted the abortion because they had learned that the woman was carrying a girl. They wanted a boy, not a girl. They found another ...3 weeks ago -
Republicans Respond to bills related to voting (other than voter ID)
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At a town hall meeting in Lillington Rep. David Lewis, Rep. Mike Stone, and Senator Ron Rabin responded to questions about bills related to early voting and the loss of the child tax credit for parents of college students that vote at school. Each said that they did not support reduced early voting days and ...3 weeks ago -
Kazakhstan: Hands Off Roza Tuletaeva! (solidarity appeal)
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campaignkazakhstan.org Roza Tuletaeva starts hunger strike as prison regime refuses medical aid April 24, 2013 On 22 nd April, Roza Tuletaeva , one of the activists from the Zhanaozen oil workers’ strike, started a hunger strike. She has taken this extreme step because she has been refused ...3 weeks ago -
Violence Against Indigenous Guatemalans On the Rise
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Indigenous Maya activist Daniel Pedro Mateo, shown here with his wife, was found murdered on April 16, 2013 Even as Guatemala’s high courts go back and forth regarding the genocide trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt, indigenous Guatemalans are facing a new wave of repression as they continue to defend ...3 weeks ago


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