By Angela Davis at Nov 18, 2010 PDF Version Printer Friendly Version Change Text Size a- | A+On September 24 the FBI raided homes of 14 activists in movements in solidarity with oppressed workers and peoples of Latin America and Israel/Palestine. I consider these raids to be an assault on democracy. While the immediate targets of the raids were activists in … [Read more...] about Statement Against FBI and Grand Jury Repression (ZNET)
U.S. Envoy Secretly Offered Troops in Iraq after 2011
Published on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 by Inter Press Service by Gareth PorterWASHINGTON - A special envoy from President Barack Obama raised the possibility in a secret meeting with senior Iraqi military and civilian officials in Baghdad Sep. 23 that his administration would leave more than 15,000 combat troops in Iraq after the 2011 deadline for U.S. withdrawal, … [Read more...] about U.S. Envoy Secretly Offered Troops in Iraq after 2011
Rights group backs Filipino sex slaves’ redress bid
Share | Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 Rights group backs Filipino sex slaves' redress bid MANILA (Kyodo) An international human rights group expressed support Tuesday for Filipino women demanding an official apology from Tokyo for the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of the Japanese military during World War II. James Ross, legal and policy director of … [Read more...] about Rights group backs Filipino sex slaves’ redress bid
In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed Hikers
In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed HikersThe U.S. peace activist Tristan Anderson has given his first interview since being critically injured when Israeli soldiers fired a high-velocity tear gas canister directly at his head in 2009. Anderson was taking part in a weekly … [Read more...] about In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed Hikers
School of Americas Protest: 26 People Arrested and Held in County Jail on Mulitple Charges, TV crew and bystanders targeted
Nonviolent civil disobedience action followed by indiscriminate arrests and targeting of journalists. Among those arrested by Columbus aolice were three journalists, including a TV news crew from RT America and unrelated bystanders. Thousands of human rights activists, torture survivors, veterans, faith-based communities, union workers, students, musicians and others from … [Read more...] about School of Americas Protest: 26 People Arrested and Held in County Jail on Mulitple Charges, TV crew and bystanders targeted