Leaders of Concerned Citizens for Justice said at a press conference on Thursday morning that 2015 is a «year of resistance and civil disobedience» in response to «state violence against black lives.» Ash-Lee Henderson said, «We are gathered here…
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Nonviolent Conflicts in 2014 You May Have Missed Because They Were Not Violent
Indian Americans Participate in Civil Disobedience Protest
Members of Asian solidarity group #Asians4BlackLives, including two Indian Americans, block the entrance to the Oakland Police Department headquarters in Oakland, Calif. Dec. 15 as part of a protest calling for an end to violence against the black community. (Bay…
Civil disobedience campaign launched in Mukalla city
Most private and public businesses remained closed during the civil disobedience campaign, which lasted until 2 p.m. on Monday. The capital of Hadramout governorate saw a widespread civil disobedience campaign begin on Monday morning with much of the city’s…
Social Protest Rising in Ukraine as Government Approves Harsh Austerity Budget
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada parliament in Kiev last week as they rejected proposed harsh austerity measures being pushed by the new government. (Credit: RT.com) A wave of public protests against the regressive social policies of the…
“Perception Management”: Selling ‘Peace Groups’ on US-Led Wars
Since the anti-war protests on Vietnam, the U.S. government has made “perception management” of the American people a high priority, feeding them a steady diet of propaganda about foreign crises, even getting “peace groups” to buy into “pro-democracy” wars, write…
Resisting U.S. Bases in Okinawa
Hong Kong Police Arrest 37 Pro-Democracy Demonstrators In Second Night Of Protests
Police in the city arrested 37 pro-democracy protesters overnight, in the largest action taken against demonstrators since protest camps in the city were cleared earlier this month. The arrests came on the second consecutive night of protests in the area.…
After jail, Pussy Riot focuses on prisons
Russian feminist rockers fight system holding 700,000 – the world’s largest per capita prison population after the US. After spending almost two years in jail for performing their «punk prayer» against Russian President Vladimir Putin at Moscow‘s main Orthodox…