Market traders won’t sell anything as a «warning strike» on June 15. June 07, 2011 MINSK — Vendors at a major Minsk market announced on June 7 that they will hold «a warning strike» on June 15 to…
Belarusian Market Vendors Plan Strike
Stikkord: Demonstration
Words of Resistance in the Syrian Intifada
Words of Resistance in the Syrian Intifada We can trace what’s happening — and may yet happen — in Syria by what the protesters chant at their demonstrations: The slogans are already a history, a politics, a manifesto and a…
Peace caravan crossing Mexico to protest drug war
A woman holds a banner during a rally in front of the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City June 4, 2011, as part of a campaign against violence called »Peace Caravan». About 500 people started the caravan of 14…
BDP’s civil disobedience campaign followed by adhan in Kurdish
07 June 2011, Tuesday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), which has launched a civil disobedience campaign in recent months, was able to have the call to prayer, or adhan, recited in Kurdish for…
What Arabs must know about Nonviolent Revolutions?
The heroes of this Arab Spring are not magnificent saints nor they are genius creatures… They are ordinary people; they are me and you, putting efforts and sacrifices on the frontline for change, says Rowaida Mroue. Words about “human values”…
‘Dozens killed’ in fresh Syria protests
Activists say 34 people killed in the city of Hama during one of the largest anti-government protests in the uprising. Syrian children carry pictures of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib and hold candles during a protest [Reuters] Syrian security forces have opened…
Syria Continues Attacks on Protesters While Calling for Dialogue
Syria Continues Attacks on Protesters While Calling for Dialogue CAIRO — Syria’s military forces continued pressing to crush a three-month-old popular uprising on Thursday, shelling a string of southern and central towns even as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton…
South Africans in rare anti-xenophobia march
South Africa was hit by a wave of deadly xenophobic violence in 2008 A rare protest has taken place in South Africa in defence of Somali and Pakistani businessmen threatened with xenophobic attacks. A crowd marched through an informal settlement…
Bahrain lifts martial law
Bahrain lifts martial law – Middle East – Al Jazeera English Troops and tanks withdraw from streets of Manama, but activists seeking to stage fresh protests complain of attacks. Last Modified: 01 Jun 2011 16:29 At least 30 people were…
Fresh fatalities as Syrians brave crackdown
Fresh fatalities as Syrians brave crackdown – Middle East – Al Jazeera English More deaths reported as several towns witness renewed demonstrations against president Assad’s one-party rule. Despite heavy-handedness by the security forces, protests have continued against the Assad regime. [REUTERS] At…