From atop the No. 85 crane’s cab 35 meters above Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction’s (HHIC) Yeongdo Shipbuilding Yard in Busan, Kim Jin Sook has been protesting the company’s December 15, 2010 announced plan of a reduction in the workforce,…
The MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is publicly blaming ZANU PF for the violence that rocked Chitungwiza on Sunday that forced the party to cancel its rally at Chibuku stadium. The violence, which was reportedly orchestrated, targeted…
Reports have emerged that Bahraini security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters demonstrating for greater rights. According to witnesses, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of predominantly Shi’ite villages around Manama, but no…
Occupy Chicago is about to learn what civil disobedience was like back in the day. Senior citizens fighting cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will join Occupy Chicago protestors Monday for a rally in the Loop. An estimated…
Fifty years ago they brought civil disobedience to the civil rights movement, and Saturday, they were honored for their bravery. Nearly a dozen Freedom Riders were honored Saturday night at the 38th Annual Freedom Fund Gala at the Renaissance…
It was not in the headlines, but our neighbourhood has had its own ‘Arab Spring’. The Melanesian people of Indonesian-controlled West Papua, have shown the same determination to pursue non-violent struggle as their counterparts in Egypt and Syria. A…
Some 200 Tunisian women demonstrated on Wednesday in downtown Tunis in defence of their rights, following the election victory of an Islamist party. Tunisia is known for some of the most progressive legislation in the Middle East regarding women’s…
An hour after choosing to legally protest on the sidewalks in front of the Hamilton County Courthouse, two members of the Occupy Chattanooga movement announced they were willing to get arrested in an act of civil disobedience. Landon Howard…
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis have held a demonstration in the eastern city of Lahore to denounce American drone attacks in the northwestern regions of the country. Pakistan’s most popular politician Imran Khan criticized President Asif Ali Zardari’s government…
Fifteen political prisoners in Rangoon’s Insein jail have gone on hunger strike to protest a decision not to overturn a ruling that bars the majority of prisoners from the right to have their sentences reduced. The 15 are complaining…
