The American and French ambassadors to Damascus now have some company as occasional human shields for the Syrian protest movement. At the vigil on Tuesday of Giyath Matar, a human rights activist tortured and killed in custody, Robert…
Stikkord: Liberation
INDIA: Landless Plan a Long March
The Gandhian movement Ekta Parishad plans to organise a march for land rights in October 2012 in India, aiming to gather around 100,000 indigenous people, dalits and poor peasants. Support is shaping up around the world, at events such as…
Bahrain – No Unplugging This Revolution
Nabeel Rajab believes in the power of social media, and he wants his government to know it. Speaking at the CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal, the Bahraini activist embraced such communication and specifically requested that all live- Tweeters «hashtag» his…