A High Court decision upholding Australia’s offshore detention system for people seeking asylum has prompted calls for civil disobedience. Many people are particularly outraged that there are 80 children including 37 babies among 267 people currently facing deportation. Among…
Stikkord: civil disobedience
Spain: Catalan President faces ‘civil disobedience’ charges over breakaway vote
The court also summoned two other members of his former regional administration to appear on October 13. With nearly 100 percent of the vote counted, the “Together for Yes” group of secessionists headed…
Liberia – Muslims vow unrestricted civil disobedience
Liberian Muslims have threatened to resort to unrestricted and perpetual civil disobedience against “Christian Theocratic laws and policies”, including attempt to legislate a ‘Christian State’. The Muslims protested on the grounds of the Capitol…
Sierra Leone opposition calls for civil disobedience over sacking of vice-president
Freetown: Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has called for an indefinite campaign of civil disobedience if the country’s sacked vice-president is not reinstated within a week, a party leader said on Sunday. Sulaiman Banja Tejan-Sie, Secretary-General of the…
Mexican Teachers Union Preparing for Civil Disobedience
Angered at the violent repression unleashed by police against teachers, unions in Mexico have put their members on maximum alert. A teachers’ union in Mexico announced Thursday that it will escalate its tactics, declaring itself on maximum alert and preparing…
Concerned Citizens For Justice Group Says 2015 Is Year Of Resistance, Civil Disobedience
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…
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…
Despite end of Occupy protests, civil disobedience will live on in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
Michael Chugani says the end of Occupy has not doused the spirit of civil disobedience in Hong Kong, where the stage is now set for further action. Who won and who lost? That is not a question a community should…
Rabbis Arrested For Civil Disobedience At UWS
Protests spread all over the city on Thursday evening as around 200 activists were arrested participating in various actions in response to the Eric Garner grand jury decision. While protesters were jamming the Brooklyn Bridge and flooding Foley Square, another…
Bear activist protesting again at this year’s hunt
Bill Crain showed up to protest the last five New Jersey bear hunts, and every time was arrested while engaging in civil disobedience. The City College of New York psychology professor, a longtime advocate for animals, said he will join…