Will they or won’t they? That is the question. The court has spoken. Occupy Central protesters are abusing the rule of law by ignoring injunctions to remove barricades in Admiralty and Mong Kok. Monday’s ruling contradicts legislators and law professors…
Stikkord: civil resistance
PTI Imran Khan announces civil disobedience movement in Pakistan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has announced civil disobedience movement in Pakistan, TheNewsTribe.com reported. “Don’t pay Taxes, Electricity and Gas bills,” PTI chief appealed to the public. PTI Chairman on Sunday seemingly retreated from his demand of “immediate resignation”…
The contentious politics of China’s New Citizens Movement
Despite their many efforts to stave off greater mobilization inspired by the ideals of the New Citizens Movement, the Party must know that eventually the force of popular mobilization will be too great to disregard by mere omission. On this…
Civil Resistance in Tepoztlán, Mexico: What Can Social Movements Learn Today?
Writer María Rosas Tells the Story of How Residents Defeated Big Business Interests María Rosas, a writer who was an active participant in the civil resistance that took place in Tepoztlán, Mexico in 1995, presented in one of the sessions…