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23 October 2012, by ICSSI
Iraqi Nonviolence Forum Opened in the Southern city of Basra
On 19th of October, the Second Iraqi Nonviolence Forum opened in the southern city of Basra with a Peace Run involving more than 150 Iraqi and international activists, including peaceworkers from (…) -
22 October 2012, by SHOBHA S V
"I Have Become Even More Rebellious After My Arrest"
Do journalists question enough, asks Seema Azad, ‘Dastak’ editor who was charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in this interview with SHOBHA S V 37-year old Seema Azad’s (…) -
5 October 2012, by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
The Maple Spring is Important to all Canadians, Not Just Quebec
In February of this year, Quebec students began an unlimited general strike to oppose what would become an 82% increase in tuition fees by the then-Liberal government of Jean Charest. Six (…) -
3 October 2012, by Mustafa Barghouthi
The Worst Apartheid in Modern History
Frederick Douglass, the American orator, writer and social reformer who had escaped from slavery, wrote: "Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." What we need to do in Palestine is to (…) -
3 October 2012, by Britta Ohm
Public against Democracy: the case of the Gujarat Pogrom 2002
The Creating Publics-Creating Democracies workshop ( see this week’s theme) caught my attention immediately because ‘public’ and ‘democracy’ figured as two separate terms. In most approaches to (…) -
19 September 2012, by Stephen Zunes
Embassy Protests and Middle East Unrest in Context
It seems bizarre that right-wing pundits would be so desperate to use the recent anti-American protests in the Middle East—in most cases numbering only a few hundred people and (except for a (…) -
18 September 2012, by Ronald Cameron
WSF 2013: A Meeting Between The Alter-Globalization Movement And The Arab Spring
The meeting between the Prime Minister of Tunisia, a leader of the Islamist Party Ennahda, and a delegation from the International Council (IC) of the World Social Forum (WSF) has confirmed the (…) -
19 juillet 2012, par The Canadian Boat to Gaza
The Canadian Boat to Gaza
The Canadian Boat to Gaza, in cooperation, with international initiatives in the US, Australia and other countries, is launching a new initiative to challenge the illegal and inhumane Israeli (…) -
6 juillet 2012, par Michel LAMBERT
After Rio : Building a Genuine Quebec, Canada and First Nations Alliance
On June 20, anticipating the failure of the United Nations Conference Rio+20, more than 50,000 people took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil conjointly with dozens of other demonstrations (…) -
2 juillet 2012, par Houda Chergui
Alternative Voices Podcast July 2012
Alternatives International Journal is proud to reveal its new podcast, Alternative Voices, created by Michael D’Alimonte and Jacob Dobias with help from the rest of the AIJ interns. It consists of (…) -
6 June 2012, by Michel LAMBERT
The Rebel Province
Michel Lambert At the time of writing these lines, the very predictable and unilateral rupture of negotiations by the Charest government has just been announced. The faint glimmer of hope (…) -
14 February 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza
Mohammed Nasheed: Climate Activist in Need.
Mohammed Nasheed, the Maldives’ first democratically elected president, was ousted from the government in an alleged coup d’etat last week. The legitimacy of the presidential takeover and the (…) -
29 December 2011, by bbc.co.uk
Chavez muses on US Latin America cancer plot
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has questioned whether the US has developed a secret technology to give cancer to left-wing leaders in Latin America. Read more... -
22 December 2011, by occupyfredericton
Occupy Fredericton unveils initiatives through ’Ten days of Christmas’ presentation
Fredericton - December 22nd, 2011 - Occupy Fredericton’s initiatives will soon be ’occupying’ ten areas of concern as gifts to be opened daily, beginning Christmas day, under the tree at City (…) -
21 December 2011, by bbc.co.uk
Bird flu: Research row as US raises terror fears
US authorities have asked the authors of two controversial bird flu studies to redact key details after a government advisory panel suggested the data could be used by terrorists. Read more... -
21 December 2011, by Glen Johnson ,
Luke Harding
Egyptian women protest in Cairo against brutal treatment
Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Cairo to protest against military rule and the brutal treatment of female protesters by Egypt’s security services. Read more... -
23 November 2011, by bbc news
Yemeni President Saleh signs deal on ceding power
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal under which he will step down after months of unrest. Mr Saleh signed the agreement, brokered by Yemen’s Gulf Arab neighbours, in the (…) -
17 November 2011, by Democracy Now
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Return to Zuccotti Park After 200 Arrested, Camping Barred
Thousands of defiant Occupy Wall Street protesters streamed into Zuccotti Park late Tuesday, less than 24 hours after police forcibly removed them from their camp. Police arrested more than 200 (…) -
11 November 2011, by Jack Shenker
News World news Egypt Protesters prepare for global day of action against Egypt’s military junta
Protesters in more than 20 cities worldwide are preparing to take action against Egypt’s military junta, as part of a global day of solidarity to "defend the Egyptian revolution". -
10 November 2011
Brazil court approves building of Amazon dam
Contentious Belo Monte dam project in the north to proceed without additional consulation with indigenous communities. A Brazilian court has said that construction of one the world’s largest (…) -
3 November 2011, by Al Jazeera
Israel to ’prevent’ aid ships reaching Gaza
Israeli navy says it will stop two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists from reaching blockaded territory. Israel has announced that its navy will attempt to stop two boats carrying (…) -
2 November 2011
Activists urge abortion rights in Nicaragua
Issue of legalisation gains prominence in run-up to presidential polls in staunchly Catholic country. Read More and Watch... -
30 October 2011, by Tamkinat Mirza
Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative Holds Third Conference
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) is an advocacy initiative that aims to facilitate the process of building concrete links between international civil society organization and (…) -
20 October 2011, by RACHEL DONADIO and NIKI KITSANTONIS
Thousands in Greece Protest Austerity Bill
ATHENS — By now, it almost feels like a ritual: a strike and large demonstration disrupted by skirmishes and tear gas ahead of a parliamentary vote on new austerity measures that Greece needs to (…) -
17 October 2011, by Democracy Now
Obama Deploys Troops to Africa to Fight Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
President Obama has deployed about 100 "combat-equipped U.S. forces," including special operations personnel, to central Africa to help fight against Uganda’s renegade Lord’s Resistance Army and (…) -
13 October 2011, by Al Jazeera
Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest George Bush
Human rights organisation says Canada must prosecute former US president during October visit for "authorising torture". Read More... -
13 October 2011, by Al Jazeera English
Many freed Palestinians may be deported
Hamas official says 178 of the 450 Palestinians released in first phase of prisoner swap with Israel will be deported. A Hamas official has leaked details about a historic prisoner swap deal (…) -
10 October 2011, by NY Times
A Fluid Protest Movement Finds a Forum to Match
A STRENGTH of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement has been its flexible organization and nondoctrinaire agenda: “The one thing we all have in common is that we are the 99 percent that will no (…) -
29 September 2011
Fresh protests in Bolivia road row
Tens of thousands march against government’s violent crackdown on demonstrations against controversial road. -
27 September 2011, by bbc news
Israel approves 1,100 settler homes in Gilo, Jerusalem
The move comes days after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called for full UN membership for a Palestinian state. The US has repeatedly urged Israel to stop building settlements on occupied (…) -
25 September 2011, by Al Jazeera English
Turkey imposes arms embargo on Syria
"A Syrian-flagged ship already stopped" as part of sanctions announced by former ally in response to Assad’s crackdown. -
22 September 2011
Democracy Now! Special Report From Troy Davis Execution: Did Georgia Kill An Innocent Man?
Troy Anthony Davis was killed by lethal injection by the state of Georgia at At 11:08 p.m. EDT last night, despite widespread doubts about his guilt. The execution occurred shortly after the U.S. (…) -
21 September 2011, by Ian Traynor
EU border police ’turning blind eye’ to abuse of migrants in Greece
Europe’s fledgling border police force has been knowingly aiding and abetting the serial abuse of migrants during its first major deployment on EU frontiers, Human Rights Watch said. Read (…) -
18 September 2011, by ETHAN BRONNER
Israel and Turkey, Foes and Much Alike
ISRAEL and Turkey, key American allies, are clashing. But they disagree over the source of their disagreement. Turkey says it expelled the Israeli ambassador and cut military ties because Israel (…) -
15 September 2011, by theguardian
Australian passports to have third gender option
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15 September 2011, by Al Jazeera English
Somalia signs ’roadmap’ for political reform
Politicians agree on timetable to write new constitution, reform parliament and tackle insecurity and graft. -
14 September 2011, by bbc news
Algeria’s Bouteflika to end state TV and radio control
Algeria has announced sweeping media reforms to allow private radio and television stations to exist for the first time since independence in 1962. The move comes as the government battles to (…) -
24 August 2011, by Choe Sang-Hun
In First, South Korea Votes on Social Policy
SEOUL, South Korea — Low turnout in South Korea’s first vote on a social policy on Wednesday left in place a Seoul program providing free lunches for 810,000 elementary and middle-school students, (…) -
19 August 2011, by Jim Yardley
Unlikely Echo of Gandhi Inspires Indians to Act
NEW DELHI — In a “new” India often obsessed with wealth and status, where cricket batsmen and Bollywood movie stars are wildly idolized, Anna Hazare is a figure from an earlier, seemingly (…) -
17 August 2011, by Meena Bhandari
The women bringing solar power to Sierra Leone
An Indian college has trained 12 Sierra Leonean women to become solar engineers as part of a drive to bring electricity to rural communities A group of 12 women from villages in Sierra Leone (…) -
16 August 2011, by Barry Meier
Allegations Link U.S. Companies to Brazilian Sex Tourism
The Justice Department has been conducting a criminal investigation of sports fishing expeditions in the Amazon that may have been used as covers for Americans to have sex with underage girls, (…) -
15 August 2011, by Walden Bello
The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
Events in Libya and Syria have again brought to the forefront the question of armed humanitarian intervention or the “responsibility to protect.” Our hearts all go out to the unarmed (…) -
9 August 2011, by Brian Whitaker
Saudi Arabia has no Interest in Promoting Democracy or Human Rights in Syria
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has announced that he is recalling the kingdom’s ambassador from Syria for ’consultations’. Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to take a firm stand (…) -
26 July 2011, by Ty McCormick
The Arab Recession
Mohammed Bouazizi’s final act of hopelessness — setting himself ablaze in front of a government building in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Dec. 17, 2010 — touched off a wave of civil unrest that toppled (…) -
25 July 2011, by Adam Nossiter
Protesters Urge President to Step Down in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal — Thousands filled a sandy plaza here Saturday to demonstrate against Senegal’s president, Abdoulaye Wade, who is trying to extend his time in office in what critics say is a (…) -
20 July 2011
UN declares Somalia famine in Bakool and Lower Shabelle
The United Nations has declared a famine in two areas of southern Somalia as the region suffers the worst drought in more than half a century. The UN said the humanitarian situation in (…) -
19 July 2011, by Benjamin Dangl
Dilma Rousseff: In Lula’s Shadow
When the confetti was still falling after her victory at the polls on October 31, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president-elect, said, "I want to state my first commitment after the (…) -
18 July 2011, by Nicholas Watt
David Cameron joins the new Scramble for Africa – catching up with China
"Only last week the German chancellor Angela Merkel visited Kenya, Angola and Nigeria, accompanied by a delegation of German business leaders, with a message that she was promoting trade not aid. (…) -
14 July 2011, by Haroon Habib
Retaining faith
ON June 30, the Bangladesh Parliament passed the much-debated Constitution 15th Amendment Bill, 2011, which restored some of the basic provisions of the original Constitution of 1972. They were (…) -
13 July 2011, by Chris Hedges
Carlos Montes and the Security State: A Cautionary Tale
On May 17 at 5 in the morning the Chicano activist Carlos Montes got a wake-up call at his home in California from Barack Obama’s security state. The Los Angeles County sheriff’s SWAT team, armed (…) -
12 July 2011, by Robert Fisk
In Tahrir Square the anger is growing again. Where is the revolution the crowds fought for?
Something has gone badly wrong with the Egyptian revolution. The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces – just what the "Supreme" bit means is anyone’s guess – is toadying up to middle-aged (…) -
11 July 2011, by Jeffrey Gettleman
After Years of Struggle, South Sudan Becomes a New Nation
JUBA, South Sudan — The celebrations erupted at midnight. Thousands of revelers poured into Juba’s steamy streets in the predawn hours on Saturday, hoisting enormous flags, singing, dancing and (…) -
7 July 2011, by Alexei Barrionuevo
Plan for Hydroelectric Dam in Patagonia Outrages Chileans
SANTIAGO, Chile — A white gas mask hanging from her neck, Paula Bañados strode side by side with 30,000 other marchers through this capital one recent Friday, a determined look on her face. (…) -
6 July 2011, by Xan Rice
Drought in east Africa prompts calls to address humanitarian emergency
Aid agencies have launched multimillion-pound appeals to address a mounting humanitarian emergency in east Africa, where severe drought and high food prices have left 10 million people requiring (…) -
5 July 2011, by Bill Quigley,
Jocelyn Brooks
Displaced Women Demand Justice in Port au Prince
The women sing out for justice. “The rich,” they tell us, “use force against the poor in Haiti.” They demand justice for Marie. And they insist their human right to housing be protected. They (…) -
4 July 2011, by Stephen Castle and Mark McDonald
European Union to Send Food Aid to North Korea
Responding to the growing threat of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, the European Union announced on Monday that it will provide about $14.5 million in emergency aid to feed more than some (…) -
29 June 2011, by Kingsley Ighobor
Africa’s Economy Rebounds Without Jobs
The 2011 Economic Report on Africa predicts a steady growth of African economies. Indeed, the report announces a 5% increase rate for the continent this year compared to the 4.7% recorded in 2010. (…) -
28 June 2011, by Meg Borthwick
Women’s Worlds 2011 interview: Devaki Jain
Feminist economist Devaki Jain quoted Gandhi in a paper she delivered in Bonn in 2004 to illustrate a simple framework for tackling and addressing the very complex issues and fragmentation around (…) -
27 June 2011, by Mariéme Jamme
Africa’s new generation is using social media to push for change
Social media is transforming communication about a continent that did not always have the chance to speak for itself. Africa is becoming increasingly attractive to international investors, and (…) -
26 June 2011, by John Cherian
Oil Colonialism
VENEZUELA has become the latest country to be put under economic sanctions by the United States for doing business with Iran. In the last week of May, the Barack Obama administration announced (…) -
25 June 2011, by Michael Warschawski
Solidarity with Palestinians and Anti-Semitism
The struggle against anti-Semitism must be part of the struggle that every leftist party must wage, with zero compromises, against racism. Solidarity with the Palestinian people is part of the (…) -
25 June 2011, by Dr. Gregor Gysi and parliamentary group
German Left Party Asks Government to Recognize Palestinian State
Die Linke, a German progressive political party, intends to ask the German government to recognize a Palestinian state. This motion was sent to activists from Israel in partial response to the (…) -
24 June 2011
Press Release: Frivolous Lawsuit against Alternatives International
A complaint has been filed in the Superior Court of Ontario (Canada) against Alternatives International by Ms Cherna Rosenberg on June 2nd, 2011, concerning our support to the Canadian Boat to (…) -
22 June 2011, by Ceyda Nurtsch
"The West Is Terrified of Arabic Democracies"
Noam Chomsky is one of the major intellectuals of our time. The eighty-two-year-old American linguist, philosopher and activist is a severe critic of US foreign and economic policy. Ceyda Nurtsch (…) -
21 June 2011, by Lizette Alvaraz
Murder Rate and Fear Rise in Puerto Rico
LOÍZA, P.R. — As people strolled past the Alambique liquor store here recently, the puddle of blood and the bullet-shattered storefront behind it scarcely merited a glance. Yet another young man (…) -
20 June 2011, by Ros Davies
Midwife burnout poses threat to reducing maternal mortality
An innovative UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report launched on Monday, The State of the World’s Midwifery, focuses much needed attention on service providers, and will help to achieve millennium (…) -
16 June 2011, by Nidhi Dutt
India’s fields full of dreams
"Experts say that those in charge of overseeing significant, long-term projects in India face a big challenge. They need to balance the country’s industrialisation with the needs and demands of (…) -
15 June 2011, by Barak Barfi
How New is Egypt’s "New" Foreign Policy?
Cairo - In the months since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, his successors have signaled a shift in foreign policy by reaching out to former adversaries. Egypt’s government has (…) -
14 June 2011, by Benjamin Dangl
Hope in the Andes: What Ollanta Humala’s Victory Means for Peru
Ollanta is an Incan name meaning "the warrior everyone looks to." Indeed, all eyes were on the leftist president-elect as he greeted the crowd just before midnight with the words, "We won the (…) -
13 June 2011, by Elizabeth Rubin
Studio Kabul
I met Abada on the set of Afghanistan’s first TV soap opera, “The Secrets of This House,” produced for Tolo TV. She has a small role as the good wife who comes back from America and is adapting to (…) -
10 June 2011, by Tina Gerhardt
UN Climate Negotiations Kick Off in Bonn
"A study announced yesterday and commissioned by Oxfam from the Stockholm Environment Institute reveals that developing economies are doing more to reduce emissions than developed economies." (…) -
9 June 2011, by Jason Burke
Indian police break up yoga guru’s anti-corruption protest
Indian police have used teargas and batons to break up a mass anti-corruption protest led by India’s most famous yoga guru, in the latest high-profile clash between authorities and campaigners. (…) -
8 June 2011
Robert Fisk: The people vs the president
Syria’s revolt against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad is turning into an armed insurrection, with previously peaceful demonstrators taking up arms to fight their own army and the "shabiha" (…) -
3 September 2010
World Education Forum in Palestine
The WEF activities will be carried out over 4 days, from the 28th to the 31st of October, 2010, and will simultaneously take place in Ramallah, Haifa, Gaza, Jerusalem and Beirut (Lebanon). (…)