Tag: uprising
Mass Arrests in All-Women Protest
Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against China's crackdown on Tibet."In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police.It was the...
Mass arrests in Tibet as Bush urges China to talk
It's funny to me how such major world leaders simply won't talk to one another, like petulant children. China says 19 have been killed since the protests began more than two weeks ago, while Tibetan exiles put...
40 Years After 1968: 'Where Has All the Rage Gone?'
As the U.S. death toll strikes its solemn bell of 4,000 soldiers killed in Iraq, with countless more Iraqis killed in the process, I have been asking myself this same question of late: where has all the rage gone?...
CA Polls: Battles between Progressives and Feudal...
Every democrat in Nepal has admitted that feudalism is not confined to the traditional monarchy. It exists in the minds of the political leaderships belonging to all the political parties. Since feudal monarchy has ruled Nepal for about 240 years, its deep-seated impressions...
China crushes protest by monks in Tibet
This march sounds quite interesting. If anyone has photos from any of these events, we'd love to see them."
China admitted today that it had quashed a protest by Buddhist monks in the
Tibetan capital of Lhasa,...
Tibet Exiles Arrested Protesting Beijing Olympics
At least 10 activists have been arrested and hundreds were barred from starting a march from India to Tibet on Monday. They were protesting this summer's olympic games in Beijing. The protest began on the anniversary...
EYE WITNESSES ACCOUNT OF THE IRISH UPRISING OF 16...
It ought to have been published since. It's great that it is now ben brought to light. Better late than never.The rising was sparked off by Catholic fears of an impending invasion of Ireland by anti-Catholic forces...
Burma, a planetary interaction
MYANMAR, URANUS AND NEPTUNE
In
Burma the bloody repression by the dictatorial military junta, began
the same day of the full-moon in Libra. During the...
Haiti: Duvalier could face justice
Since the death last year of Ton Ton Macoute leader and his right hand man, Luckner Cambronne, Duvalier has quietly encouraged his former supporters to start a grassroots movement in Haiti for the support of his return. Those who lived well as allies to Baby Doc long for the...
Nuns join Myanmar protests for the first time!
9/23/2007 Agencies
Myanmar: Buddhist nuns joined the
growing protests against Myanmar's ruling generals on Sunday, a day
after a dramatic appearance by detained democracy icon Aung San Suu
Kyi to pray...
Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt
" This account is a fascinating look inside the culture of tribal society
as it has existed for probably centuries. It describes how their tribal
leaders are trusted above anyone else.More Iraqis have lined...
Nuke Mecca: Buy your t-shirts today!
"FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
Conservative blogging legend Nuke Gingrich has announced the launch of a new website to be published in Arabic.
“Using the power of Google translation tools, I believe this will be the...
Oaxaca Anniversary - Solidaridad con Sección 22
This is a perfect example of Indigenism in action. Unlike Aboriginals in the United States, First Nations peoples in Mexico and Canada stand up for their human and civil rights. The one event in Mexico I...
DEBKAfile Reports: US to airlift ammunition and a...
"US military sources report the first two of six cargo planes should arrive in two days. For five days, Lebanese tanks and artillery have been pounding Fatah al-Israel gunmen barricaded in the Palestinian Nahr al-Bared refugee camp without achieving a breakthrough. The...
India Marks 150th Anniversary of Major Revolt Aga...
This sounds like this was a huge deal. Any photos out there?"India has held celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of a landmark revolt against British rule. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports,...
