By: Charter 97, February 6, 2010
Activists of the Union of Poles in Belarus which is not recognized by the authorities called that a pre-planned provocation. On February 6 overnight the unknown punctured tyres and splashed blue paint on two cars owned by the Union of Poles headed by Andzelika Borys.
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Romania: Human rights begin at school
By: Claudia Ciobanu, Human Rights Tribune, February 6, 2010
A textbook on human rights activism, being introduced in Romanian schools this year, steers away from preaching and uses interviews with global and local rights activists to suggest how young people may get involved. The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mexican attorney Digna Ochoa and Czech playwright Vaclav Havel are some of the people interviewed for the book ‘Speak Truth to Power’ by Kerry Kennedy.
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Belarus: Internet cafes require presentation of passport
By: Charter 97, February 5, 2010
The Ministry of Communications says visitors of Internet cafe will have to show their passports for identification. According to Interfax, this was told journalists at a press conference given by minister of communication and informatization of Belarus Mikalai Pantsyalei. He said, “as far as I understand, Internet users in Internet clubs will have to show an ID, because the decree obliges Internet clubs to identification not a user’s device but persons.”
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Ukraine: Making democracy a going concern in Kiev
By: Richard Boudreaux, WSJ, February 5, 2010
Want to ensure a bigger draw for your lackluster candidate? In Ukraine, just contact Vladimir Boyko and he’ll rent you a crowd. Mr. Boyko says his company, Easy Work, has assembled a database of several thousand students and can mobilize them on a day’s notice to turn up at demonstrations anywhere in Kiev, stand for hours at a time, and cheer or jeer on cue.
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Russia: Anti-government protest covered by bloggers, ignored by media
By: Vadim Isakov, Global Voices, February 2, 2010
At least 7,000 protesters gathered on the streets of Kaliningrad, the country’s westernmost city, on January 30 to demand, among other things, the resignation of the regional governor Georgy Boos and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. But don’t count on the leading Russian media outlets to tell you about it.
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Israeli military arrests Spanish activist in Ramallah
By: Latin America Herald Tribute, February 8, 2010 Two activists, a Spaniard and an Australian, were arrested Sunday in an Israeli army raid on a house in the West Bank city of Ramallah, which is under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, or PNA. Read full article… Egypt arrests Brotherhood members Iran: Three million protesters anticipated at Thursday rally Iran: Torture of Kazem Rezaei in Ministry of Intelligence Detention Center Iran ‘jails opposition leader Mohsen Aminzadeh’ Iran arrests seven ahead of revolution anniversary Iran: Opposition and hard-liners get ready for 22 Bahman confrontations Internet down in Iran ahead of demos Iran detains seven suspected of ‘spying’ for U.S. The lies of Iran, in pictures Iran’s police chief warns against potential protests Iraq: New media rules reflect return to authoritarianism
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Leaders walk in the shoes of a refugee
By: OneWorld, February 8, 2010 Some of the world’s influential leaders had the chance to experience life as a refugee during an annual economic summit last week — for one hour they shared the suffering of 42 million people who have been forced to leave their homes by conflict or natural disaster. The simulation was put together by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the Crossroads Foundation, an organization working to join private business and humanitarian aid. Read full article… Special rapporteurs regret mechanisms to control media Sit-ins changed everything Invest in strategy
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Trois ans et demi de prison pour une écrivaine agressée devenue “agresseur” By: RSF, February 5, 2010
Reporters sans frontières dénonce la décision des magistrats d’une cour de Hanoi qui ont condamné, le 5 février 2010, à trois ans et demi de prison l’écrivaine et militante des droits de l’homme Tran Khai Thanh Thuy. Les accusations portées contre elle et son mari, Do Ba Tan, ont été montées de toutes pièces par la police, comme le démontre clairement une analyse des preuves utilisées par l’accusation. Read full article… “Le Turkménistan et les droits de l’homme”
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Call for nominations for Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Award 2010
By: Subash Adhikari, Peace and Collaborative Development Network, February 5, 2010 Each year, the May 18 Memorial Foundation announces this award in a spirit of solidarity with those working towards democracy. The award goes to one individual or organization who has contributed to the promotion and advancement of human rights, democracy and peace in their work. Read full article… |
By: Stephen Zunes, FPIF, December 2, 2009
The annual Robert F. Kennedy Award ceremony took place at the White House this year for the first time in its 28-year history. Also for the first time, the president of the United States was there to honor the awardees.
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Video: Walls of conflict
By: Link TV, November 11, 2009
Many walls stand around the world, even as Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down. As most media focused on the anniversary celebrations, others tied the plight of Koreans and Palestinians, who are still separated by walls, to the festivities.
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Dilemmas in promoting nonviolence
By: Brian Martin, Gandhi Marg, October-December 2009
Promoting the use of nonviolent action raises a number of seldom-discussed tensions and dilemmas, including the possibility that nonviolence can be used for the wrong cause, the potential for nonviolent action to support violence and vice versa, and the role of advocates for nonviolent action. It is useful to think of nonviolent action as a tool that can be used for different purposes but is, by its nature, easier to use for liberation than oppression.
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