Police Brutality During LGBTQI Mardi Gras in Sydney
Written by Kevin Rennie A video shot at the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras [1] on March 2, 2013 involving participant Jamie Jackson has sparked claims of police brutality. There were more than 1.6 million views in the first week of this version, taken by a press photographer for the parade. youtu.be/wxtFtVfAeeE The event celebrates LGBTQI: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex. Each year tens of thousands take part in the parade and festivities... more
Views: 836Civilian rights against Police atrocities
Region: Nepal
Saturday 9 March 2013: Fighting against the Nepal police atrocities, the facebook activists of Nepal organized a protest program here at Basantapur Durbar Square on Saturday. The program focused on highlighting the basic rights of citizens where different police victims shared their stories and showed solidarity to fight for their rights. Pranav Shrestha, a student said, “Nepal Police is not accountable to the public. It’s high time we have to make them accountable to us becau... more
Views: 603Dirty Politics
Region: PAThe concept of sequestration was originally promoted by President Obama (check his speeches) but somewhere along the way in an attempt to besmirch the Republican Congress, he began promulgating doom and gloom and threatened that the sequester would bring about quick and devastating results; inordinate airline delays, school teacher layoffs and more. Further he squarely placed the blame on the Republican congress accusing that this was their idea and that they were sabotaging the middle class ... more
Views: 990Colombia: Coffee Producers on Strike
Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Natalie Southwick A group of Colombian coffee producers have been on strike since February 25th because of the low costs of the coffee bean, an issue that has generated systemic poverty among its producers. The association has been in a state of crisis for more than a year, “motivated by low bean prices, the reevaluation of the Colombian peso against the dollar as well as the decrease in exports, the high prices of fertilizer and in... more
Views: 548Surrogacy getting acceptance in India
Region: IndiaIn a significant order, the Madras High Court on March 5, 2013 has held that a woman who had a child through surrogacy is entitled for maternity leave. The ruling was given by Justice K Chandru while allowing a petition by a woman employee of the Chennai Port Trust (CPT) seeking to quash an order of the management rejecting her plea for maternity leave in 2011. "This court does not find anything immoral and unethical about the petitioner having obtained a child through surrogate... more
Views: 659French Author Stéphane Hessel Mourned By International Activists
Written by Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira · Translated by Alison Writer, human rights advocate, and French resistance fighter Stéphane Hessel [1], whose bestselling manifesto on peaceful uprising inspired the disenchanted of Europe and the United States to organize into protest [2], died on the night of February 26, 2013. He was 95. Hessel came to the worldwide recognition with the 2010 publication of his short pamphlet ”Indignez-vous!” (Time for Outrage... more
Views: 619Ecuador Decrees Three Days of National Mourning After the Death of Hugo Chávez.
Written by Daniela Gallardo · Translated by Sally Seward The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael [1]) [es], decreed three days of national mourning after the death [2] of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez. At the press conference that he gave from the Carondelet Palace, Correa said that “those who fight for life cannot declare themselves dead”. The Head of State said [3] [es] that with Chávez's passing, Latin America has lost... more
Views: 527Does Our Spirit Go To Heaven When We Die?
Region: VA
I've been asked many times by people, "Does our spirit go directly to Heaven upon the death of a person," and I'm going to give people some Bible verses to read that I believe holds the answer to this question?" It is my personal opinion when a person dies, their spirit automatically goes to Heaven to be with the Lord and it will be there in waiting until the resurrection, and when their body is buried in the Earth, it'll return to dust. In the Bible and in 2 Corint... more
Views: 603THE 'CO- CONSPIRATORS' IN KASHMIR
Region: IndiaTHE ‘CO- CONSPIRATORS’ IN KASHMIR The problem with the public is that, it has a short memory, while the problem with the media is that, it never forgets. And so, Wikileaks is back to haunt Kashmir with the media once again bringing up the 2011 leaked US diplomatic cable containing the purported view of the Hurriyat (M) that, “While they were concerned that Afzal did not have adequate representation during parts of his trial, privately they say that he should... more
Views: 472Global Voices Elaborates on Catalonia
By Vilaweb Global Voices Elaborates on Catalonia This article was originally published [2] [ca] by the independent online journal Vilaweb [3] [ca]. We republish it with permission. Interview with Violeta Camarasa [4], Global Voices Online [5]‘s Catalan-language [6] editor (Twitter [7]) [ca]. Although Global Voices published their first Catalan-language article [ca], the project took a year to gain momentum. Today, Global Voices Català publishes reg... more
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