The 24 Parti Sosialis Malaysia activists facing charges under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and Societies Act were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by a Butterworth sessions court today.
Indonesian feminists: ’Don’t blame the victim!’
3 October 2011, by ,Around 100 women and men took part in a rally named Mini Skirt Protest - Women against Rape at Bundaran Hotel Indonesia, Thamrin, Jakarta, on Sunday September 18th 2011. Dozens of women, including several activists from Perempuan Mahardhika, wore miniskirts, as a statement that rape has nothing to do with the way women dress.
The state is obliged to protect striking PT Freeport Indonesia workers
3 October 2011We fully support the strike by PT Freeport Indonesia workers for better wages and conditions. The government must guarantee legal protection to the workers and protect them against intimidation and threats while they are on strike and conducting negotiations with the company in accordance with Law Number 13/2003 on Labour.
Good Bye Nuclear Power demonstration
25 September 2011, byMore than 60,000 people shouting " no nukes", joined a rally and demonstration in Tokyo on September 19.
Free Baba Jan and all political prisoners!
24 September 2011This solidarity statement is still open to signatures. To add a signature, pease send your name/organization to:
politic.ofthepoor@gmail.com
Save the life of Baba Jan
19 September 2011Baba Jan was tortured by the Pakistan security services, the ISI while he was whisked away from jail for two days on Wednesday September 14. Baba Jan is a climate change prisoners who raised his voice for the compensation of Atta Abad lake effectees. He is now facing over a dozen police cases.
Danish Elections: Tripled support for Red Green Alliance, and a left government
16 September 2011, byWith 6.7 per cent and 12 MPs the Red Green Alliance has tripled its electoral support at the elections for national parliament on September 15 compared to the elections in 2007.
Let all indignados in all the squares join together
12 September 2011The citizens of Puerta del Sol and Syntagma Square express our indignation and invite all the ‘indignados’ in all the squares around the world to join us.
Gaddafi falls, let the people decide
25 August 2011, byOn February 15 and 16, 2011 after the fall of Ben Ali and Mubarak, it was the turn of Libya to see a popular movement develop against a 42 year old dictatorship. The arrest of a human rights activist in Benghazi led to riots to demand his release, which Gaddafi met with violent repression. This was the opposite effect which happened: resistance, the liberation of Benghazi from the yoke of Gaddafi’s representatives and the extension of the revolt to the neighbouring towns and regions.
Solidarity with victimised telecom workers in Lahore
6 August 2011, byOn August 5, 400 workers turned up to show solidarity with the protesting Pakistan Telecommunication workers at GPO Chouck Lahore. among them were over 200 women workers. National Trade Union Federation had announced a Dharna today on Mall Road to demand the reinstatement of the PTCL terminated workers. The Etsalat company who had bought PTCL in 2005 had terminated the services of 83 trade union leaders who had organised a national protest in 2010 to demand a wage increase. Instead of listening to workers, Etsalat suspended 600 workers and eventually reinstated most of them apart from the 83 main leaders of the PTCL trade unions.
