Stories about Protest from July, 2006
Haiti: Reporter Jacques Roche Killed a Year Ago
Collectif Haiti de Provence points to an article stating (Fr): “To commemorate the first anniversary of the killing of poet and journalist Jacques Roche this July 14, the organization SOS Journaliste organized a forum at Le Plaza Hotel on the theme Security of journalists, impunity and disarmament.”
Belarus: Music and Censorship
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about music and censorship in Belarus, and about an upcoming Belarusian music event – to be held in Poland, “not so far from the border, in ethnically Belarusian territory.”
Russia: G8 and Coverage of Crackdown
Sean Guillory of Sean's Russia Blog reports on results of the G8 Summit and criticizes the coverage of crackdown on protesters: “The methods that are being used in St. Petersburg—preemptive arrests and detention, restricting protests and protesters, caging them in, preventing foreign activists from entering the country—are not new in...
This week in Israel: War?!
Israel is at war and the Israeli blogosphere is on fire. There are so many posts to mention that I can hardly think where to start. Since the events of the past week turned Israelis’ reality upside down literally overnight they are trying to make sense of it all –...
DRC: Can a Finger Free the Congo?
UDPS Liege posts pictures (Fr) of Didier Bongeya and the finger which was allegedly severed from his body during a recent march in the DRC. The blog post is titled “The finger that will free the Congo.”
DRC: Diaspora excluded from electoral process
Prince du Fleuve du Congo points to (Fr) a program for the Congo by Alain Matumona that deplores the USD 50,000 deposit required of presidential candidates and the exclusion of the Congolese Diaspora from the electoral process.
India: Blocking access to Blogs on Blogspot and Typepad in India
I have been exercising considerable restraint before posting on the issue of blocking of Blogspot.com, Typepad.com and Geocities.com in India. It all started around the 13th of July, when some people complained that they weren't able to access their blogspot blogs. Since the service is known to have been down...
Iran: Back to Tabriz
Razeno reports about his conservations with people in Tabriz about the cartoon affair. The blogger says all people whom he talked, considered the cartoon just a pretext to revolt. They said they do not want to be separated from Iran and they want to be respected like other places such...
South Korea: Anti-American sentiment
Micheal Hurt in Scribbings of metropolitician talks about the growth in anti-American and nationalistic sentiment in South Korea in both soccer and anti-FTA.
Belarus: Opposition Leader Kozulin Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years
Belarusian opposition leader Aleksandr Kozulin has been sentenced to five and a half years in jail for organizing protests in Minsk following the March presidential election. Vilhelm Konnander writes that “the now sentenced Kozulin remains somewhat of an enigma to most analysts.” Iryna of Belarus Blog posts Kozulin's final statement,...
Albania: Opposition Protest Rally
Alwyn Thomson of Our Man In Tirana reports on a recent protest rally that took place in the Albanian capital on the initiative of the opposition parties: “Whatever the points in dispute between government and opposition, however well -or badly – both are handling those disputes, it is worth remembering...
Bermuda: Anti-racism meeting report
Sean attends an anti-racism meeting last night in Bermuda but comes away thinking that “everyone is talking and no one is doing” and presents his own thoughts on the matter instead.
South Korea: Anti-FTA protest
Kotaji blogs about the anti FTA protest in Seoul on July 12. Jamie in Two Koreas has a very detailed account of the raining day demonstration. Another witness report is written by SJ. At Frog in a Well, Pak Noja posted some thoughts on the economics of Korean agriculture and...
South Korea: peace march
Days in Daechuri has a post on the details of a four days peace march (July 5-July 9) by human rights and peace activists from Blue House (presidential resident in Seoul) to Pyeongtaek. The march was to protest against the Korean and American governments’ expropriation of the 2,850,000 pyong (1...
Gay Pride Dialogue Generates a Blog-gays-sphere
The recent weeks have seen several large and diverse crowds gathering in the streets of many cities in Brazil and some other countries. The festivities and celebrations were not painted only with the World Cup colors. The month of June has become also known as the gay pride month, and...
Albania: Street Protests Planned in Tirana
Alwyn Thomson of Our Man in Tirana writes about the upcoming street protests against the government (organized by the Socialists; 15,000-20,000 people expected).
Kurdistance: No Good News
The overwhelming themes of the Kurdish blogs this week has been a sense of outrage and despair over the never-changing events in the lives of the Kurdish peoples. Let's begin with Kurdish Aspect this week and his posting of a punishment given to a small child in Eastern Kurdistan (Western...
Bermuda: Anti-racism rally
Sean posts notices of an anti-racism rally to be held in Bermuda in response to the brutal beating of a Portuguese national by four men outside a bar. The “Vasco da Gama” club is one of the participants.
Uruguay: Sundries
Winter has arrived, writes From Uruguay in a post that also mention's an unhappy president, Mercosur, football, and a farmer's demonstration against an upcoming tax reform.
Russia: Human Rights Situation
David McDuff of A Step At A Time writes about the Other Russia conference and Lyudmila Alexeeva, a distinguished human rights activist.
Ukraine: Seeking Mayor's Help
“Dear Mayor!!! The building is falling!!! Save us!!!” Downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2006 By Maidan International's New Project for Democracy This desperate attempt by residents to draw attention of Leonid Chernovetsky, the Ukrainian capital's new mayor, to their building's condition has been photographed by Maidan International's New Project for Democracy...
