Stories about Protest from June, 2008
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Srebrenica Genocide Memorial
Srebrenica Genocide Blog reports: “Members of the Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves organization are dissatisfied that the Bosnian Serb (RS) police will be responsible for security at a Srebrenica...
Czech Republic: “Stolen Kosovo”
Byzantine Blog provides links to “Stolen Kosovo,” a Czech documentary by Vaclav Dvorak.
Iran: Green Activists in Movement and Photos
Green blogs are a valuable source for understanding Iran's nature and environment, its problems and challenges. Green bloggers actively take part in campaigns to protect nature and animals. They publish...
Thailand: Government is self-destructing
Connecting the dots believes the Thailand's government is self-destructing and that members of the ruling party are “a bunch of recycled corrupt politicians.”
Egypt: More Female Genital Mutilation Please
Marwa Rakha, from Egypt, writes about an MP whose three young daughters have protested in favour of female genital mutilation in this post.
Poland, UK: Public Drinking
The beatroot guestblogs at Polandian about drinking in public – in Poland and the U.K.
Iran: Voices for Peace
Watch in You Tube the first cut of a public service announcement about thirty-one Iranian Americans: who we are, what we believe in and why we're for peace.
Iran:”Rome shouting no to Ahmadinejad”
Mihanyar has published several photos of a demonstration in Rome where people protested against Iranian president,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's last week visit.
Poland: Request to Jewish Tourists
Kasia in Kazimierz asks Jewish tourists to not come to Poland “to be angry”: “Rather, come to learn about the past and perhaps about your family’s heritage. Come to learn...
Egypt: April 6 Detainees Released
“Karim al Beheiri , Kamal al Fayoumy and Tareq Tareq Amin, the Ghazl al Mahalla workers that were detained in connection with the April 6th strike was released from the...
Malaysia: Big protest against high fuel prices
Malaysia's decision to cut fuel subsidies has sparked protest actions. A big rally is being planned next month. Just minishorts suggests how protests can be more effective.
Iran: Come debate with us,Mr.Ahmadinejad
Talkhon, an Iranian blogger, says [Fa] to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, please forget debating with Americans and come debate with Iranian young people who wants talk with you about the...
Cuba: Prison Protest
Uncommon Sense blogs about the reported quelling of a protest by guards at Cuba's Combindado de Guantánamo prison “that started after a political prisoner tried to inform a human rights...
South Korea: Protest Marathon Against Beef Import
CINA blogs about the protest marathon against the importation of U.S beef. The biggest mobilization would be in June 10.
Singapore blogger arrested
Blogger Gopalan Nair was arrested by the Singapore police for insulting a a public servant, as reported by RTS.
Thailand: Protesters want the Prime Minister to resign
Soraj's Weblog comments on the mounting protest actions in Thailand today: “Watching the demonstration is like watching soap operas. Same old plots, same old endings.” Will Yaryan also blogs about...
Hong Kong: 64 Art Action at Time Square
A group of artists performed at Time Square to memorize June 4. Tinywest posted a short video at inmediahk.net on their performance.
Iran: Student protest and hunger strike
According to [Fa]Ehterame Azadi,an Iranian blogger, more than 50 students of Tarbiat Molem University in Tehran have started hunger strike to protest against the bad condition of their university.
Egypt: Great Firewall of China Coming Soon
Egyptian bloggers have one hand on their keyboard and another on their hearts. Following a recent crackdown on bloggers and online activists following the April 6 unrest, some are now predicting the worse is yet to come.
Hong Kong: Where's the Apology
CNN and Sharon Stone have apologized to Chinese people. Yesterday a Tibet monk has also made an apology of what he had said about the repression. William Sin wonders why...
Ecuador: The Amazon Tribes Vs. Big Oil
A rekindled interest in the richness of the Amazon is one of the results of recently distributed photograph showing members of an uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon shooting arrows at the photographer's airplane which surfaced on the Internet on May 23rd. However, to some organizations, the Amazon has never been far from their minds, and today we´ll see some videos brought by Amazon Watch, some which were showcased on Witness' The Hub editorial section.
