Category Archives: Political Repression
Germany Considers Extraditing Whale Defender to Costa Rica
Received from ECOTERRA Intl. Yesterday, 16. 05. 2012, in Frankfurt, Germany the general Public Prosecutor to the Higher Regional Court requested a preliminary extradition arrest warrant against Captain Paul Watson, on the basis of the local arrest warrant and request for … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Political Repression, Water
Campign for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Chiapas, Mexico Presses On
by Jessica Davies, 11 May 2012 Cross-Posted from UpsideDownWorld May 15 to 22 marks “the Week of Global Struggle for the Liberation of Alberto Patishtán Gómez and Francisco Sántiz López: bringing down the prison walls”, which was called by the … Continue reading
Land Grabbing in Ethiopia: Violence Erupts in Gambella
Cross-Posted from Cultural Survival, May 10, 2012 . Ethiopian National Defense Force © Photo by the US Military . Attacks on the Saudi-owned rice plantation in southwestern Ethiopia left five people dead on April 28, 2012, including one Pakistani worker and … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, Land Grabs, Political Repression, Africa
Update on Occupy the Farm
Excerpted from Berkeleyside Entire article from Berkeleyside: UC Berkeley police block access to Occupy The Farm by Tracey Taylor At around 7:30 am, activists began moving supplies, tents, the on-site kitchen and camp items to a lot south of Village Creek. Occupy the Farm spokesperson Anya … Continue reading
Petro Plutocracy: Oil Tycoons Force Firing of EPA Fracking Enforcer
Cross-Posted from EcoWatch Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Last week, the world got a preview of America’s new post Citizens United petro plutocracy with the oil lords flexing their political muscles like oil soaked body builders pumped up on a steroid drip of … Continue reading
UC Police Move in on “Occupy the Farm”
Police barricade Occupy the Farm in Albany Note: A police lieutenant told NBC Bay Area “this is not a raid…” So when is a raid not a raid? -The GJEP Team Cross-posted from NBC Bay Area By Lisa Fernandez and Christie Smith | Wednesday, … Continue reading
Breaking News: Occupy the Farm at UC Berkeley Being Raided by Police Now
Stay tuned for updates and photos on Climate Connections throughout the day…GJEP Communications Director Jeff Conant is en-route. For background on the land takeover at UC Berkeley, read Jeff Conant’s piece: A Breath of Fresh Air for the Occupy Movement: … Continue reading
Chile: youth wounded in raid on Mapuche village over Mapuche struggle for land
Cross-Posted from WW4 Report A 16-year-old Chilean youth was seriously wounded with metal pellets on April 20 when agents from the carabineros militarized police raided the indigenous Mapuche community of Temucuicui in the southern region of Araucanía. The youth, Lautaro … Continue reading
Filed under Indigenous Peoples, Land Grabs, Latin America, Political Repression
Sign on Letter: Save Jeju Island–No Naval Base
This call for support comes from activists in Japan. Residents on Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island in South Korea have been organizing nonviolent protest to stop the construction of a massive naval base which will destroy their community, way of life and rich marine … Continue reading
Filed under Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land Grabs, Political Repression, Pollution
New Report: State of the Internet and Facebook privacy: Who sees your data and how to protect yourself
Facebook & your privacy Who sees the data you share on the biggest social network? Cross-Posted from Consumer Reports magazine: June 2012 . If you’re reading this article, chances are good you have a page on Facebook, too. More than … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, Corporate Globalization, Media, Political Repression
