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News: India/International

India News:

1.	New Delhi witnesses massive rally against the draconian AFSPA
	The developing struggle against the repressive Armed Forces Special Powers Act (1958), used as a means to oppress the people of the North East for nearly five decades continuously, came to the streets of Delhi on October 11. ..more

2.	Urban Poor Yatra links with struggles against Special Economic Processing Zones in Maharashtra
	The Urban Poor Yatra, which started from Mumbai on October 3 rd, as part of their program to link urban struggles across the country reached the struggles of farmers in Raigad and Pune where 11 SEZ are coming up resulting in large scale appropriation of agricultural land for non agricultural purposes. ..more

Call for repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act

Two years after the historic protest outside Kangla Fort in Imphal by mothers which touched off country-wide protests, demanding the repeal of the draconian AFSPA, and punishment for the army officers who carried out the rape and murder of Manorama Devi, the protests refuse to die down. On July 15, 2006 , the second anniversary of the Kangla Fort protest, protest actions took place in Imphal, Delhi and other parts of the country. Imphal, AFSPA, Manorama Devi, Manipur, Manipuri Students Association ..more

4.	Call for repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act
	Two years after the historic protest outside Kangla Fort in Imphal by mothers which touched off country-wide protests, demanding the repeal of the draconian AFSPA, and punishment for the army officers who carried out the rape and murder of Manorama Devi, the protests refuse to die down ..more

5.	Mill workers and mill area residents shocked by Supreme Court judgment!
	All thinking Indian's must support the just right of Iran to pursue its peaceful nuclear programme. ..more

6.	DOCTORS ON STRIKE – WHY?
	Resident doctors working 24 hours a day for years altogether have suddenly gone on strike. WHY?? ..more

7.	Massive protest against Bush visit
	More than 2 lakh protestors gathered in Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi to protest against the visit of Bush. The rally was organized by Ulama-I-Hind. Several organizations including the Lok Raj Sangathan and Communist Ghadar Party of India participated in the rally. ..more

8.	RELEASE RAJ AWASTI
	Raj Awasti was arrested on January 3, 2006 under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities ..more

9.	Students’ Declaration against Mr.George.W.Bush, On his unwelcome visit to India
	Students’ Islamic Organization of India proposes to declare a united and joint declaration against proposed visit of the US President Mr. George W. Bush ..more

10.	Demonstration against Hong Kong Conference of WTO. at Kovilpatti
	A demonstration was held in Kovilpatti on 8th December 2005 against the W.T.O. ministerial conference. ..more

11.	Public Discussion on The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005
	The bill in its present form does not substantially address the issues and concerns raised in drafting the proposals for the law against genocide submitted in 2004. It fails to address two crucial issues, namely, definition of 'genocide' to include all mass crimes against society and the issue of chain of command responsibility. ..more

12.	Dec.19th rally to the Raj Bhavan for presenting a petition to the Governor of Tamil Nadu
	In pursuance of a decision taken by the National Campaign Committee for Unorganised Sector Workers, rallies were taken out in various parts of the country and petitions were submitted to the Governors at state headquarters and to collectors at district headquarters. ..more

13.	National Seminar on Comprehensive Legislation for Unorganised Sector Workers
	National Seminar on Comprehensive Legislation for Unorganised Sector Workers aimed at reaching consensus on a comprehensive bill and involving different segments of Unorganised Sector Workers in the campaign. ..more

14.	Repression in Vedanta Alumina Area
	The battle lines are clearly drawn in Orissa between the local people and the state government on the question of who has a right to the land, forests and mineral resources of the state. Here is a report of one more stand-off in this battle. ..more

15.	RWAs protest against hikes in electricity and water charges
	RWAs are not begging the Government but are demanding their rights. Their demand is that the government make all documents of contracts and deals public. She said that people must be consulted at all steps. ..more

16.	Continuing fight of the workers of Honda results in victory
	The resolve o the HMSI workers and the support of the people of Gurgaon has thus resulted in a situation where the government and the management were forced to recognize their right to form a union and also reinstate all the dismissed and suspended workers. ..more

17.	Successful rally of NCC of Unorganised Sector Workers
	About 20,000 Unorganised Sector Workers from 12 States participated in a Rally and submitted a petition to the PC of Lok Sabha demanding a comprehensive Legislation for providing Security of Livelihood for the 370 million workers of this sector. ..more

18.	Rozgar Adhikar Yatra among the Kols of Shankargarh
	The aim of the Yatra is to affirm the right to work as an aspect of the fundamental right to live with dignity. In particular, the Yatra demands the immediate adoption of a full-fledged, universal and irreversible Employment Guarantee Act. ..more

19.	Oppose criminal control over drinking water sources by multinationals!
	Close on the heels of the opposition to the Coca Cola bottling plant at Plachimada in Kerala, people in another state -- this time in Gangaikondan in south Tamil Nadu -- are up in arms against another Coca Cola bottling plant being set up there. ..more

20.	One lakh Peasants of Kisan Panchayat march to the Parliament
	More that a lakh peasants and agricultural labourers from 11 states across India held a massive Peasants Assembly at Kisan Ghat in New Delhi on 17 March, putting forth their Charter of 11 demands. Coordination Committee of Bhartiya Kisan Andolan. ..more

21.	Mumbai to protest Anglo-American occupation of Iraq
	Mass actions in Mumbai on 19 March 2005 in support of the struggles of Iraqi, Afghan and Palestinian peoples and protest against violations of human rights by Anglo-American imperialism. ..more

22.	Meetings in cities to demand repeal of AFSPA from Manipur
	Facsimile of newspaper reports of meetings in Pune and Bangalore to demand repeal of AFSPA ..more

23.	Press Release by National Campaign Committee for Repeal of AFSPA
	The Working Committee of the Apunba Lup had organised a two-day Discussion/ Seminar on the ongoing Movement against AFSPA on 8th and 9th Dec. 2004 and a mass rally on 10th December 2004, the International Human Rights Day at Imphal. ..more

24.	Action Committee to save lives of Krishna Mochi and others
	Various social, cultural, human rights, Dalit Right organisation have come together to save lives of Krishna Mochi and other poor Dalit landless labourers from Bihar who have been awarded the death penalty by Session cum TADA court of Gaya. ..more

25.	What is happening in Manipur? -Meeting in IIT Bombay 21.9.04
	Shocking to the audience was the fact that Armed Forces Special Powers Act allowed even a non-commissioned officer to order killing merely on suspicion. Thangjam Manorama was taken into custody on suspicion of having links with the insurgents. ..more

26.	Life Sketches of Five Landless and Poor Peasants of Bihar
	The Supreme Court has confirmed the punishment of death sentences in Bara Case by a majority of 2:1. Brief life sketches of the condemned poor people. ..more

27.	Two public meetings in Mumbai demand repeal of AFSPA
	"Withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act" - unanimous demand raised in two public meetings and a demonstration in Mumbai. Report of the meetings with photographs. ..more

28.	Two public meetings in Mumbai demand repeal of AFSPA
	"Withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act" - unanimous demand raised in two public meetings and a demonstration in Mumbai. Report of the 2nd meetings with photographs. ..more

29.	14 Organisations in Mumbai call meeting against AFSPA
	Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Specials Powers Act gives sweeping powers to the army of detaining any person for months without legal redressal on suspicion of being a militant or a supporter to the militant cause ..more

30.	Appeal to the Election Commission from EKTA about Snap Poll in Gujarat
	An Appeal to the Election Commission of India : A Snap Poll in Gujarat at this juncture will be Grossly Violative of Democratic and Constitutional Principles. ..more

31.	India becomes developing world's top arms buyer
	U.S. willingness to consider selling advanced military items to India suggests it may view India as a potential regional counterweight to growing Chinese military power. ..more

International News:

1.	Vox populli - Nepal Style
	Community radio stations 'Vijaya FM', a community station located in Gaindakot, on the Narayani river, or the Kathmandu-based Radio Sagarmatha, Nepal's first community FM station which opened in 1997,in Nepal air public discussion on constitutional issues ..more

2.	Clean Money Clean Elections
	By enacting a system of public financing for elections we can cut the ties between politicians and the big-money special interests and lobbyists who currently fund their campaigns. ..more

3.	May Day: Millions of Immigrants in the US participate in demonstrations
	Millions of immigrants and their supporters skipped work and took to the streets on Monday, May Day 2006. The protests succeeded in drawing attention to the important role played by immigrants in the economy of the USA. The fight for dignity of immigrant labour was appropriately organized on the International Day of Workers Solidarity ..more

4.	French Protests Over Youth Labor Law Spread to 150 Cities and Towns
	Students joined forces with others in more than 150 cities and towns throughout France in the largest nationwide protest against the government's new youth labor law. ..more

5.	Justice for the Gate Gourmet Workers
	The Gate Gourmet workers struggle hit the world news as the struggle that shook British Airways, The American catering company Gate Gourmet and Tony Blair’s government. ..more

6.	The blockade is an economic war applied at global level
	Speech by Felipe Pérez Roque, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Cuba, under Issue 18 on the agenda of the General Assembly titled The Need to End the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade imposed on Cuba by the US. ..more

7.	International Meeting against Terrorism, for Truth and Justice , 4th June 2005
	An International Meeting against Terrorism, for Truth and Justice began 4th June 2005 in Havana, in the presence of President Fidel Castro and other figures. The conference demonstrates the growing awareness in the world on the need for us to unite in a single fighting front that puts forward arguments of truth and justice as opposed to those of brute force and imperial manipulation ..more

8.	War Clouds, Communal Violence (and a Concert for Peace)
	What are the avenues for change? What role must people play to end the politics of violence? Join us for a discussion meeting, followed by a concert for peace and friendship. (In Univ of Southern California, 2 Nov 2002) ..more

9.	Plans for September 24 Mass March in Washington DC
	A diverse group of antiwar, civil rights, religious and community leaders held a press conference on 1 June 2005 to announce plans for the September 24, 2005, Mass March in Washington DC announced by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition. AFP report ..more