Taking Action to stop political killings and political disappearances The Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Political Prisoners Presents: Night for the Disappeared Featuring a traditional Ethiopian dinner & cultural entertainment with performances by… T’AI PU PUCONA Reknowned masinko player Guadeneh Gizachew…
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Demonstration: Condemn Israeli murder of peaceful activists
A television grab made on May 31, 2010 from the Turkish TV channel shows an injured human-rights activist onboard the Turkish aid boat “Mavi Marmara,” carrying aid to the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP Israel’s shocking and brutal atttack on ships…
The Arabs have their gulags too
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, May 8, 2010 We know all about Guantanamo. We know about “black” prisons. You only have to read the evidence from the latest drum-head “trial” at Guantanamo – a man called Khadr, arrested by the…
Afghan torture allegations erupt in U.K.
Detainees tell of ‘electrocution, beating, whipping, stress positions’ By CBC News, April 21, 2010 Afghan detainees handed over by British troops to Afghan secret police were regularly beaten with weapons, hung from the ceiling and electrocuted, according to detailed allegations…
What was Canada’s connection to the brutal Brigade 888?
House of pain: Canada’s connection with Kandahar’s ruthless palace guard By Graeme Smith, Globe and Mail, April 10, 2010 To the Canadian soldiers who worked with them on a daily basis, the members of Brigade 888 were trusted allies, protecting…
Canada subcontracts torture
By Dave Markland, rabble.ca, April 15, 2010 Revelations don’t get much more explosive than this. On Parliament Hill Wednesday, the Afghanistan committee heard from Malgarai Ahmadshah, an Afghan Canadian who worked for the Canadian Forces as an interpreter. Here’s the…
Sanctions busting telethon for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Date: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Location: where you live Time: between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT Call toll free 1 877 737 4070 Tune in to live-broadcast on Rabble TV Project Fly Home is organizing the first ever “Sanctions-busting…
Delist NOW! Six-Month Campaign to Free Abousfian Abdelrazik from the Prison Without Walls
By Project Fly Home, March 23, 2010 This is the March Call to Action in Project Fly Home’s six-month campaign leading up to the first anniversary of Abdelrazik’s return to Canada. Video and audio from February events are included below.…
UN rights body censures Israel
By Al Jazeera English, March 24, 2010 The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed three resolutions condemning Israel over its policies in occupied Palestinian and Syrian territories. However, the United States voted against them all. Another resolution, calling for…
International Day Against Police Brutality
Please come out to the International Day Against Police Brutality events in solidarity with all those who have faced violence by police and in celebration of community power! This years theme is – Alternatives to the Police: A Celebration of…