According to oppostion website Rahesabz.net, former presidential candidate Hossein Moussavi and opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi were driven out of Tehran; citing the official IRNA agency, the site explained that 'members of the Revolutionary Guard and Intelligence Ministry had taken Moussavi and Karoubi in the city of Kelar-Abad (...) to protect them from the wrath of the people'.
Kelar-Abad lies north of Tehran.
On Karoubi's own website, however, his son denied that his father had left the capital.
The official media reported that the two men were removed from Tehran as hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people, gathered Wednesday throughout Iran to support the regime and denounce the opposition leaders.~y2009m12d30-Iran-opposition-leaders-driven-out-of-Teheran--slide-show
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Several people were killed and more than 300 were arrested in anti-government protests in Tehran Sunday, Iran's Deputy Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan said on state television station IRINN.
The toll was the result of clashes that broke out between demonstrators and security forces as large crowds gathered for Ashura, a major religious observance.
Five people were reported killed in the fighting, Iranian state-run Press TV said late Sunday. A French government statement put the number of fatalities at eight. With tight restrictions on international media, CNN could not independently verify the casualties.Several people were killed and more than 300 were arrested in anti-government protests... more
It's being called one of the most historic events in history. This December 8th-18th Copenhagen is not just a city in Denmark, it's the location of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Each morning at 9:15am PST 12:15 EST and 6:15pm Copenhagen time we call live into Copenhagen and speak with people at various locations throughout the city. The following interview is with photojournalist Kris Krug who describes his experience documenting the marches and protests.It's being called one of the most historic events in history. This December... more
French don't like anymore Sarkozy policy (today the consensus of the Head of state, in France, is at its historic low level). So it was born a website and various groups on Facebook that, affected by the success of the No-B day, want to organize the No-Sarkozy Day.
On saturday there will be, in Rome in San Giovanni square, the No-B day (a demonstration against Silvio Berlusconi). The italian public television (Rai) has denied to the Tg3 (tv news) to follow the event. So, if someone, in Italy, would like to follow the event, he will need to watch Rainews24, available only to 30% of population.
Tomorrow, in Rome, there will be the demonstration "Take back the night".
A demonstration against the gender violence where the helpless categories (women, lesbian, transessuals, gay) will be together to get back their rights.
Italy is gripped by crisis and unemployment and with democracy in danger, but is not the only nation in Western Europe in these conditions. Greece experience a similar situation in many respects. Even though recently there the Socialist Party won the election, still isn't ended the social unrest that followed the death of a 15 years old student, killed by police on 6 December 2008. New clashes between students and the Greek police took place on November 17. http://www.inaltreparole.net/en/world/grecia191109.htmlItaly is gripped by crisis and unemployment and with democracy in danger, but is not... more
Today thousands of students took to the streets in many cities of Italy for the right to study and against the cuts made by the government and euphemistically called a reform of public schools and universities. On saturday 14, the CGIL union brought 50,000 people in Rome to call for effective measures against the crisis. In the last month there have been many other demonstrations, the protest against racism, the one of soccer fans, the protest of the police left without funds. http://www.inaltreparole.net/en/resistance/manifestazioni171109.htmlToday thousands of students took to the streets in many cities of Italy for the right... more
In this new video screencast tutorial from OSGUI I show you how to step by step clean up and free up disk space Ubuntu Linux 9.04 Jaunty and 9.10 Karmic Koala with Computer Janitor, BleachBit, and Ubuntu Tweak.In this new video screencast tutorial from OSGUI I show you how to step by step clean... more
This is Part 2 of 2 video recording from the OSGUI.com Tech Show is of the MLUG Australia October 30th Meeting which topic of focus was on how to Setup your own Firewall. Two demonstrations took place, one using Linux Smoothwall the other using BSD. Cool Things this month where talked about like Miro & OSGUI.comThis is Part 2 of 2 video recording from the OSGUI.com Tech Show is of the MLUG... more
This is Part 1 of 2 video recording from the OSGUI.com Tech Show is of the MLUG Australia October 30th Meeting which topic of focus was on how to Setup your own Firewall. Two demonstrations took place, one using Linux Smoothwall the other using BSD. Cool Things this month where talked about like Miro & OSGUI.comThis is Part 1 of 2 video recording from the OSGUI.com Tech Show is of the MLUG... more
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is measured in parts per million. Before the Industrial Revolution, before men began greater coal burning, destruction of forests and use of oil, the concentration was 280 parts per million by volume. We are now at 387. The Kyoto Protocol provided not to exceed 450 parts per million. But it is only a maximum level to avoid the catastrophe, not a disaster.The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is measured in parts per... more
On 11th October 2009, activists protested inside Sainsbury’s on Cromwell Street, West London to highlight the sale of Israeli and illegal Settlement produce by both Sainsbury’s and other major supermarket chains across the UK.On 11th October 2009, activists protested inside Sainsbury’s on Cromwell Street,... more
The two most important news of these days are those that have received less space on italian televisions and newspapers. It's not strange, is not accidental. In many cases it's censorship pure and simple, in others it's the sheer inability on the part of journalists to see the big picture.The two most important news of recent days are the manifestations of workers and students and the verdicts on the trials of 2001 G8 summit in Genoa.The two most important news of these days are those that have received less space on... more
Hi, this is a wee demonstration for anyone who wants to know how to put on a traditional Scottish kilt ( not the kind you hire for a wedding tho! ) and how to kill an Englishman, nah nah I'm only joking, how to properly use a sword or long weapon like a Lochaber Axe (listen to that wee bit, yukkers!). This was my first attempt at creating a proper vid with storyboard, feasability study, etc etc for college so please don't be too harsh on the comments!
The main man is my brother and the poor wee soul getting battered is me!
Enjoy!
Sorry if this is a repeat submission to anyone, I hadn't uploaded it previously, only linked it from youtube.Hi, this is a wee demonstration for anyone who wants to know how to put on a... more
Over the bridge in Oakland, there was a sneak demonstration at the local Whole Foods, complete with brass band and superb dancing. Art in Action!!! It's on film and veeeerrrrry entertaining! The police were scratching their heads over what to do.
In case you're not keeping up like some of us are, Whole Foods' CEO, John Mackey, recently penned an op-ed in the WSJ in which he opined that, because he is able to provide private health insurance benefits for his (mostly young and w/o pre-existing conditions, like arthritis or CAD or osteoporosis) workforce, he is opposed to health-care reform that would make health-care a "right" in America.
He even (surprisingly) went so far as to call it "ObamaCare," right in line with the nut-jobs who don't want our government to mess with their MediCare.
Just chalk Mackey up as yet another good citizen who strongly feels that since the system's working for him, there's no need to change it.
After watching the video, take a moment to email our two Senators.I got this email from a contact:
Over the bridge in Oakland, there was a sneak... more
The Germans are consistent in their decadence and moral bankruptcy.Could anyone imagine the German police going into a private home to remove a Hamas flag?
A local district court in the West German city of Bochum fined a student 300 Euros on Wednesday for displaying an Israel flag at a demonstration organized by Muslim organizations against the IDF Operation Cast Lead in January. According to Der Westen, a regional paper in Bochum, the public prosecutor termed the Israeli flag as "provoking" within a special situation.
The 30-year-old student, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she fears for her safety due to "massive problems with Nazis", told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday that the "Israeli flag is a provocation for the anti-Semites." She asked rhetorically, "What is provocative about an Israel flag?" The public prosecutor in Bochum was not available for an immediate comment on the case.
According to Der Westen, the local district court judge deemed the protest of the five activists expressing solidarity with Israel as a "dangerous situation."
A spokesman for the district court, Volker Talarowski, told the Post that there was a "violation of the right to assembly" and the court's decision was issued "independent of a political motivation." Talarowski added that the pro-Israel demonstrators failed to register their protest 48 hours before the event.
Yet the student, who is appealing the fine, said a special regulation permits "spontaneous" demonstrations without a pre-registration. In response to a hardcore anti-Israeli demonstration in Bochum attended by 1,600 protesters on January 17, the student, along with four pro-Israeli activists, displayed a banner stating "Against anti-Semitism and fascism: Solidarity with Israel" as well as the Israel flag. She told the Post that pro-Palestinian supporters "compared Israel with Nazi Germany." Chants of "children murderer Israel" and "Israel terrorist" filled the protest as well as a banner reading "stop the Holocaust in Gaza."
"There is no basis" to draw a parallel between Nazi Germany and Israel, she said. "A Holocaust did not take place in Gaza. Israel defended its territory from rocket fire" emanating from Hamas, added the student. She termed the argument comparing the Israeli military operation in Gaza with the Holocaust as anti-Semitic.
In the Der Westen news report, the student said there is a "confusion of perpetrator and victim. You can only call that anti-Semitism." She told the Post that the protestors in Bochum designated Israelis as Nazis and the Palestinians in Gaza as Jews during the Third Reich.
During Operation Cast Lead over 100,000 mainly German Muslims protested across German cities and frequently compared Israel with the Hitler movement. The European Union's working definition of anti-Semitism defines such comparisons between the Nazis and the Jewish state as a modern manifestation of anti-Semitism, largely because the parallel delegitimizes Israel's right to exist.The Germans are consistent in their decadence and moral bankruptcy.Could anyone... more
Freedom of speech does not seem to be a right supported in Turkey - a 16 year old boy caught participating at a demonstration faces up to seven years in jail.Freedom of speech does not seem to be a right supported in Turkey - a 16 year old boy... more
They have killed at least 85 people and have arrested hundreds. Some of them disapperared. The iranian Attorney General has admitted that there have been tortures and murders of opponents. Yet the perpetrators of these crimes have not been indicted or tried in Iran and probably will never pay for their crimes. The only ongoing process is the one against several opposition leaders, against French and British employees of embassies and against a French student.They have killed at least 85 people and have arrested hundreds. Some of them... more
Mahmud Ahmadinejad has sworn as president of Iran, despite the many doubts about the regularity of elections and the weeks of clashes between opposition and government forces. Outside Parliament, police charged hundreds of people who had gathered to protest. Absent the leaders and MPs of the opposition, so that the empty seats were filled by the parliament staff.Mahmud Ahmadinejad has sworn as president of Iran, despite the many doubts about the... more
