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Protesting Ten Years of US Occupation

Yesterday in Kabul the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan held a protest against the 10th anniversary of occupation of Afghanistan by USA. Below is a Statement and some pictures. Please publish them in Independent Media Center so peace loving and anti-war activists around the world know that people of Afghanistan also fight against occupation their county and for peace and democracy.

Resoconto sulla situazione a Santiago Xanica, Oaxaca, Messico

I collettivi europei Nodo Solidale (Italia), Colectivo Zapatista “Marisol” de Lugano (Suiza), Nomads de XM24 (Italia) che conformano la Plataforma Internacionalista por la Resistencia y la Autogestión Tejiendo Autonomías (Piattaforma Internazionalista per la Resistenza e la Autogestione Tessendo Autonomie) (PIRATA) hanno organizzato una brigata di osservazione della violazione dei diritti delle popolazioni native nel comune di Santigo Xanica, Oaxaca, Messico, in cui parteciparono anche attivisti dalla Francia e dallo Stato Spagnolo. La brigata attraversò il comune e le zone limitrofe raccogliendo testimonianze audio e video della parte lesa dalle le violazioni fra lunedì 14 marzo e lunedì 21 marzo 2011.

Il compito che la Brigata Internazionale si era fissata é stato di ascoltare, capire, raccontare e rendere pubblico ciò che sta accadendo nella comunità di Santiago de Xanica. Negli ultimi mesi le persone che abitano a Xanica hanno denunciato incidenti e abusi commessi da membri del Partido Revolucionario Institutocional (Partito Rivoluzionario Istituzionale) e da gruppi di potere schierati contro il locale Comité de Defensa de los Derechos Indígenas ( Comitato di Difesa dei Diritti Indigeni) (CODEDI Xanica), che aderisce a la Sexta, e contro la popolazione in generale.

Informe sobre la situación en Santiago Xanica, Oaxaca | Ingles: Report on the situation in Santiago Xanica, Oaxaca

Vigilantes di destra presidiano un quartiere Rom in Ungheria

Il primo di marzo, membri in uniforme del gruppo di vigilantes Guardia Civile (Jövőért Polgárőr Egyesület) una filiazione della temibile Magyar Garda, ha preso il controllo di un insediamento Rom nei pressi del villaggio di Gyöngyöspata. Hanno allestito due posti di blocco all'entrata dell'insediamento e formato una catena umana intorno alle case dei residenti Rom. La Guardia Civile è sostenuta dall'ala di estrema destra del parlamento [il partito Jobbik], ora intenzionato a proseguire l'iniziativa in altre città ungheresi per estendere i loro presìdi.

Japanese disaster: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Catastrophe

A gigantic earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan on 11 March. Thousands of people were buried under buildings or died in the flooding. In many of Japan's more than 50 nuclear reactors cooling systems broke down. This caused several hydrogen explosions and at least partial fuel rod meltdowns in the reactor blocks one to three of the Fukushima Daiichi nuke. Around the globe the high-risk technology and its future are being protested against and debated . Switzerland is putting a moratorium on construction of new nuclear power plants. In neighbouring Germany the Neckarwestheim nuke will be closed down permanently and seven other old ones temporarily. On Monday 14 March more than 110,000 people demonstrated against nuclear power in more than 450 towns across Germany. Update 15.03. 14:30: In the cooling basin of Block IV fire broke out, radioactivity got into the atmosphere. High radiation levels are measured, personnel were evacuated from the control room. Cooling in Blocks V and VI is not working properly.

Up-to-date special at IMC linksunten | German

Xayakalan, Santa María Ostula: “De aquí nadie nos va a sacar”

Este artículo indaga en el proceso de llegar a la histórica recuperación de tierras indígenas en la Sierra Nahua del estado de Michoacán, México el 29 de junio de 2009 y describe la situación actual de la nueva comunidad de Xayakalan. Escrito después de un reciente viaje a Xayakalan, el artículo contiene una entrevista con uno de los impulsores de la recuperación.

Migliaia nelle strade per abbattere il regime

In un giorno di rabbia contro il regime di Mubarak = migliaia di dimostranti si sono raccolti a il Cairo, Alessandria. Suez, Port Said e in molte città egiziane in una delle più grandi proteste mai viste da tempo, che ha visto un teso confronto con le forze di polizia. Le proteste sono inziate il 25. Centinaia di persone sono state ferite durante le battaglie con la polizia nelle strade e tre sono i morti confermati nel corso delle proteste di venerdì scorso. La protesta è iniziata poco dopo quella che in Tunisia ha portato alla caduta del governo e alla deposizione del dittatore El Abidine Ben Ali, e dovuta alla povertà, gli alti prezzi del cibo, il governo autocrate, l'alto livello di corruzione portato avanti per molti anni, e l'assenza di libertà politiche.

UK Police Agent Provocateurs Exposed

Four deep undercover police infiltrators operating in the UK and Europe between 1995 and 2009 have been exposed. PC Mark Kennedy (AKA "Mark Stone"), an undercover police officer from 2000 to at least the end of 2009 who was based in Nottingham. Officer A, "Lyn Watson" who was undercover in Leeds from 2004 till 2008, Officer B, "Mark (Marco) Jacobs", who appeared in Brighton in 2004 and then moved to Cardiff in 2005 and was active there till 2009 and PC Jim Boyling, "Jim Sutton" who was based in London between 1995 and 2000. A summary of the activities of the first 3 agent provocateurs has been put together and activists are asked to publish any better photos or information about their political activity to this thread.

At the same time, information about postings on the UK Indymedia site from UK governmental gateways, gateway-303.energis.gsi.gov.uk and gateway-202.energis.gsi.gov.uk (which were flagged up by spam filters, using a filtering system not available on some other Indymedia sites) have been leaked by Schnews. These gateways are the main entry points between the goverment secure intranet and the internet (see link below). A full list of posts is available online. Following publication of the Schnews article, Birmingham and Sheffield IMCs both published features - one about the posts from the government gateway and one relating the suspicious posts with the recently uncovered agent provocateurs.

Articles: Three undercover political Police unmasked as infiltrators into UK Anarchist, Anti-Fascist and Climate Justice movements | Undercover police officer back in the spotlight | Guilty verdict in Ratcliffe trial | Mark Kennedy/Stone exposed as undercover cop | Full list of Gateway 303 and 202 posts to IMC UK | Advocating Domestic Extremism - Cops on Indymedia - An Exposé | State infiltration and attempted disruption of activist websites | Gateway 303: Police Disinformation on UK Indymedia

UK Govt secure network explanation: Warning - this link goes to a UK govt site!

Other Press Coverage: SchNews: INTER-NETCU | SchNews: Gateway Gate: Straight from the Pig's Mouth | Slashdot: UK Authorities Accused of Inciting Illegal Protest

Rivolta in Tunisia: il potere della gente rovescia il regime di Ben Ali

Il presidente tunisino Zine El-Abedine Ben Ali è stato destituito da una insurrezione popolare sorta nelle ultime quattro settimane che ha raggiunto il suo apice, confluendo in una grande protesta il 14 gennaio, scontrandosi con la polizia. Ben Ali ha tentato maggiori concessioni, ma si sono rivelate troppo scarse e tardive. Dopo 23 anni in carica, Ben Ali e famiglia hanno abbandonato il paese per raggiungere l'Arabia Saudita, unendosi al dittatore ugandese Idi Amin, anche lui rifugiatosi nel paese mediorientale.

Il consiglio costituzionale Tunisino ha dichiarato che le elezioni si terranno entro 60 giorni in base all'articolo 57 della costituzione tunisina, con il capo del parlamento presidente ad interim. La rivoluzione tunisina può ispirare il mondo intero poiché la gente ha destituito il dittatore mentre per il momento il partito di maggioranza rimane in carica.

La rivoluzione tunisina può essere stata influenzata da Wikileaks con la pubblicazione dei documenti segreti inerenti alla diplomazia degli Stati Uniti, i quali hanno dato conto della natura corrotta del regime di Ben Ali. È possibile leggere cosa dicono i documenti statunitensi sulla Tunisia: questi costituiscono i capi d'accusa di Stati Uniti, Francia e altri Paesi riguardol'abuso dei diritti umani del regime di Ben Ali in Tunisia. Rivolta del 14 gennaio: jasminrevolt Video Feed dalla Tunisia | Video e foto - Atene IMC | Foto - Una giornata di rivolte in Tunisia | AjJazeera Timeline: il malcontento civile in Tunisia
Altri resoconti: Jura Libertaire Blog(Fr) | Maniftunis blog

Background: Linksunten IMC: Rivolta in Tunisia | NYC IMC: Tunisia: La forza della disobbedienza | Video: Libertà per la Tunisia / Freedom for Tunisia / Liberté pour la Tunisie / الحرية لتون | Angry Arab News Service Blog

Floods threaten Brisbane, one third of Queensland declared a disaster area

Over a third of the Australian state of Queensland has been declared a disaster area with the capital Brisbane on flood alert expected to experience it's worst flooding in living memory. Early report: Brisbane flood, from an island in suburbia There have been 9 flood related deaths since Monday with 60 people missing feared dead. This flood event follows widespead flooding across northern and central Queensland over the christmas holiday period that affected over 200,000 people, closing major highways and airports, closing most of the mines in the state, damaging crops, and causing billions of dollars worth of damage.

Friends of the Earth have warned about heavy metals released in flood waters and a Wiradjuri elder has warned of the risk of groundwater poisoning from gold mine at Lake Cowal if floodwaters breach the open cut mine owned by Canadian company Barrick Gold. The Great Barrier Reef is under threat from toxic pollution from floods according to the WWF.

The question that few people are publicly discussing is to what extent is climate change contributing to this disaster presently unfolding in Australia.

Australia Indymedia | Climate IMC

Sea Shepherd intercepts whaling fleet in Southern Ocean

The first clashes have occurred between Sea Shepherd volunteer activists and Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary bordering the Antarctic continent. Dodging and dancing perilously through the ice flows (Watch video), Sea Shepherd activists in small inflatable zodiacs and their larger three vessels harassed the three Japanese harpoon vessels while in pursuit of the Nisshin Maru whaling factory ship in the first days of 2011. For the first time in seven years of campaigning in the southern ocean Sea Shepherd have been able to locate the whaling fleet before whaling was able to begin.

The legality of whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is being challenged by the Australian Government in a case filed in July 2010 (PDF) before the International Court of Justice, although success is by no means certain. Whaling was found to be illegal under Australian law in a 2008 Federal court ruling. Whaling by Japan is done through a scientific research loophole under the International Whaling Commission (IWC) convention. The whale meat is commercially sold (or stockpiled) in Japan. Under the IWC there is an international moratorium on commercial whaling since 1985.

Cables released by wikileaks on January 1st, 2011 reveal Japan was pressuring the US Government to remove Sea Shepherd's US tax exemption status as a sweetener to negotiating a compromise deal in the International Whaling Commission during 2010 that would have reduced whale quotas but legitimized commercial whaling. Australia remained opposed to the deal, although the cables indicate Australia may have considered conditional commercial whaling outside the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary.

Australia Indymedia | San Fransisco Bay Area Indymedia | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

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