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Sexual Prey in the Saudi Jungle |
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by Walden Bello*, |
 He was an officer in the Saudi Royal Navy assigned to the strategic Saudi base of Jubail in the Persian Gulf. She was a single mom from Mindanao, in the Philippines, who saw, like so many others, employment in Saudi Arabia as a route out of poverty. When he picked her up at the Dammam International Airport in June, little did she know she was entering, not a brighter chapter of her life but a chamber of horrors from which she would be liberated only after six long months. |
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02 Feb 2011
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Filed under: News / Gender : Human Rights : International : Labor : Social Welfare |
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Statement in Support of Chuck Turner |
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by CCB and Boston IMC, |
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Yesterday, Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner was sentenced to three years in federal prison for accepting a bribe. Turner has long been known for supporting radical causes and standing by his constituents, and the circumstances of his trial point to a concerted effort on the part of the Justice Department to silence his voice. Community Church of Boston's Jason Lydon has released the following statement. |
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26 Jan 2011
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Filed under: News / Race |
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IMF Resistance Network Call to Action for the IMF/WB Spring Meetings |
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by The IMF Resistance Network, |
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On April 16, 2000 20,000 protesters besieged the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. In 2011 the IMF and World Bank are again meeting on April 16. Their previous schemes ended in failure, but the Great Recession, bailouts, and austerity have brought them back from the brink. On A16 2011 we will again confront the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. Everyone’s invited… |
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26 Jan 2011
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Filed under: News / Globalization : Organizing |
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Magallanes: Lessons in People's Mobilization for Chile and the World |
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by Sergio Reyes, |
 Natural gas is one of the main sources of fuel for heating and even industrial energy. In this context the government of the right-wing president Piñera announced that it would increase the price of gas by about 17%. This announcement was not well received by the population in Magallanes for obvious reasons. However, it is important to point that in the midst of this proposed increase in prices, the government is also firing personnel in the region and the country. |
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Protest for Bradley Manning in Back Bay |
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by Boston IMC, |
 On Saturday, December 15, about 50 protesters held a rally and march in Back Bay to raise awareness of the plight of Bradley Manning. Manning is an Army intelligence analyst who is accused of leaking more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to Wikileaks. He is currently being held in solitary confinement while not allowed to exercise, or sleep between the hours of 5 AM and 8 PM. |
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17 Jan 2011
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Organizing : Technology |
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