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Welcome to the Indymedia-Quebec - Be the media !CMAQ, Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 16:03 (CMAQ)The Indymedia-Quebec is animated by the volunteers Quebec's Centre for Media Alternative. Quebec Court rejects Bil'ins' (Palestine) claim against builders registered in QuebecMichael Lessard, Friday, October 2, 2009 - 16:01 (Communiqués | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Repression | Solidarite internationale)
Montreal, September 28th, 2009 (Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East) - In his decision of September 18th, Judge Louis-Paul Cullen of the Superior Court of Quebec dismissed the case of the Palestinian village of Bil'in which had filed a lawsuit against Green Mount International Inc. and Green Park International Inc., two companies registered in Quebec and involved in the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The judge based his argument on the legal exception of forum non conveniens, arguing that Quebec courts lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate, arguing that the case must be decided in Israeli courts. Government admits evidence in Charkaoui's file is "insufficient"Anonyme, Friday, August 21, 2009 - 08:02 (Communiqués | "Anti-terrorisme"/Liberté | Immigration)Montreal, 21 August 2009 – The Federal government has admitted that there is insufficient evidence in Adil Charkaoui’s file to uphold the security certificate against him. The startling admission was filed with the Federal Court on July 31st. An Afghan woman MP calls for our solidarity and for truthMichael Lessard, Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 15:27 (Reportage ind. / Ind. news report | Video | Democratie | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Femmes / Women / Mujeres | Guerre / War | Imperialism | Solidarite internationale)Malalai Joya, elected by the people of Farah, and banned from parliament for denouncing criminals of war (though her democratic mandate was to last till the current elections), spoke to an audience of 300 at Conway Hall in central London (July 2009). She has survived five assassination attempts, had her passport taken away by Karzaï, and must constantly take various precautions in Afghanistan. We invite you to hear what a woman fighting for human rights and justice has to say... Le droit d’asile bafoué par les Conservateurs: manif pour la protection contre la persécutionMichael Lessard, Friday, August 14, 2009 - 12:112009-08-19 12:00
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Mission communautaire de Montréal & Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes
Montréal: à midi devant l’édifice Guy Favreau (200 René Lévesque Ouest) Raul Figueroa Sarti: an absurdly clear case of repression of journalists in GuatemalaMichael Lessard, Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 17:13 (Communiqués | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Media: Liberte/Freedom | Repression)Human Rights First writes :
Rally this Friday : Solidarity with Bil’inMichael Lessard, Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 12:21
A solidarity rally for Bil’in village has been called in Montreal to protest the recent arrest of Palestinian activist Mohammad Khatib and the ongoing nighttime raids on Bil’in being carried out by the Israeli military. In June 2009 Mohammed Khatib traveled to Canada for the preliminary hearings in a historic lawsuit launched by Bil’in village against two Quebec-based companies, Green Park International and Green Mount International, both involved in constructing illegal Israeli-only settlements on the lands of the Palestinian village of Bil’in. The weekly protests in Bil'in have gained worldwide renown for their non violent actions, with the participation of Israeli and international citizens. Woodstock 2009: A Slow Learning Curve?Anonyme, Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 20:10 (Analyses | Culture | Democratie | Guerre / War | Imperialism | Resistance & Activism)One generalization, that unfortunately holds true for “many” musicians and rock bands is, despite the fact they often have potentially huge audiences (the marketer’s dream), is that they often have little, if anything, intelligent and insightful to say about social and political issues. But more specifically, they will not likely assert the likelihood—that U.S. sponsored torture of Islamic prisoners has probably rendered “zero” results of quality or worthwhile intelligence (save perhaps what “Israeli” objectives might have wanted). Israel: undemocratic repression of activists (New Profile)Michael Lessard, Sunday, August 2, 2009 - 13:48 (Communiqués | "Anti-terrorisme"/Liberté | Democratie | Femmes / Women / Mujeres | Racism | Repression | Solidarite internationale)The following is an official message from a grassroots movement in Israel named New Profile, which is part of a larger coalition of Israeli groups opposed to the occupation and repression of Palestinians and to the militarization of Israeli culture. Currently, the Israeli government is using methods that are becoming more and more repressive, which is why we feel it is important to share this with you. Below their summary of the situation, you will find links to related articles and a call to action. Excerpts : We would like to reiterate that police harassment of New Profile and the interrogation of eleven of our members are not isolated events. They are part of a virulent drive of state McCarthyism, a stepped-up systematic persecution of left-wing activists and voices. This drive arguably obviates the remnants of Israel's claim to democracy and parodies its ludicrous boast to representing a single democratic beacon in the Middle East. // Among human rights organizations in Israel, Adalah for instance is still preparing a report on the recent, sharp escalation in combined state and university repression of student activists and [...] will soon be publicizing their comprehensive report on state violence against activists, left-wing groups and individuals, as well as their international supporters. ‘Ruptures’ – Spring 2009 special editionAnonyme, Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 12:10 (Communiqués | Politics | Resistance & Activism)In May 2009 a new organisation in Canada’s Francophone Quebec, Union of Comunist Liberals (UCL), published a special edition of their ‘Ruptures’ journal on the internet. Here you can read an English translation of the (original French) editorial: [Palestine] Bil’in citizens are subject of testing new Israeli weaponsMichael Lessard, Friday, July 17, 2009 - 12:41 (Communiqués | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Guerre / War | Repression | Solidarite internationale)Tens of people throwing up in the weekly demonstration and continuation of night arresting [ CMAQ - introductory note : Bil'in is gaining worldwide popular support for its non violent and legal resistance, including a lawsuit against companies, based in Quebec, who construct settlements illegally confiscating Bil'in's farmland.] [English and Arabic. Direct source: Bil’in popular committee against the wall] 17- 7 – 09: Friday; Bil’in citizens went out after the Friday pray to participate in the weekly demonstration, were a group of international and Israeli are joining them. Demonstrators hold up the Palestinian flags and banners against the wall and the occupation, land confiscation, siege, killing people and children in addition to the night arresting. Israel-Palestine: Naomi Klein and the Boycott Movement (video from Bil'in)Michael Lessard, Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 17:21 (Reportage ind. / Ind. news report | Video | Culture | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Guerre / War | Politics | Solidarite internationale)Prior to the demonstration a press conference took place, where a representative of the village's popular committee, a member of the Palestinian Boycott National Committee and world renowned Canadian journalist and author Naomi Klein spoke of the local struggle, of the village's new court case in Canada against Canadian companies building the new neighborhoods on Bil'in land, on the boycott, and of the inability to detach art and politics. Also: below is an article about Klein's views on the boycott. Summary - Bombings of EnCana Pipelines in Northern BCsfyn, Friday, July 10, 2009 - 15:59 (Analyses | "Anti-terrorisme"/Liberté | Aboriginal Nations | Ecologie | Media | Repression)A friend of mine brought my attention to this story a few weeks ago and since it hasn't received much media attention in Montréal so I spent some time today putting together this summary. Armed guards, out of Akwesasne!Eric Smith, Monday, July 6, 2009 - 21:16 (Communiqués | Aboriginal Nations | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Imperialism | Resistance & Activism)It's now been more than a month that the Cornwall Customs office and the Seaway International Bridge linking Cornwall with Massena, New York have been closed. Border guards left their position overnight between May 31 and June 1st, because of opposition from the Akwesasne Mohawk community (where the office is located) to see armed Canadian Customs officers on their territory. Afghan MP tells Ottawa Council to Stop Arms ShowsMichael Lessard, Monday, June 22, 2009 - 18:41 (Communiqués | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Globalisation | Guerre / War | Repression | Solidarite internationale)
Malalai Joya is an elected Afghan Member of Parliament. However, in May 2007 she was barred from Parliament for three years because she had denounced the many foreign-backed warlords and drug barons who dominate her government. While the Afghan Parliament passed a law giving immunity to all Afghan's who have committed war crimes over the previous 25 years, it also passed a law saying that Afghan MPs could not criticise each other. So it is permissible to have MPs in Afghanistan's parliament who are war criminals, but it is not permissible to have MPs in that Parliament who dare to risk death threats for merely criticising the presence of those war criminals. This is the democracy that Canada helped to install and is now protecting. Canada helped the US to replace Taliban warlords with other warlords from the "Northern Alliance" who killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Kabul alone during the 1990s. |
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