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November 16, 2009
- John Chuckman

During his trip to Asia, President Obama called for the government of Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi, a noted dissident who has spent years under house arrest.

It made headlines, a fact which tells us more about the role of media as an outlet for government press releases than in communicating genuine news.

Obama’s was hardly a brave or innovative act when you consider that it is a universally-condemned military junta keeping Aung San Suu Kyi penned up.

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Brian Currin, a South African attorney working as a mediator, said the left-wing nationalist movement should not stop putting forward new initiatives despite the arrest of its top members.

Video : http://basquecountry.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/brian-currin-detention-of-...

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For those not attending the conferences in the Marie Gérin-Lajoie auditorium of the l'Université du Québec à Montréal, you may view them live...

En français : http://webtv.coop/live/webdiffusion.php

In English : http://webtv.coop/live2/webdiffusion.php

En espagnol : http://webtv.coop/live3/webdiffusion.php

 

Descriptions of the conferences this Sunday :

Ce dimanche 11 octobre, 9 h 30 : Le développement du militarisme et l’agenda sécuritaire

Ce dimanche 11 octobre, 14 h 30: La survie de l'humanité

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PHILIPPINES: A Maoist communist propaganda gambit.

THE “ALLEGED abduction, illegal detention, and torture” of a certain Melissa Roxas, reportedly in May 19, 2009, has indeed startled the very core of human civilities.

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The people must be prepared for the expansion of the United States of America's global war .

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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.

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Morocco thinks the status quo is in its favor. While Polisario sits and rots in Tindouf, Morocco is busy looking for oil, plundering the fish, and constantly investing in the Territory.

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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.

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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.

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With all the problems, vices and malpractices existent in the current administration I still consider President Chavez as the very centerpiece for change in Venezuela and Latin America, and all those who are tirelessly working to make it happen, against all odds.

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Camaradas, Rosa Luxemburgo sigue diciendo: ¡La paz significa la revolución del proletariado a nivel mundial!

By Franz J. T. Lee

For those whom the bell is already tolling now in America, it is time to be tactfully and diplomatically crystal clear about the formal logical "contradiction": violence and peace. Since the military coup in Honduras and its seemingly diplomatic, 'peaceful' aftermath, we should be fore-warned of things to come under the Barak Obama 'Democratic' administration.

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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.

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25 June 2009

PHILIPPINES. It is quite common these days to read from the newspapers violence being perpetrated by the communist New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) that most Filipinos no longer care as long they are not the poor victims.

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The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is the shining star of the Filipino people. For 40 years, the Party has engaged in fierce struggle and has led the people's revolution paving the way for a just society. The Party celebrates its 40th founding anniversary with far greater resolve to serve the Filipino people to the fullest of its capacity.

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SÉRIE DE TROIS AUDIO DOCUMENTAIRE
http://citoyen.onf.ca/la-colombie-de-l-interieur
Je vous invite à voyager avec moi dans les prisons colombiennes, plus précisément dans l'aile des prisonniers politiques : ces milliers d’hommes et de femmes qui pour leurs convictions politiques, pour leur engagement social, se trouvent derrière les barreaux d’une cellule.

First paragraph (Teaser): A must see ! - In this video, a mother was not allowed to see her son after he was attacked from behind with his girlfriend and his head struck against a pole. He was not allowed to see a lawyer either.

Montreal, March 15, 2009 - During the 13th International Day against Police Brutality, the Montreal police force arrested 221 people. 189 have been fined for "illegal gathering". 32 are accused under the criminal code, many of which not adults.