Posts Tagged ‘police’
Women of Zimbabwe Arise, 5 May 2008
WOZA members beaten in Bulawayo today; at least 12 arrested
Members of Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise took to the streets of Bulawayo today to call for an end to the politically motivated violence that has left more than 20 people dead in the last few weeks. The protest [...]
Sendika, 1 May 2008
Fearing workers insistence on celebrating Labor Day, police started its attacks early in the morning. At 6:30AM, the police attacked workers gathering in front of DISK (Progressive Labor Union’s Confederation). Police used tanks and pepper gas against the workers waiting peacefully in front of their unions.
In other parts of Istanbul, clashes start [...]
My Word is My Weapon, 27 April 2008
Police Previously Promised They Wouldn’t Raid the Chiapas Town
Police carried out an early morning operation today directed at adherents to the Zapatistas’ Other Campaign, detaining three men whose whereabouts remain unknown. The Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center (”Frayba”
is currently attempting to locate the three [...]