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Amnesty International protests flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 22:12

On the evening of Jan 16, Amnesty International showed up outside the embassy of Saudi Arabia. A Saudi cultural event was about to start inside, and Amnesty was there to remind everyone that the Saudi monarchy needs to cancel the remaining 19 flogging sessions liberal blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to, release him from prison, and permit him to exit the country to join his wift and three young children.

Video from the protest (WARNING-short covert camera clip from actual flogging of Raif at 1 min 19 sec)

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The Shortwave Report 01/16/15 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 20:13
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Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

DC Ferguson shuts down AM Rush Hour traffic on MLK's actual birthday

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 16:55

The 15th of January is Martin Luther King's actual birthday. On that day in 2015, DC Ferguson marched into AM rush hour traffic and shut it down for many blocks in all directions of the protest. Police redirection of traffic greatly magnified the impact by closing off large sections of streets containing protesters, far beyond the protest itself. Police, security guards, and vigiliantes are still shooting another African-American every 28 hours. DC police are still using jump-outs to intimidate Black youth into submitting to illegal searches. Therefore, DC Ferguson is still "shutting shit down," saying no justice means no business as usual!

Video of the march and speech in front of the condo building

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

7th st just before 8AM on Jan 15, 2014

Saudi Flogging for Blogging Demonstration

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 15:23

Code Pink joined Saudi human rights activist Ali Al-Ahmed of the Gulf Institute in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington DC to protest the US's continued support for the regime despite continuing egregious human rights abuses, including the ongoing flogging of Saudi blogger Raid Badawi for questioning the role of religion in supporting the Saudi regime.

Al-Ahmed reports that Saudi Arabia flogs three thousand prisoners daily, as well as carrying out daily beheadings.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vy5f8KGuvD0
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7yE-e-VHGJ4

Keystone protesters show up at State Department

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 01/13/2015 - 23:17

The 13th of January was a day of action against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline throughout Turtle Island. In Washington DC, Climate First! showed up at the US Department of State late afternoon, after an earlier protest at the White House by 350.org

Environment/Food/Health

Protesters at the Dept of State demand that the Keystone XL tar sands protest be rejected

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