Police in Venezuela used tear gas, plastic bullets and water cannons to scatter hundreds of students protesting against the government Thursday, while President Hugo Chavez’s supporters celebrated the 18th anniversary of his failed coup as an army officer.
Hundreds of London Underground maintenance workers went on the first of a series of 24-hour strikes Friday morning in protest over new roster arrangements. They will continue to cause disruptions at the same time every Sunday from February 14th until the dispute is resolved.
The entrance to Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua clinic in Hawaii was briefly shut-down on Thursday when protesters from Local 5 staged a sit-in. Kaiser employees and Local 5 members came to rally for a new contract that they say won’t out-source union work.
In Pakistan, political and social organizations continued a country-wide strike and protest this weekend against the deadly blasts in Karachi.
Cuban police harassed and briefly jailed some 35 political dissidents last week in the eastern city of Camaguey, a Cuban human rights group said Friday.
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Thank you for posting these experiments. The other day I participated in a webinar that itemized so many of the nonviolent political revolutions in countries all over the world over the last century.
I was not taught about these in any history class, and learning about these nonviolent success stories at long last, gave me a sense of hope and connection to the vision. So I am so appreciative of your getting the word out about ongoing nonviolent social movements and encourage you to continue to do so.