Experiments with truth: 3/12/10

Experiments with truth: 3/12/10

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Copy and paste the following into your page to republish: <h1>Experiments with truth: 3/12/10</h1> <p><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/03/12/plateau-women-storm-abuja-protest-killings/"></a></p> <ul> <li>On Thursday, <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/several-hundred-nigerian-women-take-to-the-streets-against-recent-killings-in-the-middle-belt-87321857.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">thousands of Nigerian women took to the streets in protest of religious violence</a> that left at least 200 dead last weekend, singing and waving branches full of green leaves — a traditional sign of protest. They also carried Bibles and crosses made out of scrap lumber.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7059353.ece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mass protest intended to paralyze Bangkok and topple the Thai Government began</a> at exactly 12:12 pm today with a huge round of applause followed by the sound of gongs and Buddhist chanting.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Workers belonging to CGIL, Italy’s biggest labor union, will <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-11/italy-s-biggest-labor-union-calls-four-hour-strike-tomorrow.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">walk off their jobs today for four hours </a>to protest cuts at companies such as Fiat SpA, Alcoa Inc. and Antonio Merloni SpA. The strike called by CGIL, with a membership of 5.5 million people, and a demonstration in city centers will cripple traffic and cause delays in public transport and air travel.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The <a href="http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/03/11/871367_greece-grounded-by-third-massive-general-strike" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">third general strike was underway in Greece</a> yesterday. Public services were shut down and air traffic controllers sealed off national airspace.</li> </ul> <div id="TixyyLink"> <ul> <li>More than 300 unionized workers at Shaw’s food distribution center in Methuen, Mass., have been <a href="http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/665179-196/workers-protest-at-shaws-stores.html#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on strike since Sunday</a> after rejecting what they call an “unjust and inequitable” contract offer.</li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li>Zimbabwe’s striking civil servants say they are <a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Zimbabwe%20civil%20servants%20on%20hunger%20strike/-/1066/876780/-/dqdim5z/-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">now resorting to a hunger strike</a> after the cash strapped government ignored their month long job boycott.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW) workers – led by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Marvi Memon – <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010�312story_12-3-2010_pg7_31" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ended their seven-day long protest and sit-in in front of Karachi Press Club</a> after the Sindh government assured the protesters that it will regularise 1,547 temporary NPIW employees.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Affected villagers of Barapukuria coal mining areas in Bangladesh s<a href="http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/03/11/news0809.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tarted an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday</a> to realize their compensation.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>At least 70 detainees at the West Japan Immigration Control Center, which has long been criticized by human rights groups and Diet members, <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100312a1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">have been on a hunger strike since Monday.</a></li> </ul> <img src="https://wagingnonviolence.matomo.cloud/matomo.php?idsite=1&rec=1&action_name=REPUBLISHED%20Experiments+with+truth%3A+3%2F12%2F10&bots=1" style="border:0" alt="" />