Experiments with truth: 7/5/11

The Editors July 5, 2011

On Friday, Hong Kong police arrested 228 people after a march by tens of thousands of protestors venting their frustration at government policies and soaring property prices.

Thousands of marchers stormed the Georgia Capitol on Saturday to protest the state’s new immigration law, which they say creates an unwelcome environment for people of color and those in search of a better life.

Thousands of pro-democracy activists in Morocco demonstrated Sunday around the country two days after the king’s new constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum.

More than 10,000 workers kicked off a week-long strike at a US-owned gold and copper mine in remote Papua province yesterday to protest against the dismissal of union leaders and press their wage demands.

On Sunday, eight Americans were arrested as they fasted outside the US embassy in Athens to pressure the Greek government to let the flotilla sail to Gaza.

Police used tear gas to break up an anti-government protest in Belarus and forcefully detained dozens of demonstrators Sunday in the capital.

7000 Palestinian prisoners in all Israel’s prisons Sunday began a mass hunger strike for one day in protest of Israeli racist policies against them such as solitary confinement and intentional medical negligence.

Dozens of activists were arrested during a half-day strike in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Sunday for protesting the government’s gas exploration deal with a foreign company.

Dozens of inmates in an isolation unit at Pelican Bay State Prison went on a hunger strike Friday to protest conditions they describe as inhumane. The strike has also spread to Corcoran and Folsom State Prisons, where more than 100 prisoners have joined the hunger strike in solidarity with the demands at Pelican Bay.

Tags: Civil disobedience, Experiments with Truth, Marches, Protests, Strikes, United States

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