World Popular Resistance Clippings 21/5/2013

 

Stockholm braces for further rioting by young immigrants

Police in Stockholm were prepared for a third consecutive night of rioting by youths in a northwestern suburb as the disorder reopened the debate about how well immigrants are integrated in Sweden. Seven youths were arrested overnight from Monday to Tuesday after cars were set [...]

Peoples War in India Clippings 5/3/2013

Chhattisgarh HC reserves verdict on Naxal’s bail

Bilaspur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has reserved its judgement on the bail application of Malti alias K S Priya, who was convicted for her alleged involvement in Naxal activities. Earlier a lower court had awarded her 10 years imprisonment. “The single bench of Justice R S Sharma [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 22/4/2013

Plot to disrupt UCPN (Maoist) gathering foiled: Police

BARDIYA, April 22: Police on Monday arrested four people along with arms and ammunition they had allegedly hoarded in their attempt to disrupt the mass gathering of the UCPN (Maoist), which was to be addressed by senior Maoist leaders including Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Gulariya. According to [...]

Hunger Strike Begins at Wallens Ridge State Prison

 

On Monday, April the 15th it was brought to the attention of the Solidarity with Virginia Prison Hunger Strikers Coalition that a hunger strike has been initiated at Wallens Ridge State Prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Based off inside information there are at least 16 individuals participating in this hunger strike. [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 16/4/2013

 

Social conflict in Latin America sparked by inequality: UNDP report

UNITED NATIONS, April 16 — The Latin American countries with greatest numbers of conflicts are those with broad social inequalities and governments with limited capacity to manage unrest, said a report released on Tuesday in English by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 13/4/2013

 

25 petrol bombs thrown during riot in Fountain, Derry

About 25 petrol bombs were thrown during rioting in the Fountain area of Londonderry on Friday night, police have said. The trouble broke out at about 19:30 BST with nationalist youths throwing stones in the area. When police arrived, petrol bombs were thrown towards [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 11/4/2013

 

Army beefs up security at jail holding top rebels

The 303rd Infantry Brigade has beefed up the forces of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology to secure the Negros Occidental District Jail in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, where a notorious rebel leader and his wife are detained on non-bailable charges, its commander, [...]

Peoples War in India Clippings 6/4/2013

 

48 hour bandh in Jharkhand and Bihar begins today.

Naxal prisoners on hunger strike

NAGPUR: Around 49 Naxals, lodged in Nagpur Central Jail, would observe a day’s hunger strike on Saturday. The prisoners have decided to participate in the hunger strike to protest thrashing of another Naxal inmate Anil Gawande by jail officials. [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 4/4/2013

Commune at point of life or death

KATHMANDU, April 4: Following the deviation of Maoist leaders from their ideals and their ostentatious lifestyle, most Maoist communes have seen dissolution. The remaining one commune is also at the point of life or death. Of the four communes run in the Maoist heartland, only the Ajammari [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 3/4/2013

CPN-Maoist capture private land of Regmi

KATHMANDU, APR 03 – Cadres of CPN-Maoist captured some 35 acres of private land belonging to Interim Election Council Chairman Khil Raj Regmi in Bardiya. A team led by CPN-Maoist District Secretary Drabya Sah ‘Suman’ seized the land and hoisted the party flag on Tuesday midnight.

According to Suman, [...]