World Popular Resistance Clippings 16/5/2013

 

Six injured in Cameroon varsity riot

At least six people have been injured and learning halted following a second spate of unrest in less than four months at state University of Buea in southwest Cameroon. The striking students also damaged at least three vehicles belonging to the institution, according to an official who [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 12/5/2013

Eight injured during clashes in Halkidiki

Seven policemen and one female protester were injured in Skouries in the northern peninsula of Halkidiki on Sunday, during a demonstration against mining activities in the area. According to police, one of the policemen was shot with a carbin and taken to the Polygyros hospital along with the [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 6/5/2013

 

Police Seal-off UNZA as Student Set Fire in Protest

Police in Lusaka have sealed-off part of Great East Road after University of Zambia students set fire and stoned motorists in protest of reported increase in tuition fees.

It is the second riot the Zambia Police has had to deal with in a day [...]

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 6/4/2013

Three-hour standoff between cops in riot gear and Queens residents after drug bust

A drug bust outside a Queens housing project erupted into a tense three-hour standoff Friday night as dozens of angry residents marched on the 113th Precinct and cops in riot gear stood guard over their stationhouse. Shocked witnesses said police [...]

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, [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 18/3/2013

‘Desertification by dams be stopped’

Imphal, March 17 2013 : A State Convention on ‘Dams, Rivers and Peoples in Manipur’ held at Imphal Hotel here today resolved to stop desertification of human settlement by construction of big dams and other so-called developmental projects. The convention was jointly organised jointly by 10 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 16/3/2013

Over 200 arrested in annual Montreal police brutality clash

MONTREAL — Police wasted little time Friday cracking down on an annual protest that has a history of getting rowdy, deploying charging squads of helmeted officers, cops on horseback and pepper spray to corral demonstrators. Montreal police, who have been dealing with regular protests since student [...]

World Popular Resistance Clippings 13/3/2013

Protesters Demonstrate for 2nd Night After Police Shooting

Large crowds demonstrated in Brooklyn for a second straight night to protest the deadly police shooting of 16-year-old Kimani Gray over the weekend, though Tuesday’s march was noticeably more peaceful and subdued. A crowd of about 100 people, some apparently affiliated with the Occupy movement, marched 20 [...]