Category: social revolution

1st ever Testimony by 6 Women on Gender Crimes in Spanish fascist dictatorship 

One case taken up is that of Mercedes and Daria, 2 nurses and sisters who, like very many, were brutally raped and murdered by the Spanish fascists in never before investigated crimes
One case taken up is that of Mercedes and Daria, 2 nurses and sisters who, like very many, were brutally raped and murdered by the Spanish fascists in never before investigated  gender crimes

 Rape by prison officers and the Fascist Party of women involved in politics or only for being relatives of men thought to be opponents of the regime; torture of political prisoners with a gender component, insults and blows (in the genital and reproductive areas); massive baby theft; hair shaving, forced poisoning  […]

These are the main methods by which the western tolerated facist regime  specifically repressed women during the war and 40 year long dictatorship in Spain. A complaint on behalf of 6 victims has been filed with the court run by Argentine judge Maria Servini, head of the mega-court case launched in 2010 against the crimes of Francoism through the principle of universal justice.abusoThe platform Women’s Link Worldwide, is responsible for the complaint and has gathered the testimonies of the six women:…

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Immigrant Solidarity holds Rebel Street market in Barcelona

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On Saturday we made a political act of disobedience with the popular Guild of Barcelona Street Vendors
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Scottish Orkney islands whale watching

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This video from Scotland says about itself:

4 December 2014

Orkney is home to a rich variety of flora and fauna all year round. We are perhaps best known for our seabirds and seals, but there are many more species here, including many other birds, the tiny but very elusive Orkney vole and the even tinier Primula scotica.

By Peter Frost in Britain:

The Orkney call to eco whale-watchers

Friday 18th March 2016

PETER FROST is off to an archipelago full of spectacular vantage points for a highly rewarding observation of its rich wildlife from puffins to whales and its ancient history

New Zealand, Australia, New England and California are just a few places advertising themselves as holiday destinations at the moment. Most of them make great play of the fact that you can watch whales as part of your holiday.

In fact you don’t need to go that…

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El candidato a la presidencia Ted Cruz califica de “fanaticos” a los que se oponen a los productos transgénicos

Senator and Republican candidate for the US presidency Ted Cruz said Saturday in Iowa, the nation must fight generated “hysteria” against genetically modified organisms, saying that these innovations in science should be concluded by the positive impact they have had in the US and abroad.
Speaking at the Agricultural Summit Iowa, Cruz, a member of the Tea Party, he said that GM foods have helped provide millions of people around the world and to strengthen farms across the country.
He said people who oppose GMOs and want to buy organic food can, but that “we must put aside the anti-scientific fanaticism, it impairs the ability to produce quality food at low cost billions all the world”.
Here we have it: the ultra-religious Ted Cruz, serving criminal enterprises such as Monsanto …

#EURefugeeCrisis TURKEY: Just after the agreement with EU EARLIER Some 1,734 #migrants and 16 smugglers were detained in the operation launched near the town of Dikili, in Izmir province on Aegean coast – ITV – @AceNewsServices

Top 05 Worst Prisons in the World.

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Prison, A place for the confinement and punishment of persons convicted of crimes, especially felonies.A jail is used to temporarily detain those who are suspected or convicted of a crime. It is used for the short-term, usually to hold those awaiting trial or to hold those convicted of low-level offenses that have sentences of one year or less. A prison is a facility that holds convicts who have committed crimes the legal system deems especially serious for more long-term sentences.The most notable difference between jails and prisons is that prison inmates have been tried and convicted of crimes, while those in jail may be awaiting trial, where they may yet be found innocent. A prison is under the jurisdiction of either federal or state governments, while a jail holds people accused under federal, state, county, and/or city laws. A jail holds inmates from two days up to one year

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Four Million Muslims Killed in USA-NATO Wars: Should We Call It Genocide?

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Four Million Muslims Killed in US-NATO Wars: Should We Call It Genocide?

Hearkening back to the Japanese interment camps of WWII, some Americans are now calling for Muslims to be placed in camps or even openly calling for genocide against the 1.6 billion practitioners of the faith.

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Image: Afghan villagers sit near the bodies of children who they said were killed during a NATO air strike in the Kunar province of Afghanistan. April 7, 2013. (Reuters)

Note: Following the recent US House of Representatives vote to declare that ISIS is committing genocide in Iraq and Syria, we bring to the attention of our readers this article originally published in August 2015.

It may never be possible to know the true death toll of the modern Western wars on the Middle East, but that figure could be 4 million or higher. Since the vast majority of those…

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