Soldiers’ testimonies from Gaza: Breaking The Silence

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Israeli veterans group Breaking the Silence comes under criticism amid boycott threat

An organization of former Israeli soldiers dedicated to shedding light on the dark side of the country’s military is coming increasingly under fire.israelis

 Here are some of the reports:

“The civilian was laying there, writhing in pain”

Either we let him die slowly, or we put him out of his misery. Eventually, we put him out of his misery, and a D9 (armored bulldozer) came over and dropped a mound of rubble on him and that was the end of itcontinue reading ›

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rank: Staff Sergeant
unit: Infantry
area: Northern Gaza strip
period: 2014

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Spain ‘Steals the Sun’…Charges usage due to Fossil Fuel corruption

Spanish renewables industry destroyed by proposed tax on sunshine.
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Spain Privatizes The Sun: Multi Millon Dollar Penalties For Collecting Sunlight

 AFTER A DELAY WHICH SERVED TO PARALYSE THE SOLAR INDUSTRY SPAIN IS GOING AHEAD. If you get caught collecting photons of sunlight for your own use you will get a fine not exceeding 30 million euros.. What the hell is going on in Spain? This is one of 100’s of crazy, often neo-fascist measures by a govt with a total majority (by default) yet drowning in corruption scandals and huge popular resistance.
They’ve already decimated the promising renewable energy sector by taxes and illegally cutting contracted subsidies, while promoting, oil, gas and fracking. What the hell? Why?
For one thing the fossil fuel sector has huge scandals, its a honey pot, eg. they’re raising prices to pay billions for estimated losses due to modernisation;  for 40 years electric meters grossly overcharged the public;  gas purchase prices are still kept totally secret. Continue reading “Spain ‘Steals the Sun’…Charges usage due to Fossil Fuel corruption”

12 Spanish Video reports  on Contrainfos 104

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  • 01. Eviction Gràcia habitage Office.
  • 02 Telefònica strike
  • 03  International Day Against Oil Chevron
  • 04. squatting  Meeting in Barcelona
  • 05. Patio Maravillas collective
  • 06.action by mothers of those awaiting prison for “lets stop the Parliament”
  • 07.  eviction of auditorium workers on strike
  • 08  III Freedom Flotilla to Gaza
  • 09  Ni Una Más campaign
  • 10. Taking of premisis in Mexico and  Mother Ayotzinapa
  • 11. Offset promotional fest.  Can Batlló Printing col·lectiva
  • 12. Promotional Circus Festival Somia Barrets

01. Desalojo Oficina de habitage Gràcia02. Huelga Telefònica03. Dia internacional contra Petrolera Chevron04. Encuentro de okupación en Barcelona 05. okupación colectivo Patio Maravillas06. Acción deMadres de Encausados por “Aturem el Parlament”07. Desalojo trabajadadores de auditorio en huelga08. III Flotilla de la Libertad Rumbo a Gaza09. Campaña Ni Una Menos10. Toma de Caseta en Mèxico i Madre Ayotzinapa11. Promocional de Offset fest. Imprempta Can Impremta Col·lectiva Can Batlló12. Promocional Festival de Circo Somia Barrets

Zaragoza Occupiers declare for Anarchism

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397,954 evictions: Anti Eviction Movement Demands Government to Quit

The PAH requires the government to resign en bloc by a failure of execution before the evictions

By Platform  of those Affected by Mortgages   PAH  (en Castellano abajo)

Once again, data from the General Council of the Judiciary  show the stark reality: that of the thousands of families subjected to the suffering of the implementation process and mortgage evictions and rent.

..''Carmen and her kids were evicted this morning, I was arrested with 13 oyhers for trying tpo stop it.. her case is that of thousands of people: a sad daily reality in our society..''
..”Carmen and her kids were evicted this morning, I was arrested with 13 others for trying to stop it.. her case is that of thousands of people: a sad daily reality in our society..”

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Adventures in the New Economies of Catalonia: Film Project

 Occupy Benetton! Still don’t Compensate 1134 Sweatshop Deaths

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Like others they are delighted to scoop mega profits by exploiting quasi slave labour in poor countries. After the world outcry at the Rana plaza disaster they were delighted to whitewash their image promising to pay out 5 million dollars… BUT THE BASTARDS HAVE PAID JUST A FRACTION SO FAR…

‘  last week 5 activists occupied United Colors of Benetton, St. Stephen’s Green [Dublin] asking Benetton to honour their pledge of 5 million dollars to the victims of the Rana Plaza Collapse [deadliest garment factory incident in history] which claimed the lives of 1134 people and left over 2500 casualties.

Within 16 minutes of entering the shop 4 Gardaí arrived and asked the manager to tell us to leave…. Continue reading ” Occupy Benetton! Still don’t Compensate 1134 Sweatshop Deaths”