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Temporary Protection Visas Abolished
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16 May 2008
Perth Indymedia
MAY 15, 2008: From the newswire - The Australian Government has announced it will abolish the Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) regime. Amnesty International (AI) says the TPV regime was a clear breach of Australia's international obligations towards refugees who fled to Australia seeking protection. By ensuring all recognised refugees will now receive permanent protection, Australia has taken a significant step towards reaffirming itself as a country that respects the human rights for some of the world's most vulnerable individuals, says AI. "Since the inception of the TPV regime in late 1999
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Al Nakba: 60 years of colonisation | 60 years of resistance
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14 May 2008
Aotearoa IMC - Features
Today, May 15th marks 60 years since the Palestinian Nakba or Catastrophe, when 750,000 Palestinian people (two-thirds of the Palestinian population) were driven from or fled from their land and the State of Israel was founded.
On this day, activists committed to Palestinian freedom, will be spending time reflecting on the past, evaluating the present and looking toward the future. Palestinian, Israeli and international direct action against occupation and apartheid has continued throughout the week including destruction of a settlement roadblock in the West Bank. [ Video | More |
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Aksi Menolak Kenaikan BBM
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12 May 2008
Jakarta IMC
Peringatan 10 tahun Tragedi Trisakti  Hari ini 12 Mei, tepat 10 tahun peristiwa tertembak dan terbunuhnya mahasiswa Trisakti, ribuan mahasiswa kembali turun ke jalan. Lebih dari 5000 orang yang tergabung dalam pelbagai organisasi mahasiswa, ormas, buruh, rakyat miskin kota, dan organisasi kepemudaan, berunjuk rasa di depan Istana Negara, menolak kenaikan BBM, turunkan harga, dan menuntut pengusutan kasus tragedi Trisakti dan Semanggi.
Aksi di depan Istana ini dikoordinir oleh Front Rakyat Menggugat (FRM) dan BEM Seluruh Indonesia (BEM SI), yang diikuti oleh organ-organ mahasiswa
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Illegal Drilling on Aboriginal Site must be Stopped
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12 May 2008
Perth Indymedia
From the newswire: Illegal Drilling on Aboriginal Site must be Stopped - 4 May 2008 - Ngalia Heritage Research Council has written to the Government to investigate illegal drilling by a local mining company (St Barbara Mines) on two Aboriginal sites near Leonora, Western Australia. "This company is drilling on previously recorded Aboriginal sites.We are very concerned that the company has not done the right thing by consulting with local custodians for these sites and has obviously acted illegally by entering upon these sites and started drilling. They can't be allowed to get away with it, the
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SAVE UNDERWOOD AVENUE BUSHLAND
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04 May 2008
Perth Indymedia
From the newswire: PUBLIC OPEN DAY FOR UNDERWOOD AVENUE BUSHLAND - Sunday May 4th 2008 - Underwood Avenue Bushland consists of 32 hectares of unique Banksia, Tuart and Jarrah bushland and forms a vital part of a bush corridor linking Kings Park, Shenton Bushland and Bold Park. This important urban bushland area is currently under threat of being cleared, fragmented, developed for housing and ultimately destroyed. Despite strong community opposition, The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended approval for UWA to develop and sell Underwood Avenue Bushland for a residential
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May Day 2008 di Jakarta
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02 May 2008
Jakarta IMC
187 aktivis ditangkap polisi  Sekitar 20.000 buruh melakukan aksi longmarch menuju Istana Negara pada peringatan May Day 2008 di Jakarta. Mereka berkumpul sejak pukul 10 pagi di Bundaran Hotel Indonesia.
Sementara itu 187 aktivis Jaringan Anti Otoritarian dihadang dan ditangkap dengan tindakan represif oleh personil Polres Jakarta Selatan seusai demonstrasi di depan Wisma Bakrie, saat hendak bergabung menuju bundaran HI. Di Depok, 5 truk rombongan buruh yang hendak menuju Jakarta ditahan personel Polres Depok.
Foto-foto: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Video: Red Thursday
Baca Juga: Aksi May Day: 187
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Boikot Obor Olimpiade, Boikot Beijing!
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08 Apr 2008
Jakarta IMC
22 April Api Olimpiade tiba di Jakarta Solidaritas Global mendukung anti kekerasan Pemerintah Komunis Cina terhadap Tibet. Boikot Api Obor Olimpiade Beijing 2008. Sejak rusuh Tibet tiga pekan lalu, gerakan solidaritas dunia mulai muncul. Persis seperti aksi massa yang dipimpin para Biksu Budha di Burma, yang akhirnya mendapatkan dukungan secara Internasioal. Kedua momentum tersebut seakan-akan memilki kondisi yang sama, yakni ketertindasan, dikerangkengnya kebebasan HAM dan Demokrasi , Rakyat Burma dan Tibet. Walaupun mungkin terkesan terlalu berlebihan untuk menyetarakannya, namun pada
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The Life and Times of Melbourne Indymedia
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14 Mar 2008
Melbourne Indymedia
The Melbourne Indymedia collective met in February after a long hiatus to discuss its future. We decided that we did not have the energy required to continue the project and that therefore the collective had come to an end.
We are however keen to help others take up the challenge of producing an activist based, participatory news site, whether that be a Melbourne Indymedia, an Australia Indymedia or something all together new. We feel such a space is very much needed.
Several Melbourne Indymedia members expressed interest in mentoring such a project. If this interests you please contact us
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Indigenous Action Against Mining Hold Australian Firm At Bay
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17 Jan 2008
Manila Indymedia
NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines- Tribal villagers up north Luzon blockaded the Australian mining company from further exploring minerals in their community, Friday noon, and forced the mining firm to leave the village. According to reports, hundred dozens of indigenous residents in Kasibu town ,"pushed away employees of a foreign mining firm and their earth-moving equipment that were supposed to start exploration in their community", said Inq.Net. The action held by local people has lead to an indefinite operation shut down of OceanaGold Philippines Inc.- an Australian company. Indigenous residents
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Letter to the Manila Indymedia Editor
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03 Dec 2007
Manila Indymedia
To us members of the Progresibong Alyansa ng mga Mangingisda sa Pilipinas (PANGISDA), the curfew imposed by Malacanang last Friday was a stark reminder of Martial Law. In Central and Southern Luzon, the curfew prevented fishermen living in interior villages from going to the sea to fish and thus violated their constitutional right to travel freely. [ Read More ] Related Stories: [ Rise Up And Be Counted | Condemn Detention of Journalists | Workers Vow To Continue The Struggle ]
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Nine Filipinos Staged Mutiny In the High Seas
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13 Nov 2007
Manila Indymedia
Roderick Sumang, Delter Algay, Edwin Lee, Jesus Manaqued, Sherilo Moraleja, Socrates Silan Jr., Dennis Tolentino, Noel Cusi and Jose Menpin -- all undocumented workers -- flew to Mauritius a month ago to work as crew members on the fishing vessel Ruei Thih Fa. With their Taiwanese captain Jui-yin Huang and nine other Chinese crewmen, they set sail from Mauritius' capital, Port Louis, on Oct. 31 and began work on Nov. 2, unaware that they were to fill 22-hour work days. On Nov. 5, their fourth day at work, they took action. Jolted awake by the captain's buzzer after only two hours of sleep,
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Indigenous Elder wins Environment Award
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10 Jun 2007
Melbourne Indymedia
 The Australian Conservation Foundation's (ACF) Peter Rawlinson Award was given to 'Uncle' Kevin Buzzacott, an Arabunna elder, on World Environment Day in 2007 for two decades of work highlighting the impacts of uranium mining and promoting a nuclear free Australia. Uncle Kev has been a tireless campaigner for indigenous rights including reclaiming the kangaroo and emu sacred totems from the Coat of Arms from Parliament House in Canberra and accusing the Federal Government of genocide. [Full Story]
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