Why Authorities Use Excessive Force (tags)
Why authorities and this system cannot avoid using excessive force against dissenters and why this spells the system's doom when the people refuse to be intimidated by state violence.
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual teens singled out for punishment (tags)
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) adolescents are about 40 percent more likely than other teens to receive punishment at the hands of school authorities, police and the courts, according to research published in the January, 2011 issue of Pediatrics and released online December 6, 2010 at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/papbyrecent.dtl.
Police Brutality in America (tags)
state terrorism against minorities and Muslims
NLG calls for investigation re: UCLA Campus Police Tasers Student (tags)
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls for an independent investigation into the use of a Taser by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Police Department against 23-year-old student Mostafa Tabatabainejad on November 14, 2006. The Guild rejects the use of, and threats to use, Tasers as an excessive use of force and urges an investigation into the incident and UCLA's Taser policy.
Aid agencies condemn Israel (tags)
More than 30 international aid agencies working in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have accused Israel of obstructing their operations to the point that they can no longer fulfil their mandates.
Action boycott Italy worldwide (tags)
Italy is hosting the G-8 Summit next weekend (july 20-22) in the city of Genoa. In solidarity with all protesters let's boycott Italy !!!
Dangers of excessive rhethoric (tags)